Old Worlds, New Worlds
First Civilizations: Multiple Choice: An important “revolution” took place in Meso-America about 5500 B.C. when
a. the Indians of the Great Plains began to ride horses.
b. natives along the Atlantic coast began to build large cities.
c. nomadic tribes crossed the Bering land bridge into North America.
d. the people of central Mexico discovered how to cultivate food crops
the people of central Mexico discovered how to cultivate food crops
First Europeans in North America
Vikings
Events Leading to the Age of Exploration: An effort sponsored by the Catholic Church to remove Muslims from Christian holy sites in the Middle East
Crusades
Development of Modern Capitalism and Banking: Capitalism was invented in ancient Rome but refined during the
Renaissance
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First Civilizations: Fill in the Blank: [_____] allowed the first migration to North America.
Bering Land Bridge
Feudal System (Middle Ages, 500AD to 1400AD, King grants land to members of the
Nobility
Events Leading to the Age of Exploration: Muslims controlled the Indian Ocean trade routes and established an overland trade route along the
Silk Road
Math and the Renaissance: Mathematical concepts imported from Asia and Arabs made this system possible:
capitalism
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All of these are examples of Native American control over their environment EXCEPT:
a. the use of fire to reshape the landscape
b. management of enrichment of the soil
c. irrigation and flood control
d. devastation by old world disease
d. devastation by old world disease
Feudal System (Middle Ages, 500AD to 1400AD): Nobility rents land to
peasants
Results of the Crusades: Increased trade between Europe and the
Middle East
Math and the Renaissance: Europeans loosened restrictions against charging interest when
lending money
Where is your favorite vacation spot that you have either been to or want to go to and why?
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In the fourteenth century (1300s), ________ restored the balance between people and resources in Europe.
Black Death
Feudal System (Middle Ages, 500AD to 1400AD): Rent was usually paid by giving the noble a portion of the
peasants’ crop
Acquiring the technology that made the Age of Exploration possible: Very important because prior to this period (in the Middle Ages), learning had reached a
dead-end
Example: Medicis in Renaissance Italy: bankers loaned money to ------ ------- and --------
Catholic Church and businesses
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The Black Death
a. killed nearly 50 percent of the population of Europe over only four years.
b. actually improved the economic possibilities for the European population that survived.
c. eased the European population crisis until the nineteenth century.
d. was brought to Europe by the explorer Marco Polo.
b. actually improved the economic possibilities for the European population that survived.
Life in the Middle Ages: The soil was poor, and the agricultural techniques were primitive, so there were often
food shortages.
Prior to the 15th c., European sailors did not venture away from the sight of land because they had no way to
navigate
Renaissance, House of Medici (Lorenzo the Magnificent): patronized science:
progress in optics, materials, geometry, and
physics
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