Exam 1 Flashcards
(89 cards)
nation-state
political society that combines centralized government with ethnic and culture unity.
Christopher Columbus
Italian navigator who discovered the New World. Sailed from Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)
Where did Columbus land?
Bahamas and Caribbean at one point
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Spanish explorer who became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean in 1510 while exploring Panama
Amerigo Vespucci
The italian sailor who corrected Columbus’s mistake, acknowledging the coasts of america as a new world. America is named after him
Amerigo Vespucci sail from
Spain
Amerigo Vespuccis destination was
South America
Dates of America Vespuccis sailing
1499-1502
the protestant reformation
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.
The lost colony of Roanoke
1587 .. a small colony was founded on an island off the eastern coast of North America. The settlement is the first English colony of the new world
PERSIA
political, economical, religious, social, intellectual, artistic
Mercantilism
an economic theory .. nations power is based on wealth
economics
production distribution, consumption of goods, services in a free market system
Republic
A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting
Democracy
A political system in which the majority of people rule
Presentism
an attitude toward the past based on your experiences today
disinterestedness
free from self interest … have no personal advantage in a question or affair. (Judge)
the development of large nation states in Western Europe helped ….
spark foreign trade and travel outside the region.
New England Colonies
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire
Hartford was founded by … in ….
hooker in 1636
Rhode Island was founded by
Roger Williams in 1636.
Rhode Island was the first colony to
promote religious freedom
New Hampshire was founded by
John Wheelwright in 1638
Massachusetts was founded by
John Winthrop in 1630