Questions on World History
US HISTORY
UNIT 1 CHAPTER 1
SECTION 1 Assessment (page 15)
1. TERMS & NAMES: For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance. -nomadic -Pueblo -Kongo -Reformation -Aztec -Iroquois -Islam -Renaissance -Anasazi -Benin -Christianity
2. MAIN IDEA: In two or three sentences describe how America before Columbus was affected by trade and commerce.
3. CRITICAL THINKING: Why DO YOU THINK other European nations lagged behind Portugal in overseas exploration? Support your reasons with details from the text. Think about: the geography of Portugal; the power of monarchs in the 1400s; the economic and political situation of European nations during this time.
4. What factors DO YOU THINK contributed to the thriving trade system that flourished in West Africa? Use evidence from the text to support your response.
5. What effects did Portuguese trade have on West Africa?
SECTION 2 ASSESSMENT (page 22)
1. For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance. -Christopher Columbus -Columbian Exchange -Montezuma -New Spain -Taino -conquistador -mestizo -New Mexico -Treaty of Tordesillas -Herdando Cortes -encomienda
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3. What do you think were the most important long term consequences of Columbus’s encounters in the Americas? THINK ABOUT: conquering and claiming land; forced labor of the Native Americans and Africans; the impact on Africe, Europe and the Americas.
4. State 3 conclusions about Spanish exploration and settlement north of Mexico and the Spaniards; interaction with Native Americans there. Why did the Native Americans of New Mexico revolt against the Spanish settlers?
SECTION 3 Assessment (page 32)
1. For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance. -John Smith -Indentured servant -King Philip’s War -mercantilism -Jamestown -Puritan -William Penn -Navigation Acts -Joint-stock companies -John Winthrop -Quaker
2. Identify the
UNIT 1 CHAPTER 1
SECTION 1 Assessment (page 15)
1. TERMS & NAMES: For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance. -nomadic -Pueblo -Kongo -Reformation -Aztec -Iroquois -Islam -Renaissance -Anasazi -Benin -Christianity
2. MAIN IDEA: In two or three sentences describe how America before Columbus was affected by trade and commerce.
3. CRITICAL THINKING: Why DO YOU THINK other European nations lagged behind Portugal in overseas exploration? Support your reasons with details from the text. Think about: the geography of Portugal; the power of monarchs in the 1400s; the economic and political situation of European nations during this time.
4. What factors DO YOU THINK contributed to the thriving trade system that flourished in West Africa? Use evidence from the text to support your response.
5. What effects did Portuguese trade have on West Africa?
SECTION 2 ASSESSMENT (page 22)
1. For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance. -Christopher Columbus -Columbian Exchange -Montezuma -New Spain -Taino -conquistador -mestizo -New Mexico -Treaty of Tordesillas -Herdando Cortes -encomienda
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3. What do you think were the most important long term consequences of Columbus’s encounters in the Americas? THINK ABOUT: conquering and claiming land; forced labor of the Native Americans and Africans; the impact on Africe, Europe and the Americas.
4. State 3 conclusions about Spanish exploration and settlement north of Mexico and the Spaniards; interaction with Native Americans there. Why did the Native Americans of New Mexico revolt against the Spanish settlers?
SECTION 3 Assessment (page 32)
1. For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance. -John Smith -Indentured servant -King Philip’s War -mercantilism -Jamestown -Puritan -William Penn -Navigation Acts -Joint-stock companies -John Winthrop -Quaker
2. Identify the