MTTC History Study Guide Questions
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Differences between the Aztecs and the Incas - Answer-o Inca's method of
communication was more advanced
o Inca's empire was more vast than the Aztec
o Ideas displayed by the Aztecs were primarily ritual and somewhat organized,
o The Inca shined in stone masonry, rigorous constructing of stone that weighed 200 or
more tons that fit perfectly together, while the Aztec created masterpieces of gold and
jewelry,
differences between Massachusetts and Virginia Colonies - Answer-Colony was
dependent upon plantations and mass crop growing. they grew things such as tobacco,
indigo and rice.
The other colony grew few crops but most of which were not staple crops in which they
could trade with other areas. They grew crops like wheat, barley and oats.
John Cabot - Answer-a. Claimed land in Canada for England, mistook it for Asia.
b. Setting up England's rise to power.
c. a Genoese navigator and explorer whose 1497 discovery of parts of North America
under the commission of Henry VII of England is commonly held to have been the first
European exploration of the mainland of North America since the Norse Vikings' visits to
Vinland in the eleventh century
d. seeking a faster route to the Indies
e. Cabot's explorations allowed the English to claim the coast of North America, which
became the 13 colonies.
Henry Hudson - Answer-a. English Explorer
b. 2 unsuccessful attempts to find and ice free passage to Asia
c. 3rd Voyage to the new world
d. Discovered the Hudson River
e. 4th voyage - Hudson Bay discovered
f. Hudson sailed across the Atlantic to find a route to China.
g. Hired by the Dutch to sail to North America
Progressive Era - Answer-a period of widespread social activism and political reform
across the United States, from the 1890s to 1920s. The main objective of the
Progressive movement was eliminating corruption in government. The movement
primarily targeted political machines and their bosses.
, Reform laws were passed in six major areas: labor rights, consumer protection, political
reform, environmental regulation, regulation of industry, and redistribution of wealth.
Classical Era - Answer-Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770-1827).
o Major composers: Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven More presence of the creator, "the
first romantics"
Industrial Revolution - Answer-o Boom in cities, advancements, machines took the
place of hand tools. For ex: hand sewing and sewing machine in England
o -Inventions - Textile - Steam Engine - Steamboat - Interchangeable Parts - Canal -
Railroad
Frontier Theory - Answer-argument advanced by Frederick Jackson Turner in 1893,
american democracy was formed by the American frontier, the moving frontier line
Congress of Vienne - Answer-Held in 1814-1815. Formed to fix the problems Napoléon
caused. All European countries were invited, but only Austria (Klaus von Metternich),
Russia(Tsar Alexander I), Prussia, England (Castlereagh) made any big decisions. a.
Established the concert of Europe a system whereby the major powers agreed to solve
their differences through a consensus arrived at through diplomacy, negotiation and
agreement, rather than war.
CPI - Answer-measures changes in the price level of a market basket of consumer
goods and services purchased by households. A statistical estimate constructed using
the prices of a sample of representative items whose prices are collected periodically.
GDP - Answer-the monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced
within a country's borders in a specific time period. Though GDP is usually calculated on
an annual basis, it can be calculated on a quarterly basis as well.
Thurgood Marshall - Answer-a. Supreme court justice and civil rights activist.
b. Legal counsel for the NAACP, he guided litigation that destroyed the legal under
pinning's of Jim Crow segregation. As counsel to the NAACP, he utilized the judiciary to
champion equality for African Americans. In 1954, he won the Brown v. Board of
Education case,
c. The nation's first black Justice.
Characteristics of Sumerian Cities - Answer-a. Sumerians inhabited various city states.
City Center.
b. Each centered around a temple called a Ziggurat.
c. They believed that a God owned each city.
d. Since the Sumer city states were not united, they fell to the Babylonians.
with Correct Answers
Differences between the Aztecs and the Incas - Answer-o Inca's method of
communication was more advanced
o Inca's empire was more vast than the Aztec
o Ideas displayed by the Aztecs were primarily ritual and somewhat organized,
o The Inca shined in stone masonry, rigorous constructing of stone that weighed 200 or
more tons that fit perfectly together, while the Aztec created masterpieces of gold and
jewelry,
differences between Massachusetts and Virginia Colonies - Answer-Colony was
dependent upon plantations and mass crop growing. they grew things such as tobacco,
indigo and rice.
The other colony grew few crops but most of which were not staple crops in which they
could trade with other areas. They grew crops like wheat, barley and oats.
John Cabot - Answer-a. Claimed land in Canada for England, mistook it for Asia.
b. Setting up England's rise to power.
c. a Genoese navigator and explorer whose 1497 discovery of parts of North America
under the commission of Henry VII of England is commonly held to have been the first
European exploration of the mainland of North America since the Norse Vikings' visits to
Vinland in the eleventh century
d. seeking a faster route to the Indies
e. Cabot's explorations allowed the English to claim the coast of North America, which
became the 13 colonies.
Henry Hudson - Answer-a. English Explorer
b. 2 unsuccessful attempts to find and ice free passage to Asia
c. 3rd Voyage to the new world
d. Discovered the Hudson River
e. 4th voyage - Hudson Bay discovered
f. Hudson sailed across the Atlantic to find a route to China.
g. Hired by the Dutch to sail to North America
Progressive Era - Answer-a period of widespread social activism and political reform
across the United States, from the 1890s to 1920s. The main objective of the
Progressive movement was eliminating corruption in government. The movement
primarily targeted political machines and their bosses.
, Reform laws were passed in six major areas: labor rights, consumer protection, political
reform, environmental regulation, regulation of industry, and redistribution of wealth.
Classical Era - Answer-Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770-1827).
o Major composers: Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven More presence of the creator, "the
first romantics"
Industrial Revolution - Answer-o Boom in cities, advancements, machines took the
place of hand tools. For ex: hand sewing and sewing machine in England
o -Inventions - Textile - Steam Engine - Steamboat - Interchangeable Parts - Canal -
Railroad
Frontier Theory - Answer-argument advanced by Frederick Jackson Turner in 1893,
american democracy was formed by the American frontier, the moving frontier line
Congress of Vienne - Answer-Held in 1814-1815. Formed to fix the problems Napoléon
caused. All European countries were invited, but only Austria (Klaus von Metternich),
Russia(Tsar Alexander I), Prussia, England (Castlereagh) made any big decisions. a.
Established the concert of Europe a system whereby the major powers agreed to solve
their differences through a consensus arrived at through diplomacy, negotiation and
agreement, rather than war.
CPI - Answer-measures changes in the price level of a market basket of consumer
goods and services purchased by households. A statistical estimate constructed using
the prices of a sample of representative items whose prices are collected periodically.
GDP - Answer-the monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced
within a country's borders in a specific time period. Though GDP is usually calculated on
an annual basis, it can be calculated on a quarterly basis as well.
Thurgood Marshall - Answer-a. Supreme court justice and civil rights activist.
b. Legal counsel for the NAACP, he guided litigation that destroyed the legal under
pinning's of Jim Crow segregation. As counsel to the NAACP, he utilized the judiciary to
champion equality for African Americans. In 1954, he won the Brown v. Board of
Education case,
c. The nation's first black Justice.
Characteristics of Sumerian Cities - Answer-a. Sumerians inhabited various city states.
City Center.
b. Each centered around a temple called a Ziggurat.
c. They believed that a God owned each city.
d. Since the Sumer city states were not united, they fell to the Babylonians.
