Question 1

What explains the European desire for exploration and settlement in the fifteenth century?

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Essay should address several key points:

Question 2

After the 1430s information was able to circulate more freely in Europe than anywhere else in the world because of the

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A)  political unity achieved by the monarchs. 
B)  invention of the printing press. 
C)  rapid development of sailing vessels. 
D)  social mobility that came with the break down of feudalism. 
E)  invention of the telephone. 
A)  political unity achieved by the monarchs. 
B)  invention of the printing press. 
C)  rapid development of sailing vessels. 
D)  social mobility that came with the break down of feudalism. 
E)  invention of the telephone.

Question 3

Each of the following could be referred to as a conquistador except

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A)  Hernán Cortés. 
B)  Francisco Pizarro. 
C)  Vasco da Gama. 
D)  Francisco de Coronado. 
E)  Hernando de Soto 
A)  Hernán Cortés. 
B)  Francisco Pizarro. 
C)  Vasco da Gama. 
D)  Francisco de Coronado. 
E)  Hernando de Soto

Question 4

In the period 1530 to 1630, the population of Mexico and Peru decreased by approximately

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A)  10 percent. 
B)  30 percent. 
C)  60 percent. 
D)  90 percent. 
E)  100 percent 
A)  10 percent. 
B)  30 percent. 
C)  60 percent. 
D)  90 percent. 
E)  100 percent

Question 5

Some estimates claim that the Aztecs sacrificed ____________________ people at the dedication of the Great Pyramid of the Sun in 1487.

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The answer of Some estimates claim that the Aztecs sacrificed...

Question 6

Which of the following was true of Christopher Columbus?

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A)  He was the first person to believe that the Earth is round. 
B)  He was an Italian navigator whose four voyages to the West were financed by the Spanish. 
C)  He accurately calculated the circumference of the Earth to be 26,000 miles. 
D)  He received land, titles, and wealth from his discoveries and died the richest commoner in Europe. 
E)  He rejected offers from England and Portugal to finance his voyages. 
A)  He was the first person to believe that the Earth is round. 
B)  He was an Italian navigator whose four voyages to the West were financed by the Spanish. 
C)  He accurately calculated the circumference of the Earth to be 26,000 miles. 
D)  He received land, titles, and wealth from his discoveries and died the richest commoner in Europe. 
E)  He rejected offers from England and Portugal to finance his voyages.

Question 7

The Aztec capital, ____________________, was more populated than any western European city.

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The answer of The Aztec capital, ____________________, was more populated...

Question 8

Most Indian societies engaged in clan or family ownership of landholdings.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Humans did not actually live on Beringia; it was used only as a means of travel between Siberia and Alaska.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Unlike Spain in the Americas, Portugal in Brazil did not attempt to rule the Indian population directly, but attempted to

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A)  use it as labor. 
B)  remove it to Portugal. 
C)  enslave and eventually replace it. 
D)  Christianize it 
E)  exterminate it. 
A)  use it as labor. 
B)  remove it to Portugal. 
C)  enslave and eventually replace it. 
D)  Christianize it 
E)  exterminate it.

Question 11

The most sophisticated civilization in the world at the time of European exploration was in China.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

One of the major advantages Portugal had in the race for exploration was its leader, Henry the Navigator.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Under slavery as it existed in Africa

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A)  the slaves were forced to work long hours in commercial agriculture. 
B)  slaves' descendents were often assimilated into the captor's society. 
C)  only Christians were enslaved. 
D)  slaves were isolated as a separate caste. 
E)  slaves were executed after serving five years. 
A)  the slaves were forced to work long hours in commercial agriculture. 
B)  slaves' descendents were often assimilated into the captor's society. 
C)  only Christians were enslaved. 
D)  slaves were isolated as a separate caste. 
E)  slaves were executed after serving five years.

Question 14

The most devastating factor brought to the Americas by the Europeans was

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A)  the horse 
B)  gunpowder. 
C)  cannon. 
D)  bronze weaponry. 
E)  disease. 
A)  the horse 
B)  gunpowder. 
C)  cannon. 
D)  bronze weaponry. 
E)  disease.

Question 15

The Indian peoples of the Americas had only domesticated one animal species, the dog, before the arrival of the Europeans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Almost ____________________ million people lived in the Western Hemisphere in 1492.

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The answer of Almost ____________________ million people lived in the...

Question 17

The nation that led the way for European expansion into the Americas was

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A)  France. 
B)  England. 
C)  China. 
D)  Portugal. 
E)  Spain 
A)  France. 
B)  England. 
C)  China. 
D)  Portugal. 
E)  Spain

Question 18

The ____________________ established their first African fort at Cape Blanco in 1448.

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The answer of The ____________________ established their first African fort...

Question 19

Describe the most significant plant, animal, and bacterial aspects of the exchanges between Europe and the Americas.

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Whenever peoples from different parts of

Question 20

The major reason that western Europe engaged in explorations in the fifteenth century was

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A)  the desire to spread Christianity. 
B)  to control the oceans. 
C)  to expand trade with the non-Christian world. 
D)  to establish colonies. 
E)  to escape the Black Death. 
A)  the desire to spread Christianity. 
B)  to control the oceans. 
C)  to expand trade with the non-Christian world. 
D)  to establish colonies. 
E)  to escape the Black Death.

What explains the European desire for exploration and settlement in the fifteenth century?

After the 1430s information was able to circulate more freely in Europe than anywhere else in the world because of the

Each of the following could be referred to as a conquistador except

In the period 1530 to 1630, the population of Mexico and Peru decreased by approximately

Some estimates claim that the Aztecs sacrificed ____________________ people at the dedication of the Great Pyramid of the Sun in 1487.

Which of the following was true of Christopher Columbus?

The Aztec capital, ____________________, was more populated than any western European city.

Most Indian societies engaged in clan or family ownership of landholdings.

Humans did not actually live on Beringia; it was used only as a means of travel between Siberia and Alaska.

Unlike Spain in the Americas, Portugal in Brazil did not attempt to rule the Indian population directly, but attempted to

The most sophisticated civilization in the world at the time of European exploration was in China.

One of the major advantages Portugal had in the race for exploration was its leader, Henry the Navigator.

Under slavery as it existed in Africa

The most devastating factor brought to the Americas by the Europeans was

The Indian peoples of the Americas had only domesticated one animal species, the dog, before the arrival of the Europeans.

Almost ____________________ million people lived in the Western Hemisphere in 1492.

The nation that led the way for European expansion into the Americas was

The ____________________ established their first African fort at Cape Blanco in 1448.

Describe the most significant plant, animal, and bacterial aspects of the exchanges between Europe and the Americas.

The major reason that western Europe engaged in explorations in the fifteenth century was

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Exam 1: When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, Conquest, Catastrophe

What explains the European desire for exploration and settlement in the fifteenth century?

After the 1430s information was able to circulate more freely in Europe than anywhere else in the world because of the

Each of the following could be referred to as a conquistador except

In the period 1530 to 1630, the population of Mexico and Peru decreased by approximately

Some estimates claim that the Aztecs sacrificed ____________________ people at the dedication of the Great Pyramid of the Sun in 1487.

Which of the following was true of Christopher Columbus?

The Aztec capital, ____________________, was more populated than any western European city.

Most Indian societies engaged in clan or family ownership of landholdings.

Humans did not actually live on Beringia; it was used only as a means of travel between Siberia and Alaska.

Unlike Spain in the Americas, Portugal in Brazil did not attempt to rule the Indian population directly, but attempted to

The most sophisticated civilization in the world at the time of European exploration was in China.

One of the major advantages Portugal had in the race for exploration was its leader, Henry the Navigator.

Under slavery as it existed in Africa

The most devastating factor brought to the Americas by the Europeans was

The Indian peoples of the Americas had only domesticated one animal species, the dog, before the arrival of the Europeans.

Almost ____________________ million people lived in the Western Hemisphere in 1492.

The nation that led the way for European expansion into the Americas was

The ____________________ established their first African fort at Cape Blanco in 1448.

Describe the most significant plant, animal, and bacterial aspects of the exchanges between Europe and the Americas.

The major reason that western Europe engaged in explorations in the fifteenth century was

The Challenge to Spain and the Settlement of North America

England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, Liberty, and Expansion

Reform, Resistance, Revolution

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Whigs and Democrats

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

America During the Second World War

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, Social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2011

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