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EDUC 703 - Atlantic World - Chapters 4-7 questions and answers 2025
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EDUC 703 - Atlantic World -Chapters 4-7 questions and
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Leo Africanus - answer Moroccan captured by pirates and given to Pop
Leo X who converted him to a Christian and sent him to Africa to gather
accounts; published his book in 1526; traveled through Toure's Songhai
kingdom; was impressed by Timbuktu, economic growth; food supply; food
trade from southern Savanna to Timbuktu
Aztecs (Mexica) - answer Native population in what is considered modern
day mexico. They were destroyed by the Spaniards.
Chavin culture - answer First civilization of the Andes Mountains in Peru.
Important for the domestication of camelids and successfully cultivated
several crops (with the help of their advanced irrigation system).
Copernicus (1473-1543) - answer transferred Ptolemaic model to a
heliocentric (sun-centered, aka solar system) model. Famous work is: On
The Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres. Believed that God wouldn't create a
chaotic system. Though his system was just as inaccurate as Ptolemy's, he
provided future scientists with a new way of addressing the problems of
Ptolemy's system.
Ideograph - answer a symbol in a writing system that represents a thing
or an idea
Inca Empire - answer The vast and sophisticated Peruvian empire
centered at the capital city of Cuzco that was at its peak from 1438 until
1532
Mesoamerica - answer "Middle America" the region extending from
modern-day Mexico through Central America
, Mexica Empire (Aztecs) - answer A large and complex Native American
civilization in modern Mexico and Central America that possessed
advanced mathematical, astronomical, and engineering technology.
Olmec Culture - answer Central America's first civilization (c. 800-400
B.C.E.), which developed agriculture and produced accurate calendars. It
powerfully influenced later civilizations in the Americas.
phonetic system - answer A classification system that groups organisms
together, based on their mutual similarity or phenotypic (physical and
chemical) characteristics.
Pictographs and ideographs - answer Characters that stand for objects.
Pictures that stand for words or ideas; picture writing.
Printing Press - answer A mechanical device for transferring text or
graphics from a woodblock or type to paper using ink. Presses using
movable type first appeared in Europe in about 1450 and was created by
Gutenburg
John Calvin (1509-1564) - answer A French theologian who established a
theocracy In Geneva and is best known for his theory of predestination.
Calvinism - answer Protestant sect founded by John Calvin. Emphasized a
strong moral code and believed in predestination (the idea that God
decided whether or not a person would be saved as soon as they were
born). Calvinists supported constitutional representative government and
the separation of church and state.
catechism - answer a summary of the principles of Christian religion in
the form of questions and answers, used for the instruction of Christians
John Amos Comenius - answer Believed people should be taught an
understanding of the outside world rather than cramming in knowledge.
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