Question 1

During Popé's Rebellion in 1680, Pueblo Indians rose up against

Accepted Answer

A)  the violent Spanish military regime. 
B)  Spanish efforts to suppress their native religious customs. 
C)  the attempts of Spanish settlers to enslave them. 
D)  avaricious Spanish merchants who paid only cut-throat prices. 
E)  French settlers who sought to undermine the Spanish community there. 
A)  the violent Spanish military regime. 
B)  Spanish efforts to suppress their native religious customs. 
C)  the attempts of Spanish settlers to enslave them. 
D)  avaricious Spanish merchants who paid only cut-throat prices. 
E)  French settlers who sought to undermine the Spanish community there. B

Question 2

The Aztec chief Moctezuma allowed Cortés to enter the capital of Tenochtitlán because

Accepted Answer

A)  Cortés's army was so powerful. 
B)  Moctezuma believed that Cortés was the god Quetzalcoatl. 
C)  there was little in the city of interest to the Spanish. 
D)  he was told to by the gods. 
E)  his translator Malinche persuaded him to do so. 
A)  Cortés's army was so powerful. 
B)  Moctezuma believed that Cortés was the god Quetzalcoatl. 
C)  there was little in the city of interest to the Spanish. 
D)  he was told to by the gods. 
E)  his translator Malinche persuaded him to do so. B

Question 3

Native American (Indian) civilization was least highly developed in

Accepted Answer

A)  North America. 
B)  Mexico. 
C)  Central America. 
D)  Peru. 
E)  Latin America. 
A)  North America. 
B)  Mexico. 
C)  Central America. 
D)  Peru. 
E)  Latin America. A

Question 4

The melting of the glaciers at the end of the ice age created a large lake covering

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A)  most of California's Central Valley. 
B)  the Tennessee Valley. 
C)  the Pacific Northwest. 
D)  much of present-day Utah, Nevada, and Idaho. 
E)  half of today's state of Indiana. 
A)  most of California's Central Valley. 
B)  the Tennessee Valley. 
C)  the Pacific Northwest. 
D)  much of present-day Utah, Nevada, and Idaho. 
E)  half of today's state of Indiana.

Question 5

Spain secured its claim to Columbus's discoveries in the ____, dividing the "heathen lands" of the New World with Portugal.

Accepted Answer

A)  Treaty of Pontiac 
B)  Peace Treaty of Quetzalcoatl 
C)  Treaty of Tenochtitlan 
D)  Treaty of Tordesillas 
E)  none of these 
A)  Treaty of Pontiac 
B)  Peace Treaty of Quetzalcoatl 
C)  Treaty of Tenochtitlan 
D)  Treaty of Tordesillas 
E)  none of these

Question 6

Mapping the locations of North American native tribes is difficult for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  Tribes such as the Navajo and Apache migrated considerable distances both before and after their encounter with Europeans. 
B)  Maps mark tribal locations at the time of their first encounter with Europeans only. 
C)  First contacts with Europeans took place over the stretch of several centuries, which leads to a chronological skewing of maps. 
D)  Native tribes rarely knew their geographical locations. 
E)  In the mid-Atlantic and southeastern regions pre-Columbian conflicts had scrambled tribes into a various groups that are virtually impossible to trace. 
A)  Tribes such as the Navajo and Apache migrated considerable distances both before and after their encounter with Europeans. 
B)  Maps mark tribal locations at the time of their first encounter with Europeans only. 
C)  First contacts with Europeans took place over the stretch of several centuries, which leads to a chronological skewing of maps. 
D)  Native tribes rarely knew their geographical locations. 
E)  In the mid-Atlantic and southeastern regions pre-Columbian conflicts had scrambled tribes into a various groups that are virtually impossible to trace.

Question 7

The cultivation of corn reached present-day American Southwest as early as

Accepted Answer

A)  8000 B.C. 
B)  4000 B.C. 
C)  2000 B.C. 
D)  200 A.D. 
E)  1000 A.D. 
A)  8000 B.C. 
B)  4000 B.C. 
C)  2000 B.C. 
D)  200 A.D. 
E)  1000 A.D.

Question 8

Before the middle of the fifteenth century, sub-Saharan Africa had remained remote and mysterious to Europeans because

Accepted Answer

A)  there was little of value there for them. 
B)  direct sea travel down the African coast had been virtually impossible. 
C)  they looked on the Africans as racial inferiors. 
D)  they did not know that it existed. 
E)  they feared the people who lived there. 
A)  there was little of value there for them. 
B)  direct sea travel down the African coast had been virtually impossible. 
C)  they looked on the Africans as racial inferiors. 
D)  they did not know that it existed. 
E)  they feared the people who lived there.

Question 9

Which of the following New World crops did not revolutionize the international economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  maize (corn) 
B)  potatoes 
C)  beans 
D)  tomatoes 
E)  cotton 
A)  maize (corn) 
B)  potatoes 
C)  beans 
D)  tomatoes 
E)  cotton

Question 10

The early voyages of the Scandinavian seafarers did not result in permanent settlement in North America because

Accepted Answer

A)  the Native Americans drove them out. 
B)  the area in which they landed could not support a large population. 
C)  no nation-state yearning to expand supported these ventures. 
D)  British adventurers defeated the Scandinavians in 1066. 
E)  the settlers died of disease. 
A)  the Native Americans drove them out. 
B)  the area in which they landed could not support a large population. 
C)  no nation-state yearning to expand supported these ventures. 
D)  British adventurers defeated the Scandinavians in 1066. 
E)  the settlers died of disease.

Question 11

Native American settlement north of present-day Mexico had limited impact on the land mostly because

Accepted Answer

A)  Native tribes practiced an early form of conservationism. 
B)  Native religions commanded minimal interference with the natural environment. 
C)  Natives in the northern part of the continent were not familiar with agriculture. 
D)  Their numbers were comparably small for the vast stretch of land they occupied. 
E)  Prior to European arrival, native Americans lacked the tools and machinery to significantly shape their landscapes. 
A)  Native tribes practiced an early form of conservationism. 
B)  Native religions commanded minimal interference with the natural environment. 
C)  Natives in the northern part of the continent were not familiar with agriculture. 
D)  Their numbers were comparably small for the vast stretch of land they occupied. 
E)  Prior to European arrival, native Americans lacked the tools and machinery to significantly shape their landscapes.

Question 12

Spain was united into a single nation-state when

Accepted Answer

A)  it was invaded by Portugal in the late fifteenth century. 
B)  Christopher Columbus returned with news of his discovery of the New World. 
C)  Prince Henry the Navigator came to the throne. 
D)  the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella merged two Spanish kingdoms. 
E)  the Muslim Moors were expelled from Spain. 
A)  it was invaded by Portugal in the late fifteenth century. 
B)  Christopher Columbus returned with news of his discovery of the New World. 
C)  Prince Henry the Navigator came to the throne. 
D)  the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella merged two Spanish kingdoms. 
E)  the Muslim Moors were expelled from Spain.

Question 13

Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castillo agreed to finance Christopher Columbus' voyage westward into oceanic unknowns for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Portugal controlled the round-Africa water route to India. 
B)  As monarchs of a new Spanish nation they were eager to outstrip their Portuguese rivals. 
C)  They wanted to tap the wealth of the Indies. 
D)  Their young new nation state was able to shoulder the formidable tasks of conquest and discovery. 
E)  A rapidly growing Spanish population was eager for new lands to settle and colonize. 
A)  Portugal controlled the round-Africa water route to India. 
B)  As monarchs of a new Spanish nation they were eager to outstrip their Portuguese rivals. 
C)  They wanted to tap the wealth of the Indies. 
D)  Their young new nation state was able to shoulder the formidable tasks of conquest and discovery. 
E)  A rapidly growing Spanish population was eager for new lands to settle and colonize.

Question 14

Men became conquistadores because they wanted to

Accepted Answer

A)  gain God's favor by spreading Christianity. 
B)  escape dubious pasts. 
C)  seek adventure, as the heroes of classical antiquity had done. 
D)  satisfy their desire for gold. 
E)  all of these. 
A)  gain God's favor by spreading Christianity. 
B)  escape dubious pasts. 
C)  seek adventure, as the heroes of classical antiquity had done. 
D)  satisfy their desire for gold. 
E)  all of these.

Question 15

The Great Ice Age led to the beginnings of North America's human history because

Accepted Answer

A)  it exposed a land bridge connecting Eurasia with North America. 
B)  the glacial withdrawal allowed migration from South America. 
C)  the glacial withdrawal formed freshwater lakes that supported life. 
D)  rising ocean levels from melted glaciers made it possible to cross the Atlantic. 
E)  it prevented the migration of dangerous animals from the Bering Isthmus. 
A)  it exposed a land bridge connecting Eurasia with North America. 
B)  the glacial withdrawal allowed migration from South America. 
C)  the glacial withdrawal formed freshwater lakes that supported life. 
D)  rising ocean levels from melted glaciers made it possible to cross the Atlantic. 
E)  it prevented the migration of dangerous animals from the Bering Isthmus.

Question 16

The misdeeds of the Spanish in the New World obscured their substantial achievements and helped give birth to the "Black Legend," which claimed all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  conquerors tortured and butchered the Indians. 
B)  stole their gold. 
C)  infected them with smallpox. 
D)  left little but misery behind. 
E)  were genuine empire builders and cultural innovators. 
A)  conquerors tortured and butchered the Indians. 
B)  stole their gold. 
C)  infected them with smallpox. 
D)  left little but misery behind. 
E)  were genuine empire builders and cultural innovators.

Question 17

The Iroquois Confederacy was able to menace its Native American and European neighbors because of

Accepted Answer

A)  its developed political and organization skills to sustain a robust military alliance. 
B)  the Iroquois warriors' skill in pitched battle. 
C)  the scattered nature of the Iroquois settlements, which made it difficult for their enemies to defeat them. 
D)  the alliance with the Aztecs and Incas. 
E)  its use of new weapons like the rifle. 
A)  its developed political and organization skills to sustain a robust military alliance. 
B)  the Iroquois warriors' skill in pitched battle. 
C)  the scattered nature of the Iroquois settlements, which made it difficult for their enemies to defeat them. 
D)  the alliance with the Aztecs and Incas. 
E)  its use of new weapons like the rifle.

Question 18

Western Europeans wanted to discover a new, shorter route to eastern Asia in order to

Accepted Answer

A)  break the hold that Muslim and Italian merchants had on trade with Asia. 
B)  reduce the price of goods from Asia. 
C)  gain more profits for themselves. 
D)  reduce the time it took to transport goods. 
E)  all of these. 
A)  break the hold that Muslim and Italian merchants had on trade with Asia. 
B)  reduce the price of goods from Asia. 
C)  gain more profits for themselves. 
D)  reduce the time it took to transport goods. 
E)  all of these.

Question 19

The size and sophistication of Native American civilizations in Mexico and South America can be attributed to

Accepted Answer

A)  Spanish influences. 
B)  their way of life based on hunting and gathering. 
C)  the development of agriculture. 
D)  technology brought by the early settlers from Siberia. 
E)  their use of draft animals and the wheel. 
A)  Spanish influences. 
B)  their way of life based on hunting and gathering. 
C)  the development of agriculture. 
D)  technology brought by the early settlers from Siberia. 
E)  their use of draft animals and the wheel.

Question 20

The ancient Indian people who built such elaborate settlements as the one at Chaco Canyon in New Mexico were the

Accepted Answer

A)  Cherokees. 
B)  Aztecs. 
C)  Mound Builders. 
D)  Creeks. 
E)  Anasazis. 
A)  Cherokees. 
B)  Aztecs. 
C)  Mound Builders. 
D)  Creeks. 
E)  Anasazis.

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During Popé's Rebellion in 1680, Pueblo Indians rose up against

The Aztec chief Moctezuma allowed Cortés to enter the capital of Tenochtitlán because

Native American (Indian) civilization was least highly developed in

The melting of the glaciers at the end of the ice age created a large lake covering

Spain secured its claim to Columbus's discoveries in the ____, dividing the "heathen lands" of the New World with Portugal.

Mapping the locations of North American native tribes is difficult for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT

The cultivation of corn reached present-day American Southwest as early as

Before the middle of the fifteenth century, sub-Saharan Africa had remained remote and mysterious to Europeans because

Which of the following New World crops did not revolutionize the international economy?

The early voyages of the Scandinavian seafarers did not result in permanent settlement in North America because

Native American settlement north of present-day Mexico had limited impact on the land mostly because

Spain was united into a single nation-state when

Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castillo agreed to finance Christopher Columbus' voyage westward into oceanic unknowns for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT:

Men became conquistadores because they wanted to

The Great Ice Age led to the beginnings of North America's human history because

The misdeeds of the Spanish in the New World obscured their substantial achievements and helped give birth to the "Black Legend," which claimed all of the following except

The Iroquois Confederacy was able to menace its Native American and European neighbors because of

Western Europeans wanted to discover a new, shorter route to eastern Asia in order to

The size and sophistication of Native American civilizations in Mexico and South America can be attributed to

The ancient Indian people who built such elaborate settlements as the one at Chaco Canyon in New Mexico were the

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