Question 1

The institution of encomienda allowed the

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A)  native people to enslave members of other tribes. 
B)  Europeans to marry Native Americans. 
C)  European governments to give Indians to colonists if they promised to Christianize them. 
D)  governments of Europe to abolish the practice of Indian slavery and to establish African slavery. 
E)  Europeans to establish an economy based on capitalism. 
A)  native people to enslave members of other tribes. 
B)  Europeans to marry Native Americans. 
C)  European governments to give Indians to colonists if they promised to Christianize them. 
D)  governments of Europe to abolish the practice of Indian slavery and to establish African slavery. 
E)  Europeans to establish an economy based on capitalism.

Question 2

Europeans learned of the great wealth of Asia from

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A)  Christian Crusaders. 
B)  the voyages of Norse explorers. 
C)  Marco Polo's report of his travels. 
D)  the voyages of Christopher Columbus. 
E)  Muslim traders. 
A)  Christian Crusaders. 
B)  the voyages of Norse explorers. 
C)  Marco Polo's report of his travels. 
D)  the voyages of Christopher Columbus. 
E)  Muslim traders.

Question 3

All of the following are true of Native Americans except

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A)  they had neither the desire nor the means to manipulate nature aggressively. 
B)  they revered the physical world. 
C)  they believed that nature was endowed with spiritual properties. 
D)  they believed that humans had dominion over the earth. 
E)  they deliberately set massive forest fires to create better hunting habitats. 
A)  they had neither the desire nor the means to manipulate nature aggressively. 
B)  they revered the physical world. 
C)  they believed that nature was endowed with spiritual properties. 
D)  they believed that humans had dominion over the earth. 
E)  they deliberately set massive forest fires to create better hunting habitats.

Question 4

The earth's major continents developed from

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A)  a series of volcanoes exploding beneath the ocean floor. 
B)  the drifting apart of the original single supercontinent. 
C)  the coming together of numerous small islands. 
D)  the crashing of an enormous meteorite into the earth. 
E)  all of these. 
A)  a series of volcanoes exploding beneath the ocean floor. 
B)  the drifting apart of the original single supercontinent. 
C)  the coming together of numerous small islands. 
D)  the crashing of an enormous meteorite into the earth. 
E)  all of these.

Question 5

The origins of the modern plantation system can be found in the

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A)  American South. 
B)  Arab slave trade. 
C)  Portuguese and Spanish sugar islands in the Atlantic. 
D)  European feudal system. 
E)  African slave system. 
A)  American South. 
B)  Arab slave trade. 
C)  Portuguese and Spanish sugar islands in the Atlantic. 
D)  European feudal system. 
E)  African slave system.

Question 6

Among the more highly developed Native American (Indian) cultures of North America were the

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A)  Mound Builders. 
B)  Iroquois. 
C)  Pueblos. 
D)  Creeks. 
E)  Anasazis. 
A)  Mound Builders. 
B)  Iroquois. 
C)  Pueblos. 
D)  Creeks. 
E)  Anasazis.

Question 7

The Christian crusaders were indirectly responsible for the discovery of America because they

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A)  were victorious over the Muslims. 
B)  created a European taste for Asian silk, drugs, perfumes, sugar, and spices. 
C)  succeeded in establishing improved business relations between Muslims and Christians. 
D)  returned with captured Muslim maps showing the North and South American continents, piquing their interests in other parts of the world. 
E)  developed an interest in inter-religious dialogue. 
A)  were victorious over the Muslims. 
B)  created a European taste for Asian silk, drugs, perfumes, sugar, and spices. 
C)  succeeded in establishing improved business relations between Muslims and Christians. 
D)  returned with captured Muslim maps showing the North and South American continents, piquing their interests in other parts of the world. 
E)  developed an interest in inter-religious dialogue.

Question 8

European contact with Native Americans led to

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A)  the Europeans' acceptance of the horse into their culture. 
B)  the deaths of millions of Native Americans, who had little resistance to European diseases. 
C)  the introduction into the New World of such plants as potatoes, tomatoes, and beans. 
D)  an increase in the Native American population. 
E)  the use of tobacco by Native Americans. 
A)  the Europeans' acceptance of the horse into their culture. 
B)  the deaths of millions of Native Americans, who had little resistance to European diseases. 
C)  the introduction into the New World of such plants as potatoes, tomatoes, and beans. 
D)  an increase in the Native American population. 
E)  the use of tobacco by Native Americans.

Question 9

The Europeans eventually realized that the riches of the New World lay not in the spice trade but in

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A)  furs and fishing. 
B)  agriculture. 
C)  the gold and silver of Indian civilizations. 
D)  enslaving the Indians. 
E)  establishing commercial trade with the Aztecs and Incas. 
A)  furs and fishing. 
B)  agriculture. 
C)  the gold and silver of Indian civilizations. 
D)  enslaving the Indians. 
E)  establishing commercial trade with the Aztecs and Incas.

Question 10

Spain began to fortify and settle border areas like Florida, Texas, and California in order to

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A)  protect its Central and South American domains from encroachments by England and France. 
B)  establish a basis for the conquest of North America. 
C)  acquire more slaves. 
D)  find a passage to the Pacific Ocean. 
E)  protect the Indian cultures in those areas from exploitation. 
A)  protect its Central and South American domains from encroachments by England and France. 
B)  establish a basis for the conquest of North America. 
C)  acquire more slaves. 
D)  find a passage to the Pacific Ocean. 
E)  protect the Indian cultures in those areas from exploitation.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT true about the native population of the two American continents in 1492?

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A)  They numbered about 54 million. 
B)  They spoke over 2000 different languages. 
C)  They practiced a variety of different religions. 
D)  They existed almost exclusively as nomadic tribes. 
E)  They built elaborate cities and engaged in far-flung commerce. 
A)  They numbered about 54 million. 
B)  They spoke over 2000 different languages. 
C)  They practiced a variety of different religions. 
D)  They existed almost exclusively as nomadic tribes. 
E)  They built elaborate cities and engaged in far-flung commerce.

Question 12

European voyages of discovery and exploration were facilitated by

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A)  the Renaissance. 
B)  new naval technology. 
C)  the rise of nation-states. 
D)  the religious unity of Europe. 
E)  printing presses. 
A)  the Renaissance. 
B)  new naval technology. 
C)  the rise of nation-states. 
D)  the religious unity of Europe. 
E)  printing presses.

Question 13

All of the following contributed to the emergence of a new interdependent global economic system except

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A)  Europe providing the market and capital. 
B)  Africa providing the labor. 
C)  the belief of European explorers to create new cultures. 
D)  New World providing its raw materials. 
E)  the advancement and improvement of technology. 
A)  Europe providing the market and capital. 
B)  Africa providing the labor. 
C)  the belief of European explorers to create new cultures. 
D)  New World providing its raw materials. 
E)  the advancement and improvement of technology.

Question 14

The vast majority of Native Americans that died in the centuries following Columbus's landfall were victims of:

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A)  diseases like smallpox, yellow fever, and malaria. 
B)  starvation. 
C)  enslavement. 
D)  European weapons and techniques of warfare. 
E)  intertribal conflict. 
A)  diseases like smallpox, yellow fever, and malaria. 
B)  starvation. 
C)  enslavement. 
D)  European weapons and techniques of warfare. 
E)  intertribal conflict.

Question 15

The advantage of the Portuguese caravel was:

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A)  It was better suited for the warm waters off the African coast. 
B)  It proved fast enough to escape Mediterranean pirate ships. 
C)  It could sail more closely to the wind and thus successfully travel back north from the African West coast. 
D)  It was cheaper to build in large numbers. 
E)  It was the first ship to rely exclusively on sails without the assistance of rowers. 
A)  It was better suited for the warm waters off the African coast. 
B)  It proved fast enough to escape Mediterranean pirate ships. 
C)  It could sail more closely to the wind and thus successfully travel back north from the African West coast. 
D)  It was cheaper to build in large numbers. 
E)  It was the first ship to rely exclusively on sails without the assistance of rowers.

Question 16

Columbus called the native peoples he encountered "Indians" because

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A)  that was what they called themselves. 
B)  he believed that he had skirted the rim of the "Indies." 
C)  it was a form of the Spanish word for heathen. 
D)  the Vikings had first called them by that name. 
E)  all of these. 
A)  that was what they called themselves. 
B)  he believed that he had skirted the rim of the "Indies." 
C)  it was a form of the Spanish word for heathen. 
D)  the Vikings had first called them by that name. 
E)  all of these.

Question 17

Unlike the Indian societies of Central and South America, the native peoples of North America

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A)  were pacifists who opposed all warfare. 
B)  aggressively exploited the land for agricultural development. 
C)  lived in relatively scattered settlements without dense urban concentrations of population. 
D)  practiced a universal system of stern patriarchal authority. 
E)  all of these. 
A)  were pacifists who opposed all warfare. 
B)  aggressively exploited the land for agricultural development. 
C)  lived in relatively scattered settlements without dense urban concentrations of population. 
D)  practiced a universal system of stern patriarchal authority. 
E)  all of these.

Question 18

After his first voyage, Christopher Columbus believed that he had

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A)  discovered a New World. 
B)  failed at what he had set out to do. 
C)  sailed to the outskirts of the East Indies. 
D)  sailed around the world. 
E)  discovered the "lost continent" of Atlantis. 
A)  discovered a New World. 
B)  failed at what he had set out to do. 
C)  sailed to the outskirts of the East Indies. 
D)  sailed around the world. 
E)  discovered the "lost continent" of Atlantis.

Question 19

The stage was set for a cataclysmic shift in the course of history when

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A)  Europeans clamored for more and cheaper products from Asia. 
B)  Africa was established as a source of slave labor. 
C)  the Portuguese demonstrated the feasibility of long-range ocean navigation. 
D)  the Renaissance nurtured a spirit of optimism and adventure. 
E)  all of these. 
A)  Europeans clamored for more and cheaper products from Asia. 
B)  Africa was established as a source of slave labor. 
C)  the Portuguese demonstrated the feasibility of long-range ocean navigation. 
D)  the Renaissance nurtured a spirit of optimism and adventure. 
E)  all of these.

Question 20

Some of the more advanced Native American cultures did all of the following except

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A)  engage in significant ocean voyages of discovery. 
B)  establish large, bustling cities. 
C)  make strikingly accurate astronomical observations. 
D)  study mathematics. 
E)  carry on commerce. 
A)  engage in significant ocean voyages of discovery. 
B)  establish large, bustling cities. 
C)  make strikingly accurate astronomical observations. 
D)  study mathematics. 
E)  carry on commerce.

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The institution of encomienda allowed the

Europeans learned of the great wealth of Asia from

All of the following are true of Native Americans except

The earth's major continents developed from

The origins of the modern plantation system can be found in the

Among the more highly developed Native American (Indian) cultures of North America were the

The Christian crusaders were indirectly responsible for the discovery of America because they

European contact with Native Americans led to

The Europeans eventually realized that the riches of the New World lay not in the spice trade but in

Spain began to fortify and settle border areas like Florida, Texas, and California in order to

Which of the following is NOT true about the native population of the two American continents in 1492?

European voyages of discovery and exploration were facilitated by

All of the following contributed to the emergence of a new interdependent global economic system except

The vast majority of Native Americans that died in the centuries following Columbus's landfall were victims of:

The advantage of the Portuguese caravel was:

Columbus called the native peoples he encountered "Indians" because

Unlike the Indian societies of Central and South America, the native peoples of North America

After his first voyage, Christopher Columbus believed that he had

The stage was set for a cataclysmic shift in the course of history when

Some of the more advanced Native American cultures did all of the following except

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