Age of Exploration
What brought about the desire for goods from the Middle and Far East?
The Renaissance
The Declaration of Independence was influenced by which Enlightenment thinker?
John Locke
what is another name for the triangular slave trade
the Atlantic slave trade
What does "heliocentric" mean?
sun centered
What happened to Galileo after he challenged the church's teachings?
He was placed under house arrest until his death
Which country was first to begin exploration?
Portugal
What Idea did the Enlightenment used as the basis for its intellectual movement?
logic and reason
List three ways to obtain an African as a slave
Tribute
criminal,debt,kidnap
What institution was challenged by the Scientific Revolution?
Roman Catholic Church
What would happen to scientists who kept teaching against the church's beliefs?
they would be excommunicated
What was the job of missionaries?
Convert non-christians
The Enlightenment was the beginning of reason being used in what setting?
politics
The second part of the voyage to the Americas from Africa was known as what?
the middle passage
What is the Scientific Method?
A systematic way to find proof using reason
True or false, Influenza is a disease from the Americas
false
Name an example of the beast of burden.
horse
The Enlightenment encouraged people to:
Use logic and observation to understand the world
Who was immediately freed by the Emancipation Act of 1834?
slaves under six years old
What is popular sovereignty?
Governments get their power based on what the people or citizens want
The Enlightenment period is also known as:
the Age of Reason
The exchange of plants, animals, and diseases is also known as what?
the Columbian Exchange
Which group of people were most influenced by Enlightenment ideas?
Educated middle and upper classes
Sugar and Tobacco are considered what?
cash crops
Who believed in the theory of "Separation of Church and State?
Voltaire
Urbanization occured when people...
Left farms and moved to the city