"Beginnings" and Vocabulary UNIT I

Vocabulary

100

a formal discussion or conversation about a topic; written or spoken

What is discourse? 

200

arrogantly proud; showing superiority and disdain towards others

What is haughty? 

300

alliances, partners, allies 

What is confederates? 

400

Expressed disapproval

What is reproved? 

500

disrespectful towards religious or sacred things

What is profane? 

Explorers

100

From what countries were the first groups of explorers mentioned in our textbook? 

What is Spain and France? 

200

What types of writings did the explorers produce? 

What are letters, journals, and books? 

300

Why was the term "New World" used by explorers inaccurate? 

What is because the land was already occupied? 

400

What was the largest Native American civilization in the 15th century? 

What is the Aztec Empire? 

500

This is the time frame when people first migrated to North America? 

What is 20,000 to 40,000 years ago? 

Puritans

100

This book provided a model for Puritan writing as well as a path to salvation

What is the bible? 

200

Puritans sought to _____________the Church of England from the remaining Roman Catholic practices and influences 

What is purify? 

300

Puritans believed that all people were ______________

What is sinners? 

400

While some of the Puritan writings influenced American constitutional democracy, their idea of a _________ ______________ leading government was undemocratic

What is a saintly elect? 

500

What is the main reason Puritans wanted to educate their people? 

What is to read the Bible? 

Rationalists/Deists

100

This movement in Europe presented a challenge to the unshakeable faith of the Puritans

What is the Age or Reason or the Enlightenment? 

200

Rationalists believed that human beings arrived at truth using _____________

What is reason? 

300

This famous discoverer of gravity was a Rationalist

Who was Sir Isaac Newton? 

400

Rationalists and Deists believed that humans were inherently __________

What is good? 

500

Deists believe the best form of worship is to? 

What is do good for others? 

Salem OR Smallpox

100

When did the Salem Witch Trials take place? 

What is the late 17th century? or 1691-1692?

200

This is the time of year when the events of the Salem Witch Trial started? 

What is winter? 

300

This is the unlikely hero who "forayed into science" to help contain the smallpox epidemic in Boston in the early 18th century. 

Who is Cotton Mather? 

400

This was Cotton Mather's primary occupation and the reason Puritans were outraged by his scientific exploration. 

What is a Puritan minister? 

500

Why was Boston's medical community violently opposed to Mather's inoculation experiment for smallpox? 

What is because it was borrowed from the Muslims?