Question

name: king sina b
date: 9/1/19
mankind the story of all of us | episode 7

1. what allowed the vikings to navigate the most treacherous waters on earth?
2. who were the first europeans known to land in the americas? who came into
3. this land belongs to the innu, descendants of the first

america years before.

1. how many native americans live in the americas? on american soil. it will be
2. thorvald eriksson. the first european to years before another european sets foot in the new world.
3. in the americas, no tools or horses. no wheeled vehicles. yet america’s people engineered great thousands of years before the egyptians. they mapped the with as much accuracy as any astronomer in europe.
4. true or false. tenochtitlan, the capital of the aztec empire, was larger than london, paris, or rome.
5. to keep the in balance, the aztecs believe they owe a debt of to their gods.
6. aztec men are trained to from puberty. the fiercest become jaguar sharp, some surgeons today it over steel.
7. the aztecs have created one of the most sophisticated on the planet. a great city with laws against drunkenness, and adultery. compulsory three and a half centuries before the united states. a city of philosophers, mathematicians.
8. what do the aztecs believe their gods need?
9. tlahuicole’s beating offered to the god of sun and war, huitzilopochtli guardian of the in return, the aztecs believe, his blood will guarantee bountiful
10. hagia sophia was the largest what of its day?
11. if mehmet can take constantinople, he will control the key east and west, and the city’s vast trade in
12. what major obstacle does the sultan face as he tries to capture constantinople as the islamic empire?
13. true or false. mehmet captures constantinople, renames istanbul, and because he is west, forces europeans to search for a new route to the riches of the east.

Explanation:

This set of questions covers historical events and facts related to Vikings, Native - Americans, Aztecs, and the capture of Constantinople. Knowledge of historical records and cultural aspects of these groups is required to answer.

Answer:

1. Viking ships (and navigation skills like using the sunstone)
2. Vikings
3. Inuit; migrated to America thousands of years before
4. Estimates vary widely; millions of Native Americans lived in the Americas
5. Set foot in the New World; 500
6. Buildings; sky
7. True (Tenochtitlan was a large and advanced city)
8. Cosmic balance; human sacrifices
9. Fight; glass; prefer
10. Legal systems; theft; education system
11. Human sacrifices
12. Heart; sun; harvests
13. Church (or religious building)
14. Trade; spices, silk, etc.
15. Strong city walls
16. True