Question 1

Until the twelfth century, most of Europe was an economic and intellectual backwater in comparison to China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Identify a factor that led to the development of Christian humanism in sixteenth century Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) The increased acceptance of the Roman Catholicism 
B) The increased acceptance of the feudal system in Europe 
C) The decision of the Church to promote multiple religions across Europe 
D) The decline of the Reformation movement 
E) The consolidation of monarchial powers 
A) The increased acceptance of the Roman Catholicism 
B) The increased acceptance of the feudal system in Europe 
C) The decision of the Church to promote multiple religions across Europe 
D) The decline of the Reformation movement 
E) The consolidation of monarchial powers

Question 3

The _____ is the North American era lasting from 500 B.C.E. to 1492 C.E.

Accepted Answer

A) Neolithic era 
B) Renaissance 
C) Paleolithic era 
D) pre-Columbian era 
E) Paleo-Indian era 
A) Neolithic era 
B) Renaissance 
C) Paleolithic era 
D) pre-Columbian era 
E) Paleo-Indian era

Question 4

Explain the significance of the Reformation.

Accepted Answer

The Reformation was important for at lea

Question 5

Identify an accurate statement about the Mississippians.

Accepted Answer

A) Their civilization was formed after the weakening and dissolution of the Anasazi civilization. 
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) Their civilization disintegrated around 1100 C.E. 
E) They developed an accurate calendar and built a pyramid. 
A) Their civilization was formed after the weakening and dissolution of the Anasazi civilization. 
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) Their civilization disintegrated around 1100 C.E. 
E) They developed an accurate calendar and built a pyramid.

Question 6

The Pueblo people were the southwestern conglomeration of tribes who lived in today's Mexico and Arizona.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following factors led to the development of Christian humanism in sixteenth century Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) The slow urbanization of Europe 
B) The increased acceptance of the feudal system in Europe 
C) The decision of the Church to promote multiple religions 
D) The decline of the Reformation movement 
E) The disintegration of monarchial powers 
A) The slow urbanization of Europe 
B) The increased acceptance of the feudal system in Europe 
C) The decision of the Church to promote multiple religions 
D) The decline of the Reformation movement 
E) The disintegration of monarchial powers

Question 8

Discuss the political and social system in Europe in 1492.

Accepted Answer

By 1492, Europe was a dramatically diffe

Question 9

Which of the following is a true statement about the Archaic era?

Accepted Answer

A) It was the era during which hunting was a primary source of sustenance for most people of Native North America. 
B) It was characterized by the establishment of sedentary existence in American prehistory. 
C) It was characterized by the creation of complex social hierarchical structures. 
D) It began when Columbus first landed in North America. 
E) It marked the end of the pre-Columbian era. 
A) It was the era during which hunting was a primary source of sustenance for most people of Native North America. 
B) It was characterized by the establishment of sedentary existence in American prehistory. 
C) It was characterized by the creation of complex social hierarchical structures. 
D) It began when Columbus first landed in North America. 
E) It marked the end of the pre-Columbian era.

Question 10

Which of the following was one of the factors that engendered the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

A) The expansion of the feudal system in the fifteenth century 
B) The high level of material well-being in the great European cities 
C) The spread of atheism in the great European cities 
D) The acceptance of social hierarchies and the subordination of serfs 
E) The increased control of the Catholic Church over agricultural estates 
A) The expansion of the feudal system in the fifteenth century 
B) The high level of material well-being in the great European cities 
C) The spread of atheism in the great European cities 
D) The acceptance of social hierarchies and the subordination of serfs 
E) The increased control of the Catholic Church over agricultural estates

Question 11

By the late 1400s, North America was home to numerous civilizations and tribes, some of which were sizeable and dominated large swaths of land.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following was true of Lower Guinea?

Accepted Answer

A) It was the region of the kingdom of Mali in which Islam spread more rapidly than in the rest of the kingdom. 
B) It was the region that encompassed Timbuktu, the principal city of the kingdom of Mali. 
C) It was one of the regions of the kingdom of Mali in which family descent was typically patrilineal. 
D) It was the part of the kingdom of Mali in which people converted to Catholicism during the thirteenth century. 
E) It was the region in which Africans possessed slaves, usually war captives or debtors. 
A) It was the region of the kingdom of Mali in which Islam spread more rapidly than in the rest of the kingdom. 
B) It was the region that encompassed Timbuktu, the principal city of the kingdom of Mali. 
C) It was one of the regions of the kingdom of Mali in which family descent was typically patrilineal. 
D) It was the part of the kingdom of Mali in which people converted to Catholicism during the thirteenth century. 
E) It was the region in which Africans possessed slaves, usually war captives or debtors.

Question 13

The _____ era was the era beginning about 15,000 years ago and ending about 10,000 years ago, characterized by initial North American settlement.

Accepted Answer

A) pre-Columbian 
B) Archaic 
C) Renaissance 
D) Paleolithic 
E) Paleo-Indian 
A) pre-Columbian 
B) Archaic 
C) Renaissance 
D) Paleolithic 
E) Paleo-Indian

Question 14

Religiously, most of the Africans in Lower Guinea did not embrace Islam.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A(n)_____ system is a belief system consisting of the belief that supernatural beings, or souls, inhibit all objects and govern their actions.

Accepted Answer

A) atheistic 
B) monotheist 
C) polytheistic 
D) animistic 
E) transcendentalist 
A) atheistic 
B) monotheist 
C) polytheistic 
D) animistic 
E) transcendentalist

Question 16

_________ was the practice of popes using their authority to limit the time a person's soul spent in purgatory, in exchange for cash. 
A. Christian humanism 
B. Pantheism 
C. The selling of indulgences 
D. The Protestant Reformation

Accepted Answer

The sellin

Question 17

Socially, most Europeans in the fourteenth and the fifteenth centuries still lived in an agrarian society on remnants of the feudal system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

_____ was an African empire on the Malian coast.

Accepted Answer

A) Beringia 
B) Aztec 
C) Mohawk 
D) Benin 
E) Cheyenne 
A) Beringia 
B) Aztec 
C) Mohawk 
D) Benin 
E) Cheyenne

Question 19

The _____ was an intellectual and artistic reconnection to the age of Greco-Roman antiquity; it started in the fourteenth century and lionized the individual.

Accepted Answer

A) Renaissance 
B) Pantheism 
C) Crusades 
D) mercantilism 
E) feudal revolution 
A) Renaissance 
B) Pantheism 
C) Crusades 
D) mercantilism 
E) feudal revolution

Question 20

The Kongo Empire took control of Timbuktu when the kingdom of Mali collapsed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Three Societies on the Verge of Contact

Until the twelfth century, most of Europe was an economic and intellectual backwater in comparison to China.

Identify a factor that led to the development of Christian humanism in sixteenth century Europe.

The _____ is the North American era lasting from 500 B.C.E. to 1492 C.E.

Explain the significance of the Reformation.

Identify an accurate statement about the Mississippians.

The Pueblo people were the southwestern conglomeration of tribes who lived in today's Mexico and Arizona.

Which of the following factors led to the development of Christian humanism in sixteenth century Europe?

Discuss the political and social system in Europe in 1492.

Which of the following is a true statement about the Archaic era?

Which of the following was one of the factors that engendered the Renaissance?

By the late 1400s, North America was home to numerous civilizations and tribes, some of which were sizeable and dominated large swaths of land.

Which of the following was true of Lower Guinea?

The _____ era was the era beginning about 15,000 years ago and ending about 10,000 years ago, characterized by initial North American settlement.

Religiously, most of the Africans in Lower Guinea did not embrace Islam.

A(n)_____ system is a belief system consisting of the belief that supernatural beings, or souls, inhibit all objects and govern their actions.

_________ was the practice of popes using their authority to limit the time a person's soul spent in purgatory, in exchange for cash. A. Christian humanism B. Pantheism C. The selling of indulgences D. The Protestant Reformation

Socially, most Europeans in the fourteenth and the fifteenth centuries still lived in an agrarian society on remnants of the feudal system.

_____ was an African empire on the Malian coast.

The _____ was an intellectual and artistic reconnection to the age of Greco-Roman antiquity; it started in the fourteenth century and lionized the individual.

The Kongo Empire took control of Timbuktu when the kingdom of Mali collapsed.

Contact and Settlement, 1492-1660

Expansion and Its Costs, 1660-1700

Expansion and Control, 1700-1763

Toward Revolution, 1763-1775

The Revolution

Confederation and Constitution, 1783-1789

Securing the New Nation, 1789-1800

Jeffersonian Democracy, 1800-1814

The Market Revolution

Politics of the Market Revolution

A Regionalized America, 1830-1860

The Continued Move West

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction, 1865-1877

The Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Age: North, South, and West

The Progressive ERA

Becoming a World Power

Prosperity and Change in the Twenties

The Great Depression and the New Deal

World War II

Cold War America

The Sixties

The Age of Fracture: the 1970s

Reagans America

America in the Information Age

Globalization and Its

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