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Chapter 2 - Study Guide
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8th Grade U. S. History

Chapter 2

 

Native American Civilizations: Identify location, and notable characteristics

 
1.              Olmec Civilization
 
 
 
2.              Maya Civilization
 
 
 
3.              Aztec Civilization
 
 
 
4.              Inca Civilization
 
 
 
5.              Anasazi Civilization
 
 
 
6.              Mound Builders Civilization
 
 
 
7.              Iroquois Confederacy
 
 
 
 
Define:
 
8.              Land Bridge
 
 
9.              Adobe
 
 

10.          Pueblo

 
 

11.          Culture Area

 
 

12.          Tribe

 

13.          Kachinas

 
 

14.          First Global Age

 
 

15.          Silk Road

 
 

16.          Chinese Trading Fleet / Zheng He

 
 

17.          Direct Democracy

 
 

18.          Republic

 
 

19.          Feudalism

 
 

20.          Crusades

 
 

21.          Astrolabe

 
 

22.          Renaissance

 
 

23.          Caravel

 
 
People
 
1.              Muhammad
 
 
2.              Marco Polo
 
 
3.              Mansa Musa
 
 
4.              Zheng He
 
 
5.              Christopher Columbus
 
 
6.              Johannes Gutenberg
7.              Henry the Navigator
 
 
8.              Bartolomeu Dias
 
 
9.              Vasco de Gama
 
 

Short Answer / Essay

 

1)         Name at least three Native American cultures that developed in North America and explain specific ways in which each adapted to their environment.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2)         Describe how people of the Muslim faith had an impact on world events between 1000 – 1500 AD.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

3)         What impact did 1) Judaism, 2) Christianity, 3) Greece, and 4) Rome have on Europeans?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

4)         How did the Crusades help bring changes to Europe?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

5)         What factors helped to bring about the Renaissance in Europe? What impact did the Renaissance have?