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    7th Grade

    Learning Objective Questions

    2nd QUARTER

     

    1. Why do we honor veterans and commemorate Veterans Day on November 11th?

     

    2. When and where did the Renaissance begin?(Topic 1.1)

     

    3. What does the word Renaissance mean? What happened during this period in history?(Topic 1.1)

     

    4. Why does the Renaissance begin in Italy?(Topic 1.1)

     

    5.  How did Italy's trade with Asia contribute to the Italian Renaissance?(Topic 1.1)

     

    6. Why was the printing press, invented by Johannes Gutenberg, such an important invention in the history of the world?(Topic 1.2)

     

    7. Why is William Shakespeare considered by many to be the most prolific writer and playwright of all time? (Topic 1.2)

    8. Identify and describe the contributions that Galileo, Copernicus, and Newton made to the Scientific Revolution of the 1500's.(Topic 1.5)

     

    9. What are the seven continents?  What are the five oceans?

     

    10. Why do we remember and commemorate December 7th as an important day in American History?

    11. The "Age of Exploration" was fueled by many factors. According to the textbook, what was the first, most important reason why Europeans went exploring?(Topic 2.1)

     

    12. What small country on the western edge of Europe led the way in overseas exploration during the 1400's?(Topic 2.1)

     

    13. What European country closely followed Portugal in overseas exploration during the late 1400's and early 1500's?(Topic 2.1)

     

    14. Why did the Spanish come to the New World?(Topic 2.3)

     

    15. Who were Conquistadores?(2.3)

     

    16. Describe the Spanish conquest of the New World?(Topic 2.3)

     

    17. What advantages did the Spanish have in their conquest of the Americas?(Topic 2.3)

     

    18. How did Spain maintain control over its vast empire in the Americas?(Topic 2.3)

     

    19. What did contact with Europeans bring to the Native-American people?(2.3)

     

    20. What two European countries established colonies in the Americas during the 1600's?(Topic 2.4)

     

    21. Where did the French establish colonies in North America? What were the names of the first two French settlements and when was each established?(Topic 2.4)

     

    22. What were the two most profitable industries in the French colonies in North America?(Topic 2.4)

     

    23. Where did the English settle in North America? What was the name of the first permanent English settlement and when was it established?(Topic 2.4)