Question 1

_________ was an African empire on the Malian coast. 
A. Cheyenne 
B. Kongo 
C. Taos 
D. Hopi

Accepted Answer

Kongo

Question 2

The Iroquois Confederacy was formed by:

Accepted Answer

A) southeastern Native American tribes. 
B) northeastern tribes to counter the fear of attack. 
C) the Prairies to restrict trade activities within the tribes. 
D) the Indians of the High Plains. 
E) European settlers in North America. 
A) southeastern Native American tribes. 
B) northeastern tribes to counter the fear of attack. 
C) the Prairies to restrict trade activities within the tribes. 
D) the Indians of the High Plains. 
E) European settlers in North America. B

Question 3

The _____ was the bubonic plague that started to spread in 1346 and eventually killed one-third of all Europeans.

Accepted Answer

A) Holocaust 
B) Pequot War 
C) Renaissance 
D) Black Death 
E) Crusades 
A) Holocaust 
B) Pequot War 
C) Renaissance 
D) Black Death 
E) Crusades D

Question 4

_____ was a flourishing Islamic kingdom that enveloped the kingdom of Ghana by the thirteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) Cahokia 
B) Aztec 
C) Mohawk 
D) Cheyenne 
E) Mali 
A) Cahokia 
B) Aztec 
C) Mohawk 
D) Cheyenne 
E) Mali

Question 5

The kingdom of Ghana did not have any extensive trade routes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Explain the importance of the Archaic era.

Accepted Answer

Between 5,000 and 8,000 years ago, a mon

Question 7

The Reformation:

Accepted Answer

A) solidified the unity of Catholic authority over Europe. 
B) hastened the development of nationalism. 
C) demanded a Church with more hierarchies. 
D) upheld the importance rituals such as the Mass and confessions. 
E) suppressed the growth of new religious traditions. 
A) solidified the unity of Catholic authority over Europe. 
B) hastened the development of nationalism. 
C) demanded a Church with more hierarchies. 
D) upheld the importance rituals such as the Mass and confessions. 
E) suppressed the growth of new religious traditions.

Question 8

Discuss the factors that led to the formation of the Iroquois Confederacy.

Accepted Answer

Most of the northeastern tribes lived in

Question 9

Describe the Anasazi civilization of the pre-Columbian era.

Accepted Answer

In the present-day United States, two of

Question 10

_____ was the central religious force in western Europe and the sole institution with moral authority and political power over all of medieval Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) Renaissance 
B) Pantheism 
C) Islam 
D) Mercantilism 
E) Catholicism 
A) Renaissance 
B) Pantheism 
C) Islam 
D) Mercantilism 
E) Catholicism

Question 11

The first settlers of the Americas seem to have appeared during the Paleo-Indian era.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

_________ was one of the most important leaders of the Protestant Reformation. 
A. Afonso I 
B. Adam Smith 
C. Winston Churchill 
D. Martin Luther

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________ was one of the most important...

Question 13

Which of the following is a true statement about the Incas?

Accepted Answer

A) They were the earliest settlers of North America who came from Europe. 
B) They lived in the western coast of South America and formed the largest Indian civilization in the pre-Columbian era. 
C) They built step-tiered temples and dominated southern Guatemala and the Yucatan Peninsula from the fifth to the eighth centuries. 
D) They ruled central Mexico from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries. 
E) They built fourteen "great houses" in the Chaco Canyon as a testament to the grandness of their civilization. 
A) They were the earliest settlers of North America who came from Europe. 
B) They lived in the western coast of South America and formed the largest Indian civilization in the pre-Columbian era. 
C) They built step-tiered temples and dominated southern Guatemala and the Yucatan Peninsula from the fifth to the eighth centuries. 
D) They ruled central Mexico from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries. 
E) They built fourteen "great houses" in the Chaco Canyon as a testament to the grandness of their civilization.

Question 14

Discuss the collapse of the kingdom of Mali in Africa.

Accepted Answer

The kingdom of Mali collapsed around 150

Question 15

A(n)_____ system is a belief system consisting of belief in many deities.

Accepted Answer

A) atheistic 
B) monotheistic 
C) polytheistic 
D) pantheistic 
E) transcendentalist 
A) atheistic 
B) monotheistic 
C) polytheistic 
D) pantheistic 
E) transcendentalist

Question 16

The _____ consisted of a series of campaigns in which Europeans marched to the Middle East in an effort to seize the Holy Land of Jerusalem, which at the time was controlled by Muslims.

Accepted Answer

A) Reformation 
B) Hundred Years' War 
C) Renaissance 
D) Black Death 
E) Crusades 
A) Reformation 
B) Hundred Years' War 
C) Renaissance 
D) Black Death 
E) Crusades

Question 17

Discuss the Renaissance in Europe in the late fourteenth century.

Accepted Answer

By the late fourteenth century, the forc

Question 18

Which of the following is a true statement about the Anasazi?

Accepted Answer

A) They were known for their step-tiered temples and dominated the Yucatan Peninsula. 
B) They were the earliest settlers of North America who were of European origin. 
C) They built fourteen "great houses" in the Chaco Canyon as a testament to the grandness of their civilization. 
D) They ruled central Mexico from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries. 
E) They dominated southern Guatemala and the Yucatan Peninsula from the fifth to the eighth centuries. 
A) They were known for their step-tiered temples and dominated the Yucatan Peninsula. 
B) They were the earliest settlers of North America who were of European origin. 
C) They built fourteen "great houses" in the Chaco Canyon as a testament to the grandness of their civilization. 
D) They ruled central Mexico from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries. 
E) They dominated southern Guatemala and the Yucatan Peninsula from the fifth to the eighth centuries.

Question 19

Discuss the role of the printing press in the Reformation.

Accepted Answer

The leaders of the Reformation, most imp

Question 20

Discuss the Protestant Reformation.

Accepted Answer

At its core, the Reformation was a movem

Exam 1: Three Societies on the Verge of Contact

_________ was an African empire on the Malian coast. A. Cheyenne B. Kongo C. Taos D. Hopi

The Iroquois Confederacy was formed by:

The _____ was the bubonic plague that started to spread in 1346 and eventually killed one-third of all Europeans.

_____ was a flourishing Islamic kingdom that enveloped the kingdom of Ghana by the thirteenth century.

The kingdom of Ghana did not have any extensive trade routes.

Explain the importance of the Archaic era.

The Reformation:

Discuss the factors that led to the formation of the Iroquois Confederacy.

Describe the Anasazi civilization of the pre-Columbian era.

_____ was the central religious force in western Europe and the sole institution with moral authority and political power over all of medieval Europe.

The first settlers of the Americas seem to have appeared during the Paleo-Indian era.

_________ was one of the most important leaders of the Protestant Reformation. A. Afonso I B. Adam Smith C. Winston Churchill D. Martin Luther

Which of the following is a true statement about the Incas?

Discuss the collapse of the kingdom of Mali in Africa.

A(n)_____ system is a belief system consisting of belief in many deities.

The _____ consisted of a series of campaigns in which Europeans marched to the Middle East in an effort to seize the Holy Land of Jerusalem, which at the time was controlled by Muslims.

Discuss the Renaissance in Europe in the late fourteenth century.

Which of the following is a true statement about the Anasazi?

Discuss the role of the printing press in the Reformation.

Discuss the Protestant Reformation.

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Toward Revolution, 1763-1775

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Jeffersonian Democracy, 1800-1814

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The Impending Crisis

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