Question 1

How did Ferdinand and Isabella transform Spain into a world power in the late 1400s?

Accepted Answer

A)  They strengthened the power of the Roman Catholic Church. 
B)  They appointed Jews and Muslims to a council of political advisors. 
C)  They increased the power of the nobility. 
D)  They lowered taxes and increased agricultural production. 
A)  They strengthened the power of the Roman Catholic Church. 
B)  They appointed Jews and Muslims to a council of political advisors. 
C)  They increased the power of the nobility. 
D)  They lowered taxes and increased agricultural production.

Question 2

How did the Archaic Era Indians differ from the Paleo-Indians?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both men and women hunted large mammals together in small bands. 
B)  They developed a written language system. 
C)  They were the first to use the spearheads now known as Clovis points. 
D)  They learned how to collect and plant seeds. 
A)  Both men and women hunted large mammals together in small bands. 
B)  They developed a written language system. 
C)  They were the first to use the spearheads now known as Clovis points. 
D)  They learned how to collect and plant seeds.

Question 3

What was the Columbian Exchange?

Accepted Answer

A)  the belief that Europeans should treat Indians as savages who were to be ordered about 
B)  the implementation of new technological skills to explore new lands and water routes 
C)  the biological encounter between the native peoples of the Americas and the first Europeans to cross the Atlantic 
D)  the introduction of Christian beliefs to the native peoples found in the Americas 
A)  the belief that Europeans should treat Indians as savages who were to be ordered about 
B)  the implementation of new technological skills to explore new lands and water routes 
C)  the biological encounter between the native peoples of the Americas and the first Europeans to cross the Atlantic 
D)  the introduction of Christian beliefs to the native peoples found in the Americas

Question 4

-Unlike other West African kingdoms and nations, Benin's decision to end its participation in the slave trade allowed it to .

Accepted Answer

A)  trade exclusively with the Spanish 
B)  address humanitarian concerns for enslaved people 
C)  remain isolated from Europe 
D)  maintain its political autonomy longer than its neighbors did 
A)  trade exclusively with the Spanish 
B)  address humanitarian concerns for enslaved people 
C)  remain isolated from Europe 
D)  maintain its political autonomy longer than its neighbors did

Question 5

The African slave trade was initially controlled by .

Accepted Answer

A)  Spanish conquistadores 
B)  Portuguese merchants 
C)  Muslim traders 
D)  British sailors 
A)  Spanish conquistadores 
B)  Portuguese merchants 
C)  Muslim traders 
D)  British sailors

Question 6

-This map shows that in the exploration of the Atlantic world .

Accepted Answer

A)  European nations each took different routes 
B)  the Caribbean Sea was in the control of the French 
C)  Europeans lost interest in exploration after the beginning of the sixteenth century 
D)  The English and French collaborated in exploring North America 
A)  European nations each took different routes 
B)  the Caribbean Sea was in the control of the French 
C)  Europeans lost interest in exploration after the beginning of the sixteenth century 
D)  The English and French collaborated in exploring North America

Question 7

The system of housing developed by the Anasazi in the American Southwest differed from other housing systems constructed by early complex societies in the Americas because

Accepted Answer

A)  they had a sophisticated system of interconnected multi-roomed structures used for both religious ceremonies and housing 
B)  their homes were built on top of large earthen mounds 
C)  their wooden and bark structures could easily be assembled and reassembled as they moved when the seasons of the year changed 
D)  they lived on a series of islands connected by causeways and bridges 
A)  they had a sophisticated system of interconnected multi-roomed structures used for both religious ceremonies and housing 
B)  their homes were built on top of large earthen mounds 
C)  their wooden and bark structures could easily be assembled and reassembled as they moved when the seasons of the year changed 
D)  they lived on a series of islands connected by causeways and bridges

Question 8

What role did disease play in the Columbian Exchange?

Accepted Answer

A)  The negative impact of disease was limited to the Indian population. 
B)  New food products discovered in the Americas infected Europeans with previously unknown diseases. 
C)  "New World" Indians were decimated by smallpox and other diseases brought by Europeans. 
D)  The diseases brought by Europeans to the "New World" wiped out large numbers of native animal populations. 
A)  The negative impact of disease was limited to the Indian population. 
B)  New food products discovered in the Americas infected Europeans with previously unknown diseases. 
C)  "New World" Indians were decimated by smallpox and other diseases brought by Europeans. 
D)  The diseases brought by Europeans to the "New World" wiped out large numbers of native animal populations.

Question 9

What trade goods from Asia were most sought after by Europeans?

Accepted Answer

A)  new food products like chocolate and tomatoes 
B)  gold and silver 
C)  spices, silk, and cotton 
D)  prized dyes such as indigo and cochineal 
A)  new food products like chocolate and tomatoes 
B)  gold and silver 
C)  spices, silk, and cotton 
D)  prized dyes such as indigo and cochineal

Question 10

In the engraving Amerigo Vespucci Awakens a Sleeping America, the native inhabitants of this new continent are portrayed as being _.

Accepted Answer

A)  good-natured but primitive 
B)  sexual and savage 
C)  charitable and religious 
D)  well-educated but unsophisticated 
A)  good-natured but primitive 
B)  sexual and savage 
C)  charitable and religious 
D)  well-educated but unsophisticated

How did Ferdinand and Isabella transform Spain into a world power in the late 1400s?

How did the Archaic Era Indians differ from the Paleo-Indians?

What was the Columbian Exchange?

-Unlike other West African kingdoms and nations, Benin's decision to end its participation in the slave trade allowed it to .

The African slave trade was initially controlled by .

-This map shows that in the exploration of the Atlantic world .

The system of housing developed by the Anasazi in the American Southwest differed from other housing systems constructed by early complex societies in the Americas because

What role did disease play in the Columbian Exchange?

What trade goods from Asia were most sought after by Europeans?

In the engraving Amerigo Vespucci Awakens a Sleeping America, the native inhabitants of this new continent are portrayed as being _.

Models of Settlement: English Colonial Societies, 1590-1710

Growth, Slavery, and Conflict: Colonial America, 1710-176

Revolutionary America: Change and Transformation, 1764-1783

A Virtuous Republic: Creating a Workable Government, 1783-1789

The New Republic: an Age of Political Passion, 1789-1800

Jeffersonian America: an Expanding Empire of Liberty, 1800-1824

Democrats and Whigs: Democracy and American Culture, 1820-1840

Workers, Farmers, and Slaves: The Transformation of the American Economy, 1815-1848

Revivalism, Reform and Artistic Renaissance, 1820-1850

To Overspread the Continent: Westward Expansion and Political Conflict, 1840-1848

Slavery and Sectionalism: the Political Crisis of 1848-1861

A Nation Torn Apart: the Civil War, 1861-1865

Now That We Are Free: Reconstruction and the New South, 1863-1890

Conflict and Conquest: the Transformation of the West, 1860-1900

Wonder and Woe: the Rise of Industrial America, 1865-1900

Becoming a Modern Society: America in the Gilded Age, 1877-1900

Creating a Democratic Paradise: The Progressive Era, 1895-1915

Imperial America: the United States in the World, 1890-1914

The Great War: World War I, 1914-1918

A Turbulent Decade: The Twenties

A New Deal for America: the Great Depression, 1929-1940

World War II: Fighting the Good War, 1939-1945

A Divided World: The Early Cold War, 1945-1963

In a Land of Plenty: Contentment and Discord, 1945-1960

A Nation Divided: The Vietnam War, 1945-1975

A Decade of Discord: The Challenge of the 1960s

Righting a Nation Adrift: America in the 1970s and 1980s

Building a New World Order: The United States, 1989-2015

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Exam 1: People in Motion: The Atlantic World to 1590

How did Ferdinand and Isabella transform Spain into a world power in the late 1400s?

How did the Archaic Era Indians differ from the Paleo-Indians?

What was the Columbian Exchange?

-Unlike other West African kingdoms and nations, Benin's decision to end its participation in the slave trade allowed it to .

The African slave trade was initially controlled by .

-This map shows that in the exploration of the Atlantic world .

The system of housing developed by the Anasazi in the American Southwest differed from other housing systems constructed by early complex societies in the Americas because

What role did disease play in the Columbian Exchange?

What trade goods from Asia were most sought after by Europeans?

In the engraving Amerigo Vespucci Awakens a Sleeping America, the native inhabitants of this new continent are portrayed as being _.

Models of Settlement: English Colonial Societies, 1590-1710

Growth, Slavery, and Conflict: Colonial America, 1710-176

Revolutionary America: Change and Transformation, 1764-1783

A Virtuous Republic: Creating a Workable Government, 1783-1789

The New Republic: an Age of Political Passion, 1789-1800

Jeffersonian America: an Expanding Empire of Liberty, 1800-1824

Democrats and Whigs: Democracy and American Culture, 1820-1840

Workers, Farmers, and Slaves: The Transformation of the American Economy, 1815-1848

Revivalism, Reform and Artistic Renaissance, 1820-1850

To Overspread the Continent: Westward Expansion and Political Conflict, 1840-1848

Slavery and Sectionalism: the Political Crisis of 1848-1861

A Nation Torn Apart: the Civil War, 1861-1865

Now That We Are Free: Reconstruction and the New South, 1863-1890

Conflict and Conquest: the Transformation of the West, 1860-1900

Wonder and Woe: the Rise of Industrial America, 1865-1900

Becoming a Modern Society: America in the Gilded Age, 1877-1900

Creating a Democratic Paradise: The Progressive Era, 1895-1915

Imperial America: the United States in the World, 1890-1914

The Great War: World War I, 1914-1918

A Turbulent Decade: The Twenties

A New Deal for America: the Great Depression, 1929-1940

World War II: Fighting the Good War, 1939-1945

A Divided World: The Early Cold War, 1945-1963

In a Land of Plenty: Contentment and Discord, 1945-1960

A Nation Divided: The Vietnam War, 1945-1975

A Decade of Discord: The Challenge of the 1960s

Righting a Nation Adrift: America in the 1970s and 1980s

Building a New World Order: The United States, 1989-2015

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