MYP/AP Unit 2 Review

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Atlantic System

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The network of trading links after 1500 that moved goods, wealth, people, and cultures around the Atlantic Ocean Basin

Answer explanation

The Atlantic System refers to the network of trading links after 1500 that moved goods, wealth, people, and cultures around the Atlantic Ocean Basin

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Middle Passage

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A voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies.

Answer explanation

The Middle Passage refers to the voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies.

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Aztec Empire

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Mexican Indian people who established a great empire, centered on the Valley of Mexico and was overthrown by Cortés along with disease in the 16th century.

Answer explanation

The correct answer refers to the Mexican Indian people who established a great empire in the valley of Mexico, known as the Aztec Empire, which was overthrown by Cortes and impacted by disease in the 16th century.

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colonies

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when a native country forms new land into settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is when a native country forms new land into settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation.

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colobian exchange

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the exchange of goods between Europe and the Americas after Columbus' discovery

Answer explanation

The correct choice is the exchange of goods between Europe and the Americas after Columbus' discovery, which is known as the Colombian Exchange.

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hernan cortes

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1485-1547, Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 1485-1547, Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico.

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Francisco Pizzaro

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A Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas

Answer explanation

Francisco Pizzaro was a Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas, making this the correct answer choice.

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Conquistadors

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Early-sixteenth-century Spanish adventurers who conquered Mexico, Central America, and Peru. (Examples Cortez, Pizarro, Francisco.)

Answer explanation

The correct answer is the early-sixteenth-century Spanish adventurers who conquered Mexico, Central America, and Peru. Examples include Cortez, Pizarro, and Francisco.

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Silver mining and sugar production in the americas

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Europe needed a heavy supply of silver because it was the only thing that the Chinese were willing to trade, sugar want increased as they added it to tea and coffee

Answer explanation

Europe needed a heavy supply of silver because it was the only thing that the Chinese were willing to trade, sugar want increased as they added it to tea and coffee

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counter reformation

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the reaction of the Roman Catholic Church to the Reformation reaffirming the veneration of saints and the authority of the Pope (to which Protestants objected)

Answer explanation

The counter reformation refers to the reaction of the Roman Catholic Church to the Reformation, reaffirming the veneration of saints and the authority of the Pope, which Protestants objected to.