World History B Unit 1 – Flashcards
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Which was not a motivation for European exploration in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?
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Ottoman control of the Silk Road.
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Why did Prince Henry of Portugal sponsor voyages of discovery?
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He wanted to find a way to circumnavigate the world.
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How did the caravel make Europeans' voyages of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries possible?
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It was designed with a special sail that allowed it to sail against the wind.
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Which best explains how the compass made voyages of exploration possible?
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It allowed sailors to know their direction.
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Which does not explain the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs?
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The Aztec capital saw widespread starvation.
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Which best explains why English settlers colonized New England in the mid-1600s?
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to convert the native people to Christianity
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Which best describes the Columbian Exchange?
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the movement of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old World and the New World
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Which was unknown in Europe before European explorers visited the Americas?
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potatoes
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Which was a reason for an increase in the transatlantic slave trade during the sixteenth century?
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sugar plantations in the West Indies
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Which describes the Middle Passage?
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the sea journey made by slaves from Africa to the Americas
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Which was not a cause of the Protestant Reformation?
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Thirty Years' War.
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Which was not a consequence of the Protestant Reformation?
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Decline in literacy.
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Which summarizes a result of the Protestant Reformation?
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It prompted reforms within the Catholic Church.
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Which was a cause of the Thirty Years' War?
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conflict between Catholics and Protestants
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Which was a result of the Peace of Westphalia, ending the Thirty Years War?
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rise of absolute monarchs
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Which is an example of absolutism under King Louis XIV?
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the phrase L'etat, c'est moi
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Which is an example of absolutism under Peter the Great?
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reorganization of the Russian Orthodox Church
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Which was a cause of the English Civil War?
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a dispute between the king and Parliament
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Which was not a result of the English Civil War?
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end of Puritanism
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Which became part of English government and culture during the Glorious Revolution?
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a new king and queen
