History 1301 Exam 1 UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Incas - CORRECT ANSWER A Native American people who built a notable
civilization in western South America, Peru.
Mayans - CORRECT ANSWER A Mesoamerican civilization of Central America and
southern Mexico.
Aztecs - CORRECT ANSWER Native American Empire who lived in Mexico. Capital
was Tenochtitlan.
Worshipped nature, and sun.
Cortes conquered them in 1521.
Mercantilism - CORRECT ANSWER a nationalistic program that assumed that the
total of the world's gold and silver remained essentially fixed, with only a nation;s share in
that wealth subject to change
Cathay - CORRECT ANSWER an archaic or literary name for China
Christopher Columbus - CORRECT ANSWER Italian navigator who discovered the
New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China, but found the Bahamas
instead (1451-1506)
Conquistadors - CORRECT ANSWER Spanish soldiers and explorers who led military
expeditions in the Americas and captured land for Spain
Requerimento - CORRECT ANSWER a document by the king of spain to the indians
saying that God gave the pope in Rome the authority over all men
Slavery - CORRECT ANSWER condition of being owned by, and forced to work for,
someone else
, Protestant Reformation - CORRECT ANSWER a religious movement of the 16th
century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the
creation of Protestant churches
Spanish Armada - CORRECT ANSWER the Spanish fleet that attempted to invade
England, ending in disaster, due to the raging storm in the English Channel as well as the
smaller and better English navy led by Francis Drake. This is viewed as the decline of Spains
Golden Age, and the rise of England as a world naval power.
Jacques Cartier - CORRECT ANSWER French explorer who explored the St.
Lawrence river and laid claim to the region for France (1491-1557)
Samuel de Champlain - CORRECT ANSWER French explorer in Nova Scotia who
established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635)
Quebec - CORRECT ANSWER First permanent French settlement in North America,
founded by Samuel de Champlain
St. Lawrence River - CORRECT ANSWER area where most New France settlements
were located
Coueurs de bois - CORRECT ANSWER Who traveled throughout New France to the
interior of North America to engage in the fur trade without permission from the French
Pere Jacques Marquette - CORRECT ANSWER French missionary who accompanied
Louis Joliet in exploring the upper Mississippi River valley (1637-1675)
Sieur de la Salle - CORRECT ANSWER French explorer in North America who
claimed Louisiana for France (1682)
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Incas - CORRECT ANSWER A Native American people who built a notable
civilization in western South America, Peru.
Mayans - CORRECT ANSWER A Mesoamerican civilization of Central America and
southern Mexico.
Aztecs - CORRECT ANSWER Native American Empire who lived in Mexico. Capital
was Tenochtitlan.
Worshipped nature, and sun.
Cortes conquered them in 1521.
Mercantilism - CORRECT ANSWER a nationalistic program that assumed that the
total of the world's gold and silver remained essentially fixed, with only a nation;s share in
that wealth subject to change
Cathay - CORRECT ANSWER an archaic or literary name for China
Christopher Columbus - CORRECT ANSWER Italian navigator who discovered the
New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China, but found the Bahamas
instead (1451-1506)
Conquistadors - CORRECT ANSWER Spanish soldiers and explorers who led military
expeditions in the Americas and captured land for Spain
Requerimento - CORRECT ANSWER a document by the king of spain to the indians
saying that God gave the pope in Rome the authority over all men
Slavery - CORRECT ANSWER condition of being owned by, and forced to work for,
someone else
, Protestant Reformation - CORRECT ANSWER a religious movement of the 16th
century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the
creation of Protestant churches
Spanish Armada - CORRECT ANSWER the Spanish fleet that attempted to invade
England, ending in disaster, due to the raging storm in the English Channel as well as the
smaller and better English navy led by Francis Drake. This is viewed as the decline of Spains
Golden Age, and the rise of England as a world naval power.
Jacques Cartier - CORRECT ANSWER French explorer who explored the St.
Lawrence river and laid claim to the region for France (1491-1557)
Samuel de Champlain - CORRECT ANSWER French explorer in Nova Scotia who
established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635)
Quebec - CORRECT ANSWER First permanent French settlement in North America,
founded by Samuel de Champlain
St. Lawrence River - CORRECT ANSWER area where most New France settlements
were located
Coueurs de bois - CORRECT ANSWER Who traveled throughout New France to the
interior of North America to engage in the fur trade without permission from the French
Pere Jacques Marquette - CORRECT ANSWER French missionary who accompanied
Louis Joliet in exploring the upper Mississippi River valley (1637-1675)
Sieur de la Salle - CORRECT ANSWER French explorer in North America who
claimed Louisiana for France (1682)
