Geography
Name the 7 continents and the 5 oceans
C: N. America, S. America, Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, Antarctica
O: Indian, Southern, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic
What was responsible for killing most of Latin America's indigenous population?
Disease!
Before the Age of Exploration, anyone who lived in the Americas were located in one of the these three empires: Inca, Aztec, Maya
False
(Not exploration) What causes earthquakes, the formation of mountains, and volcanoes?
Tectonic Plates
Which country conquered the major Latin American Empires that we discussed in class?
Spain
Why were timezones created?
Trains
What is the difference between a push factor and a pull factor for human migration?
A push factor is a reason you want to leave a place
A pull factor is something that attracts you to go to a place.
What was the the Triangle Trade route?
A trade network between Europe, Africa, and the Americas that included the Atlantic Slave Trade and the Columbian Exchange
What are the three reasons for exploration?
God, Glory, Gold
What were the three things that led to the fall of the major Latin American Empires during the Age of Exploration?
Guns, Germs, Steel
Who are the Mbuti people?
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Which American Empire was located in mountainous Peru, had llamas and alpacas, created an extensive road system, and includes Machu Picchu as one of its former cities?
Inca
Which American Empire was located in the Yucatan Peninsula in southern Mexico, had an extensive writing system and agriculture, and experienced a major drought that contributed to its collapse?
Maya
Which American Empire was based on a triple alliance of three city-states, grew corn (maize), and was located in northern Mexico in modern-day Mexico City?
Aztec
Why are our history books often written by one perspective?
History is written by the victors
What is one thing you need to be cautious about when you look at a standard reference map?
Map distortion
When disease and overwork of the indigenous peoples of Latin America led to a decrease in the slave work force, European colonizers turned to where for a fresh work force?
Africa
What is a reason we don't know more about the Inca, Aztec, and Maya?
Some artifacts were destroyed by nature
More funding has been given to excavations in other parts of the world
Some artifacts were purposefully destroyed by European conquerors
List AND explain 1 pro and 1 con of exploration.
Pro:
Con:
Why after Portugal began exploring did other countries such as Spain, England, France, & the Netherlands quickly get involved in exploration as well?
Nationalism/Competition/Jealousy
Give three different examples of how where we live affects how we live.
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What was the system that the Spanish Monarchy authorized Spaniards to enslave native people and force them to farm and mine?
Encomienda
What is an economic policy that is designed to maximize the exports and minimize the imports for an economy?
Mercantilism
How has the Columbian Exchange benefited people around the world?
It gave people access to resources they would have not otherwise had access to.
What are five examples of what makes up culture?
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