Question 1

After conquering the last Canary Island in 1496, the Spanish devoted the land to the cultivation of

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A)  corn. 
B)  rice. 
C)  sugar. 
D)  tobacco. 
A)  corn. 
B)  rice. 
C)  sugar. 
D)  tobacco.

Question 2

The Mediterranean Atlantic prepared the way for the European voyages of exploration and discovery because it was there that European mariners

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A)  first learned the skill of trimming their sails. 
B)  discovered that the Westerlies would carry them swiftly into the Atlantic and toward the Caribbean. 
C)  first learned the importance of square sails in making their ships more maneuverable. 
D)  learned the valuable strategy of sailing around the wind. 
A)  first learned the skill of trimming their sails. 
B)  discovered that the Westerlies would carry them swiftly into the Atlantic and toward the Caribbean. 
C)  first learned the importance of square sails in making their ships more maneuverable. 
D)  learned the valuable strategy of sailing around the wind.

Question 3

Discuss the series of Mesoamerican civilizations that eventually gave rise to the Aztec civilization, and describe the major characteristics of Aztec culture. What are the differences between Mesoamerican cultures and North American cultures? What led to those differences?

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The series of Mesoamerican civilizations

Question 4

In contrast to African and Native American societies, women in European societies were

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A)  not allowed to engage in certain kinds of work. 
B)  usually denied positions of political and religious authority. 
C)  primarily responsible for discipline within the family. 
D)  equal to men in the eyes of the law. 
A)  not allowed to engage in certain kinds of work. 
B)  usually denied positions of political and religious authority. 
C)  primarily responsible for discipline within the family. 
D)  equal to men in the eyes of the law.

Question 5

Discuss the model of Spanish colonization of the Americas. Did Spain attain its goals? What impact did Spanish colonization have on Spain itself? What impact did it have on different Indian civilizations?

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The model of Spanish colonization of the

Question 6

How did prevailing winds help and hinder European trade in the North and South Atlantic? What role did these winds play in the European voyages of exploration and discovery?

Accepted Answer

Prevailing winds played a significant ro

Question 7

Examine the type and impact of trade that began with the Columbian period.

Accepted Answer

The trade that began with the Columbian

After conquering the last Canary Island in 1496, the Spanish devoted the land to the cultivation of

The Mediterranean Atlantic prepared the way for the European voyages of exploration and discovery because it was there that European mariners

Discuss the series of Mesoamerican civilizations that eventually gave rise to the Aztec civilization, and describe the major characteristics of Aztec culture. What are the differences between Mesoamerican cultures and North American cultures? What led to those differences?

In contrast to African and Native American societies, women in European societies were

Discuss the model of Spanish colonization of the Americas. Did Spain attain its goals? What impact did Spanish colonization have on Spain itself? What impact did it have on different Indian civilizations?

How did prevailing winds help and hinder European trade in the North and South Atlantic? What role did these winds play in the European voyages of exploration and discovery?

Examine the type and impact of trade that began with the Columbian period.

Europeans Colonize North America, 1600-1650

North America in the Atlantic World, 1650-1720

Becoming America, 1720-1760

The Ends of Empire, 1754-1774

American Revolutions, 1775-1783

Forging a Nation, 1783-1800

Defining the Nation, 1801-1823

The Rise of the South, 1815-1860

The Restless North, 1815-1860

The Contested West, 1815-1860

Politics and the Fate of the Union, 1824-1859

Transforming Fire: The Civil War, 1860-1865

Reconstruction: an Unfinished Revolution, 1865-1877

The Ecology of the West and South, 1865-1900

Building Factories, Building Cities, 1877-1900

Gilded Age Politics, 1877-1900

The Progressive ERA, 1895-1920

The Quest for Empire, 1865-1914

Americans in the Great War, 1914-1920

The New ERA, 1920-1929

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

The Second World War at Home and Abroad, 1939-1945

The Cold War and American Globalism, 1945-1961

America at Midcentury, 1945-1960

The Tumultuous Sixties, 1960-1968

A Pivotal ERA, 1969-1980

Conservatism Revived, 1980-1992

Into the Global Millennium: America Since 1992

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Exam 1: Three Old Worlds Create a New, 1492-1600

After conquering the last Canary Island in 1496, the Spanish devoted the land to the cultivation of

The Mediterranean Atlantic prepared the way for the European voyages of exploration and discovery because it was there that European mariners

Discuss the series of Mesoamerican civilizations that eventually gave rise to the Aztec civilization, and describe the major characteristics of Aztec culture. What are the differences between Mesoamerican cultures and North American cultures? What led to those differences?

In contrast to African and Native American societies, women in European societies were

Discuss the model of Spanish colonization of the Americas. Did Spain attain its goals? What impact did Spanish colonization have on Spain itself? What impact did it have on different Indian civilizations?

How did prevailing winds help and hinder European trade in the North and South Atlantic? What role did these winds play in the European voyages of exploration and discovery?

Examine the type and impact of trade that began with the Columbian period.

Europeans Colonize North America, 1600-1650

North America in the Atlantic World, 1650-1720

Becoming America, 1720-1760

The Ends of Empire, 1754-1774

American Revolutions, 1775-1783

Forging a Nation, 1783-1800

Defining the Nation, 1801-1823

The Rise of the South, 1815-1860

The Restless North, 1815-1860

The Contested West, 1815-1860

Politics and the Fate of the Union, 1824-1859

Transforming Fire: The Civil War, 1860-1865

Reconstruction: an Unfinished Revolution, 1865-1877

The Ecology of the West and South, 1865-1900

Building Factories, Building Cities, 1877-1900

Gilded Age Politics, 1877-1900

The Progressive ERA, 1895-1920

The Quest for Empire, 1865-1914

Americans in the Great War, 1914-1920

The New ERA, 1920-1929

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

The Second World War at Home and Abroad, 1939-1945

The Cold War and American Globalism, 1945-1961

America at Midcentury, 1945-1960

The Tumultuous Sixties, 1960-1968

A Pivotal ERA, 1969-1980

Conservatism Revived, 1980-1992

Into the Global Millennium: America Since 1992

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