8th gr Semester 1 Brain Check

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." is known as the ______ _____.

Christopher Columbus set sail to find route to India (Asia) in the year ____.

Explain why Columbus referred to the Taino people as "Indians" when he landed on their homelands.

The Taino people did not have the riches of spices and fabrics, but they did have small amounts of __________.

• copper

• bronze

• silver

• gold

After Columbus exaggerated his findings the king and queen of Spain sent an official to monitor him. Columbus and his brother were found guilty of committing crimes against the Taino people and Spain.

• True

• False

In the year ____, the pope issued the Papal Bull Inter Caerta.

• 1943

• 1843

• 1145

• 1493

The Papal Bull was a decree making it legal to spread Christianity throughout the world by "civilizing" all "savages" in new discovered lands. What was the underlying gain for European countries?

The Doctrine of Discovery was issued by European monarchies in 1493 and made it legal for European countries do what?

• Have more than one king

• Colonize land outside of Europe

• Keep slaves in their own country

What population of people were affected the most by the Doctrine of Discovery?

• African countries

• European communities

• Indigenous nations

• nobody

Explain the difference in the mentality of land between European nations and Indigenous nations.