CBA II

What was the main impact of the crusades on European life?

• Marked the end of feudalism in Europe.

• Expanded Islamic power in the Middle East.

• Empowered barons and feudal lords.

• Weakened the Catholic Church.

What was the main impact of Silk Road trade?

• Silk was cheaper.

• Empowered Pope John Paul II to build the Great Wall of China.

• Spread ideas and goods from different civilizations across Eurasia.

• Travel time was decreased.

What was the immediate cause of the reformation?

• Martin Luther's 95 Theses

• Henry VIII getting an annulment of his marriage

• Chaucer publishing the Canterbury Tales

• The 1st Crusade.

What was the major cause for the strength of the Ottoman Empire?

• Had the strongest military of the time.

• Controlled trade routes through the Eastern Mediterranean and numerous overland trade routes

• Lack of natural resources.

• Conqured land in Eastern Asia .

What events most likely created the trend seen in this graph?

• Diffusion of diseases from Eurasia to Americas

• The expansion of the silk road

• Trans-Atlantic slave trade

• The Declaration of Independence being signed.

How did the enlightenment further the development of democratic-republican governments?

• Made French people angry and caused the French Revolution.

• Enlightenment thinkers introduced new ideas about individual rights and the roles of government.

• Many enlightenment thinkers thought absolute monarchy was the only valid form of government.

• The EnLIGHTenment caused new light sources and allowed people to be out past dark.

How did Gutenberg's invention of the printing press contribute to the reformation?

• The bible was printed in vernacular languages (languages people actually speak) and this led to more criticism of the church.

• Maps could be copied much easier, leading to an increase of travel.

• More people could print out books supporting the church.

• People who make books didnt have to work their fingers as hard when copying books

What were some similarities between the Inca Civilization and the Aztecs?

• Pyramids and a road system.

• Terrace farming and mineral wealth

• Calendar system and location

• Religion and language

One result of the Mongol Conquest of the Islamic heartland includes,

• the rise of the Ottoman Turks as a regional power

• the collapse of Constantinople

• the decline of Islam in the middle east

• the spread of feudalism in the Middle East

What are the 3 places involved in the Triangle of Trade?

• Europe, Africa, Americas

• New World, Africa, Australia

• Europe, Asia, Africa

• Buda, Kyle, San Marcos