History Common Assessment MP1

Mr.Hlat

Besides Korea and China, which country discouraged contact with outsiders during the Age of Exploration?

Japan

Native Americans were conquered by Spanish conquistadors because of Indian Alliances, superior weapons, and deadly _____.

Diseases

Which country during the Age of Exploration became Europe's greatest power, made wealthy from the American colonies?

Spain

What is the belief that a nation's real wealth was measured in its gold and silver treasures?

Mercantilism

What is a type of government in which all centralized power goes to a powerful Monarch?

Absolute Monarchy

What navigational device was used to tell a person's direction at sea using magnets?

Compass

What was the exchange of diseases, animals, and food between the New World and the Old World following the voyage of Columbus?

Columbian Exchange

European rulers encouraged ocean exploration to find new _____ routes and markets for their goods.

Trade

Besides experimentation, what led to the fact-based theories of the Scientific Revolution?

Observation

What was the most important development during the Renaissance, defined as a process and method of scientific research?

Scientific Method

Besides the compass, globes, maps, and telescopes, what instrument used stars to help sailors navigate?

Astrolabe

During which significant civil war did England reject an absolute monarchy in favor of a limited government?

English Civil War

Which Italian explorer sailed west through the Atlantic Ocean in search of the East Indies Spice Islands?

Columbus

What is the last name of the explorer remembered for the long voyage of "circumnavigation," or sailing around the world?

Magellan

What intellectual movement focused on individual achievement and fueled the Renaissance, Reformation, and Scientific Revolution?

Humanism

What sun-centered model of the universe contradicted the teachings of the Bible?

Heliocentric

What palace was built by King Louis XIV of France to display his power, wealth, and prestige?

Versailles

European explorers used new, advanced _____ to travel further distances.

Technology