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Social Studies Exam Review
Quarter 1
80
History
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10/09/2005

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Term
A 365 day calendar was the creation of the ___________.
Definition
Mayans
Term
The ________ was the largest of the early American civilizations.
Definition
Inca
Term
The discovery of _______ turned nomads into farmers
Definition
maize
Term
In the 1500s what changed the ways of life for the Native Americans?
Definition
the arrival of the Europeans
Term
Early Native American entered North America by way of __________.
Definition
Beringia
Term
The _________ were Native Americans who wore sealskin clothing.
Definition
Inuit
Term
Early Americans discovered that __________ allowed them to form communities.
Definition
agriculture
Term
The capital of the Aztec empire was _____________.
Definition
Tenochtitlan
Term
Marco Polo was an ________ and ________.
Definition
explorer and author
Term
Religion was common to the organization of the _______ and _______ societies.
Definition
Aztec and Maya
Term
The __________ was a period of intellectual and artistic creativity.
Definition
Renaissance
Term
Early Americans crossed a land bridge to present day _________.
Definition
Alaska
Term
Stone paved roads over mountains were built by the _______ empire.
Definition
Incan
Term
In 1492 Columbus sailed to America with the _____, _____, and ______ _____.
Definition
The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria
Term
The ______, ______, and the ______ hoped to discover a northwest passage to Asia.
Definition
the English, the French, and the Dutch
Term
The ______ believed the sun god enjoyed displays of gold.
Definition
Inca
Term
The printing press helped _______ ______ _______ gain wider circulation.
Definition
Marco Polo's Travels
Term
People of the _______ were known for their use of teepees.
Definition
Plains
Term
The Iroquois people promoted peace by forming a __________.
Definition
federation
Term
Portugal's trading posts in _______ allowed them to trade for ______ and _______.
Definition
Africa; gold and slaves
Term
Who discovered an eastern sea route to Asia?
Definition
Vasco de Gama
Term
The Treaty of Tordesillas gave _______ most of North and South America.
Definition
Spain
Term
Who believed that faith rather than good deeds was the way to heaven.
Definition
Martin Luther
Term
___________ is the study of ancient people.
Definition
Archeology
Term
________ was a system of record keeping with a string.
Definition
Quipus
Term
Sun dried mud brick was called what?
Definition
adobe
Term
The crew of Ferdinand Magellan was the first to _________ __________ ________.
Definition
circumnavigate the world.
Term
What were broad platforms cut into the mountains called?
Definition
Terraces
Term
Religious center of the Inca empire was what?
Definition
Macchu Piccu
Term
A government that links different people is a ___________.
Definition
federation.
Term
Great stone community dwellings were called _________.
Definition
pueblos
Term
Emperors were descendants of the _______ _______.
Definition
sun gods
Term
Columbus made ________ voyages to the Americas claiming land for ______.
Definition
4; Spain
Term
_________ and _________ divided ownership of the unexplored world.
Definition
Spain and Portugal
Term
Who laid the groundwork for the new exploration era.
Definition
Henry the Navigator
Term
Who granted charters to merchants to organize settlements in America.
Definition
King James I
Term
________ was the Islamic learning center and ______ _____ was Mali's greatest king.
Definition
Timbuktu; Mansa Musa
Term
The _______ ________were Native Americans who built earthen pyramids.
Definition
The Mound Builders
Term
The ______________ were protestants who wanted to leave and start their own churches.
Definition
The Separatists
Term
__________ was the idea that a country's power is based on its wealth.
Definition
Mercantilism
Term
__________ ____________ wrote the first constitution for Pennslyvania.
Definition
William Penn
Term
Religious settlements in California were called ___________.
Definition
missions
Term
Who received a royal charter to establish the Massachusetts Bay Company
Definition
The Puritians
Term
__________ was a colony that was started to give debtors and poor people a new start.
Definition
Georgia
Term
People who refused to fight in wars were called __________.
Definition
pacifists
Term
The Separatists called themselves Pilgrims due to what?
Definition
the religious purpose of their journey
Term
_________ was a settlement in North Carolina that disappeared.
Definition
Roanoke
Term
The ability to what saved the Virginia colony?
Definition
grow tabacco
Term
The leader of the Songhai people was __________ ___________.
Definition
Askiya Muhammad
Term
What was the last of the British colonies to be established?
Definition
Georgia
Term
Who conquered the Aztec empire in Mexico?
Definition
Hernan Cortes
Term
The _________ was a ship using three mast technology.
Definition
caravel
Term
People with Spanish and Native American parents are called what?
Definition
Mestizos
Term
The what drove 15,000 Puritans to Massachusetts.
Definition
The Great Migration
Term
Of the European countries, who had the friendliest relations with the Native Americans.
Definition
France
Term
What was purchased for beads and other goods.
Definition
Manhattan Island
Term
What was the first written constitution in America?
Definition
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Term
What two people showed the Pilgrims how to grow crops, hunt and fish?
Definition
Squanto and Samoset
Term
The House of Burgesses was the __________ legislative assembly.
Definition
Jamestown
Term
Who said Nathaniel Bacon was "Virginian's greatest rebel ever".
Definition
Governor Berkeley
Term
The __________ were a religious group that wanted to reform the Anglican Church.
Definition
Puritans
Term
Who was a Viking who discovered Vinland.
Definition
Leif Eriksson
Term
Who was the founder of Hartford, Conn.
Definition
Thomas Hooker
Term
New Amsterdam would later become ______ _______ _______.
Definition
New York City
Term
The emperor of the Aztec civilization was ____________.
Definition
Montezuma
Term
Spain sent _______, ________, and _____________ to protect its empire in America.
Definition
soldiers, settlers, and missionaries
Term
The ________ were warlike and a military empire.
Definition
Aztec
Term
Due to trade resources the West African coast became known as the ________ ___________.
Definition
Gold Coast
Term
The Pilgrim's colony was called _________.
Definition
Plymouth
Term
_______ traders established posts in Quebec and other parts of Canada.
Definition
French
Term
The French wanted to establish ________ and ______ ______ in America.
Definition
fish and fur trades
Term
Who was Virginia's governor?
Definition
Sir William Berkeley
Term
Spain set up a military post at ________ __________.
Definition
San Antonio
Term
King Philip was given the name of __________ by the Native Americans.
Definition
Metacomet
Term
The ___________ ship that brought the Pilgrims to America was the __________.
Definition
British ; Mayflower
Term
Who never found the Seven Cities of Cibola while searching for the fountain of youth
Definition
Ponce de Leon
Term
Who conquered the Incas after ___________'s death.
Definition
Pizzaro ; Atahualpa
Term
_____ _____ and _________ both sailed around the tip of Africa.
Definition
de Gama and Dias
Term
Columbus made ______ voyages to the new world claiming land for _________.
Definition
four ; Spain
Term
What led to economic competition among European countries.
Definition
Mercantilism
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