Study Guide
Study Guide for Exam 1
Study Questions from which 5 multiple choice and 4 short answer questions will be selected:
Chapter 1:
What kind of impressions did Columbus have of indigenous Americans? He saw them as being from the East Indies. He termed them Indians.
What was the impact of the contact between indigenous Americans and Europeans? 80 million people- 1/5 of mankind died in the first 150 years of their first contact. Because of disease and military prowess.
How did the Spanish justify the conquest and colonization of indigenous Americans? They were wonvinved that Catholicism was superior to all other religions. They insisted that there goal was to save the Indians from heathenism and prevent them from falling under the sway of Protestantism.
How did French colonization in the Americas differ from the Spanish? The French came up with a series of military, commercial, and diplomatic connections with the Indians. They allowed them to remain with their beliefs. The Spanish had forced them to work.
Chapter 1:
Who was Mansa Musa? The ruler of mali (Africa) put his realm on the map in 1324 when he lead a great pilgrimage to Mecca, distributing gold.
What was the reconquista? The reconquest of Spain from the Moors. It accomplished Spain’s unification.
What was coverture? This legal doctrine stated that when a women married, she surrenderd her legal identity, which became covered by that of her husband.
What was the Columbian Exchange? The transatlantic flow of goods and people; plants, animals,
Study Questions from which 5 multiple choice and 4 short answer questions will be selected:
Chapter 1:
What kind of impressions did Columbus have of indigenous Americans? He saw them as being from the East Indies. He termed them Indians.
What was the impact of the contact between indigenous Americans and Europeans? 80 million people- 1/5 of mankind died in the first 150 years of their first contact. Because of disease and military prowess.
How did the Spanish justify the conquest and colonization of indigenous Americans? They were wonvinved that Catholicism was superior to all other religions. They insisted that there goal was to save the Indians from heathenism and prevent them from falling under the sway of Protestantism.
How did French colonization in the Americas differ from the Spanish? The French came up with a series of military, commercial, and diplomatic connections with the Indians. They allowed them to remain with their beliefs. The Spanish had forced them to work.
Chapter 1:
Who was Mansa Musa? The ruler of mali (Africa) put his realm on the map in 1324 when he lead a great pilgrimage to Mecca, distributing gold.
What was the reconquista? The reconquest of Spain from the Moors. It accomplished Spain’s unification.
What was coverture? This legal doctrine stated that when a women married, she surrenderd her legal identity, which became covered by that of her husband.
What was the Columbian Exchange? The transatlantic flow of goods and people; plants, animals,