Western Religions
What word means "the doctrine or belief that there is only one God?"
Monotheism
What animal is the most revered within Hinduism?
Cow
Who did I say was a great example of a "Renaissance Man?"
DaVinci
What is a portolani?
A chart/map
In what country was Christopher Columbus born?
Italy
What was an early popular cash crop in the British colonies?
Tobacco
What word means, "without compassion for misery or suffering; cruel?"
Inhumane
What happened to the captured conquistadors that weren't able to escape the Aztec capital?
They were used as human sacrifices
The idea of "kosher" is found in which religion?
Judaism
What is a word, sound, or verse that is repeated to aid in meditation by Buddhists called?
What word means, "an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect?"
Utopia
Why did the Portuguese start sea exploration (what were they looking for?)?
A sea route to spices
What country did Columbus think he had sailed to?
India
Where would you find the majority of British colonies?
North America
What word means, "a metal band, chain, or shackle for fastening someone's hands or ankles?"
Manacle
How many tons of gold did Cortes and his men loot?
100
In what direction do Muslims pray?
Toward Mecca
What term refers to the piece of Brahman that Hindus believe we all have within us?
Atman
What word means, "a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch?"
Republic
What percentage of profit did Vasco da Gama sell his spices in Europe for?
3,000%
Which country was asked, but refused to finance Columbus' and Magellan's expeditions?
Portugal
Which of the following was at the top of the social hierarchy in Spanish colonies?
Peninsulares
What word means, "the state of being a slave or completely subject to someone more powerful?"
Servitude
What specific disease killed approximately 90% of the Aztecs?
Small pox
What city is the most sacred to Christians?
Jerusalem
What are the sacred texts of Hinduism?
Vedas
In which country did the Renaissance begin?
Italy
Who was the first European to sail all the way to India?
Vasco da Gama
Spain was jealous of whose wealth and power?
Portugal
If one parent was European, what did the other have to be for the child to be a mestizo?
Native
The cultivation of what crop dramatically increased the need for labor in the Americas?
Sugar cane
Who killed Montezuma?
Nobody knows
What word means "a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief?"
Schism
Which Hindu god is responsible for the destruction of the universe so that it can be remade within the Hindu faith?
Shiva
What word means, "learning or literature concerned with human culture, especially literature, history, art, music, and philosophy?"
Humanities
Who was the first European to round the Southern tip of Africa?
Bartolomeu Dias
What word means, "a small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship of the 15th–17th centuries?"
Caravel
What was a primary feature of Spanish colonies in the Americas?
Large landowners
In triangular trade, what did The Americas import?
Slaves
What does Cortes do to Montezuma when he hears that Vera Cruz was attacked?
Arrests him
Which individual is credited with starting the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther
What is the highest rank in the Hindu caste system
Brahmins
What language did Petrarch put a humanist emphasis upon?
Latin
What did I say made spices so expensive to Europeans?
"Shipping and Handling"
What body of water did Magellan sail into and name "The Peaceful Sea?"
Pacific
Where did you have to be born to be considered a peninsulare?
Spain
What word means, "a group of warships detached on a particular duty or under the command of a flag officer?"
Squadron
What was the name of the Aztec capital city?
Tenochtitlan
Who is the messiah in Judaism?
They are still waiting
What is the ultimate goal for any Hindu soul?
Moksha
Whose rule did Ivan III overthrow in Russia?
Mongol
During the Age of Exploration what was used to help determine a ship's position when it was out of sight of land?
Astrolabe
What word means, "bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad for sale?"
Import
Spain was especially successful at finding what in the Americas?
Gold and silver
African leaders saw the slave trade as what?
A source of income
What does Cortes do when he hears that his men were planning to mutiny and leave with his ships?
Hangs the ringleaders and sinks his own ships
Complete the following statement, "If you are a Christian, and not Catholic, you are most likely some type of __________________."
Protestant
What is the lowest rank WITHIN the Hindu caste system?
Shudras
Which of the following monarchs imposed a permanent tax, which gave the monarchy a regular income?
Louis XI
What islands were known as "The Spice Islands?"
Maluku Islands
What word means, "at, near, or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an aircraft?"
Aft
What were the British originally looking for when they came to the Americas?
Gold and silver
What type of packer tried to minimize deaths due to disease?
Loose-packers
What did Cortes send to the King of Spain along with a letter?
All the gold he and his men had at the time
Which document deals primarily with the activities and teachings of Jesus?
New Testament
What word means, "A social or religious custom prohibiting or forbidding discussion of a particular practice or forbidding association with a particular person, place, or thing."
Taboo
Beginning in 1494, what two countries battled for power in Italy?
Spain and France
What word means, "belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism?"
Mercantilism
In what modern-day country did Columbus land during his first voyage?
The Bahamas
In what nation's colonies was interracial marriage not accepted?
Britain
It is estimated that how many total slaves were transported from Africa to the Americas?
10 million
What are the 4 advantages that the conquistadors had over the natives in battle?
Gunpowder weapons, horses, steel, and tactics
What are the 3 aspects of God in the Holy Trinity?
God (the father), Jesus (the son), and the Holy Ghost
What part of the 8-Fold Path, means, "The realization that you already have everything you need."
Right Intention
Which Italian state generated great wealth through taille?
Duchy of Milan
What did Henry the Navigator do?
He founded a school to train ship captains
What type of ship was the Santa Maria?
Carrack
What was a more reliable source of income for the Spanish than gold and silver?
Agriculture
The middle passage existed between which two regions?
Africa and The Americas
Why did Montezuma say, "What help is there for us now, my friends?"
Cortes had formed an alliance with the Tlaxcalans