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Historical Thinking Skills
Age of European Exploration
The Renaissance and The Reformation
The Age of Revolution
The Rise of Industry and Nationalism
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Type of information source that was created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events or conditions you're researching.
What is a secondary resource?
100
This helped the Maya view astronomical phenomena such as eclipses with the naked eye.
What is the pyramid at Chichen Itza?
100
French Protestants of the 16th–17th centuries. Largely Calvinist, they suffered severe persecution at the hands of the Catholic majority, and many thousands emigrated from France.
Who were the Huguenots?
100
The idea or system of thought that freed thinkers from only seeing the divine as something to be obtained. It emphasized the idea that man could seek to better himself through his skill and actions without offending God.
What is humanism?
100
Predicted that population growth would far exceed the food supply.
Who was Thomas Malthus?
200
An artifact, a document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, a recording, or any other source of information that was created at the time under study.
What is a primary resource?
200
Moctezuma II welcomed this Spanish Explorer, thinking that he was the human incarnation of the god Quetzalcoatl.
Who was Cortes?
200
Which of these queens/queen consorts tried to reestablish the Catholic religion after the death of Henry VIII? Anne Boleyn, Catherine of Aragon, Mary I, OR Elizabeth I
Who is Mary I?
200
Which academy was founded in London in 1660 to promote and encourage the works and ideas of scientists?
What is the Royal Society?
200
Stated that the "invisible hand" of the market would benefit both producers and consumers.
Who is Adam Smith?
300
An historian is examining letters, journal entries, autobiographies, and newspaper articles from the Renaissance to see how fear of the disease affected the daily life of millions of people throughout Europe during that era. Which best describes the type of history the historian is writing? MEDICAL HISTORY, SOCIAL HISTORY, CULTURAL HISTORY, ECONOMIC HISTORY, or LITERARY HISTORY.
What is social history?
300
The name given to those people who called for the end of slavery?
Who were the abolitionists?
300
Who nailed the 95 Theses on the door at Wittenburg church in Germany?
Who was Martin Luther?
300
Which scientist from the Renaissance period made significant scientific discoveries that laid the basis for scientists of the Scientific Revolution? BOTTICELLI, BRUNELLESCHI, MARTIN LUTHER, LEONARDO DA VINCI,
Who was Leonardo da Vinci?
300
What was an effect of population migration during the Industrial Revolution? INCREASE IN LITERACY, GROWTH OF CITIES, DECREASE IN AGRICULTURE, REDUCTION OF IMPORTS
What was the growth of cities?
400
An historian wishes to look at English tax records AND burial records during the Early Modern period to see if there is a correlation (or match) between when village taxes are raised by the government and how many people died in the village that year. His hypothesis is that there is a rise in deaths due to starvation. Which type of research is he doing?
What is economic research?
400
The trade of goods between early Europe and the Americas that resulted in large cultural and material gains for European countries widespread disease in the unprepared American native tribes.
What is The Columbian Exchange?
400
Who translated the first bible into English?
Who was John Wycliffe?
400
Which scientist is best known for presenting new observations on empiricism and inductive reasoning? GALILEO GALILEI, ANDREAS VESALIUS, FRANCIS BACON, ROBERT BACON, ROBERT BOYLE, or ISAAC NEWTON
Who is Francis Bacon?
400
How the invention of the cotton gin affect slave labor in the United States.
What was there was an increase in slaves?
500
The study of the methods of historians in developing history as an academic discipline. Also, an analysis of ALL arguments and history on a particular topic and how they developed.
What is historiography?
500
What do these two historical development spur Europeans to do? --The Turks captured Constantinople, closing the path to the Silk Road. --Europeans developed the economic system of mercantilism and needed reserves of gold and silver.
What is increaseD exploration by sea?
500
The "Malleus Maleficarum" was considered an authoritative text on what subject?
What is witches?
500
This Revolution inspired the French to launch their own revolution for liberty and equality.
What is the American Revolution?
500
Converting common farmland into private property by an act of law, which left the poor with nowhere to graze cattle and sheep, increasing poverty.
What was farm enclosure?