Exam 1: When Old Worlds Collide: Encounters in the Atlantic World to 1600

Aside from Marco Polo, the Chinese had no contact whatsoever with the rest of the world.

The rise of slavery in the New World was closely related to the demands of the capitalist market in Europe.

The Toltecs controlled the Valley of Mexico for three centuries.

The era of European exploration

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

The marriage of Queen Isabella of Castile and King_____________ of Aragon formed the foundation for modern Spain.

The world's largest and grandest city in the 1200s was in_____________.

Examine the reasons why Portugal rose to the forefront during the early period of European exploration.

The system of labor control that allowed a person to exploit the labor force for a certain period of time was called

In 1580, the_____________ Empire was the greatest empire the world had ever known.

The sixteenth century Catholic missions in North America

Explain the victory of Hernán Cortés over the large and powerful Aztec Empire.

The first mariner to sail around the world was_____________.

The Indians of the Pacific northwest divided tasks along gender lines.

The_____________ were cliff-dwelling people in the American southwest.

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

Pedro Alvares Cabral discovered_____________ in South America accidentally.

Human habitation of the Americas began approximately

As the encomienda system faded, a new system of debt peonage kept Indians tied to the Spanish.

As of 1400, mariners were the world's best.