T/F Columbus spent 17 years in China working for Kublai Khan
False, this was Marco Polo
100
T/F System in which money is invested in business to make more money is called communism
False, this is capitalism
100
T/F Bullion is the theory that nation becomes more powerful by building up a supply of gold and silver
False, gold and silver is bullion...the concept is called mercantilism
100
T/F A system in which people elect delegates to conduct government is called a democratic government
False this is called representative government or republic
100
T/F Europeans enslaved millions of Brazilians to plant and harvest sugarcane
False, they enslaved millions of Africans to plant and harvest sugercane
200
He believed reason should be used to explore questions of faith
A) Christopher Columbus
B) Hernan Cortes
C) Thomas Aquinas
C) Thomas Aquinas
200
He destroyed the Aztec Empire
A) Christopher Columbus
B) Hernan Cortes
C) Thomas Hobbes
B) Hernan Cortes
200
He argued that absolute monarchy was the best for of government
A) Christopher Columbus
B) Martin Luther
C) Thomas Hobbes
C) Thomas Hobbes
200
He believed he could reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean
A) Christopher Columbus
B) Martin Luther
C) John Calvin
A) Christopher Columbus
200
Who started Protestantism?
A) John Calvin
B) Francis Bacon
C) Martin Luther
C) Martin Luther
300
Measured the position of the stars is called...
a_______
astrolabe
300
The acceptance of ____led to the development of colonies in the Americas.
m______
mercantilism
300
Who laid the groundwork for a new era of exploration?
Prince H______
Prince Henry
300
What besides food, was part of the Colombian exchange?
l_________ or a________ (just need one)
livestock or animals
300
Name one of the two things that caused the deaths of millions of Native Americans
s________ or m________
smallpox or measles
400
The American colonist modeled their legislature after what country?
England (England's Parliament)
400
Why did conquistadors explore America?
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to find things of value
400
What did John Calvin believe?
People are born either already elected as a child of God or not.
400
What did merchants who were interested in making money off of explorers invest in?
joint-stock companies
400
What was it about Italians that allowed Renaissance to start there?
They were wealthy
500
Name three of the top four areas of the world that were affected by the Columbian exchange and which one was the most affected.
Europe, Asia, the Americas, the Middle East
Most affected: the Americas
500
What is a limited government?
The government has limits, it can't just do whatever it wants. What it can do is based upon what the people deem they can do. How limited a government should be is up for debate.
500
What does it mean to levy taxes without Parliaments consent?
This is part of the English Bill of Rights. This was stating the king couldn't just tax the people whenever he wanted to. The parliament had to agree with this first. Just like in the US the president can't make decisions without the support of the House and Senate.
500
The English Bill of Rights limited the power of the Monarch. Who was the Monarch?
The King, he could no longer just do whatever he wanted.
500
What did the Portuguese explorers want their explorers to pay more attention to than the Spanish?