Question 1

What happened to the city of Tenochtitlán?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was seized and controlled by the Incans. 
B)  It suffered a terrible earthquake. 
C)  Its temples were leveled and replaced by Christian cathedrals. 
D)  It was destroyed during battles between the Portuguese and Aztecs. 
E)  Its ruler Moctezuma was supplanted and replaced by Malinche. 
A)  It was seized and controlled by the Incans. 
B)  It suffered a terrible earthquake. 
C)  Its temples were leveled and replaced by Christian cathedrals. 
D)  It was destroyed during battles between the Portuguese and Aztecs. 
E)  Its ruler Moctezuma was supplanted and replaced by Malinche. C

Question 2

Columbus called the native peoples he encountered "Indians" because

Accepted Answer

A)  that was what they called themselves. 
B)  he believed that he had skirted the rim of the "Indies." 
C)  it was a form of the Spanish word for heathen. 
D)  the Vikings had first called them by that name. 
E)  this is what they asked him to call them. 
A)  that was what they called themselves. 
B)  he believed that he had skirted the rim of the "Indies." 
C)  it was a form of the Spanish word for heathen. 
D)  the Vikings had first called them by that name. 
E)  this is what they asked him to call them. B

Question 3

Which phrase best describes "noche triste?"

Accepted Answer

A)  The Spanish victory over Popé's rebellion 
B)  The death of millions of Native Americans to small pox and other European diseases 
C)  The arrival of Europeans, who came to steal Native Americans' gold 
D)  The beginning of warfare between the Aztecs and Cortés's army 
E)  The enslavement of native people under the encomienda system 
A)  The Spanish victory over Popé's rebellion 
B)  The death of millions of Native Americans to small pox and other European diseases 
C)  The arrival of Europeans, who came to steal Native Americans' gold 
D)  The beginning of warfare between the Aztecs and Cortés's army 
E)  The enslavement of native people under the encomienda system C

Question 4

European contact with Native Americans led to

Accepted Answer

A)  the Europeans' acceptance of the horse into their culture. 
B)  the deaths of millions of Native Americans, who had little resistance to European diseases. 
C)  the introduction into the New World of such plants as potatoes, tomatoes, and beans. 
D)  an increase in the Native American population. 
E)  the use of tobacco by Native Americans. 
A)  the Europeans' acceptance of the horse into their culture. 
B)  the deaths of millions of Native Americans, who had little resistance to European diseases. 
C)  the introduction into the New World of such plants as potatoes, tomatoes, and beans. 
D)  an increase in the Native American population. 
E)  the use of tobacco by Native Americans.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Cahokia

Accepted Answer

Cahokia was a pre-Columbian Native Ameri

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"sugar revolution"

Accepted Answer

The "sugar revolution" refers to the dra

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Día de la Raza

Accepted Answer

Día de la Raza, which translates to "Day

Question 8

Which event prompted the development of the earth's major continents?

Accepted Answer

A)  A series of volcanoes exploding beneath the ocean floor 
B)  The drifting apart of the original single supercontinent 
C)  The coming together of numerous small islands 
D)  The crashing of an enormous meteorite into the earth 
E)  An enormous earthquake millions of years ago 
A)  A series of volcanoes exploding beneath the ocean floor 
B)  The drifting apart of the original single supercontinent 
C)  The coming together of numerous small islands 
D)  The crashing of an enormous meteorite into the earth 
E)  An enormous earthquake millions of years ago

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Treaty of Tordesillas

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Tordesillas was an agreeme

Question 10

Which statement about Malinche is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  She was an Aztec goddess, revered by Native people at the time of Spanish conquest. 
B)  She was an Indian slave who served as Cortés's translator. 
C)  She was the wife of Moctezuma. 
D)  She betrayed her people by telling Cortés's army about the locations of Indian warriors. 
E)  She controlled the largest gold reserves in early Mexico. 
A)  She was an Aztec goddess, revered by Native people at the time of Spanish conquest. 
B)  She was an Indian slave who served as Cortés's translator. 
C)  She was the wife of Moctezuma. 
D)  She betrayed her people by telling Cortés's army about the locations of Indian warriors. 
E)  She controlled the largest gold reserves in early Mexico.

Question 11

The Aztec chief Moctezuma allowed Cortés to enter the capital of Tenochtitlán because

Accepted Answer

A)  Cortés's army was so powerful. 
B)  Moctezuma believed that Cortés was the god Quetzalcoatl. 
C)  there was little in the city of interest to the Spanish. 
D)  he was told to by the gods. 
E)  his translator Malinche persuaded him to do so. 
A)  Cortés's army was so powerful. 
B)  Moctezuma believed that Cortés was the god Quetzalcoatl. 
C)  there was little in the city of interest to the Spanish. 
D)  he was told to by the gods. 
E)  his translator Malinche persuaded him to do so.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Columbian Exchange

Accepted Answer

The Columbian Exchange was a widespread

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Marco Polo

Accepted Answer

Marco Polo (1254-1324) was a Venetian me

Question 14

Discuss the slave trade as it existed in Africa before and after the Portuguese arrived.What forces helped shape its growth and transformation?

Accepted Answer

The slave trade in Africa existed long b

Question 15

The institution of encomienda allowed the

Accepted Answer

A)  native people to enslave members of other tribes. 
B)  Europeans to marry Native Americans. 
C)  European governments to give Indians to colonists if they promised to try to Christianize them. 
D)  governments of Europe to abolish the practice of Indian slavery and to establish African slavery. 
E)  Europeans to establish an economy based on capitalism. 
A)  native people to enslave members of other tribes. 
B)  Europeans to marry Native Americans. 
C)  European governments to give Indians to colonists if they promised to try to Christianize them. 
D)  governments of Europe to abolish the practice of Indian slavery and to establish African slavery. 
E)  Europeans to establish an economy based on capitalism.

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-mestizos

Accepted Answer

Mestizos are individuals of mixed Europe

Question 17

The melting of the glaciers at the end of the ice age created a large lake covering

Accepted Answer

A)  most of California's Central Valley. 
B)  the Tennessee Valley. 
C)  the Pacific Northwest. 
D)  much of present-day Utah, Nevada, and Idaho. 
E)  half of today's state of Indiana. 
A)  most of California's Central Valley. 
B)  the Tennessee Valley. 
C)  the Pacific Northwest. 
D)  much of present-day Utah, Nevada, and Idaho. 
E)  half of today's state of Indiana.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Anasazi

Accepted Answer

The Anasazi, also known as the Ancestral

Question 19

Compare and contrast the impact of Europeans on Native American (Indian)cultures and the impact of native cultures on Europeans.What benefits and liabilities did each culture experienced from these intercultural interactions?

Accepted Answer

The impact of Europeans on Native Americ

Question 20

European voyages of discovery and exploration were facilitated by

Accepted Answer

A)  the rise of capitalism. 
B)  new naval technology. 
C)  the collapse of nation-states. 
D)  the religious unity of Europe. 
E)  the installation of a new pope. 
A)  the rise of capitalism. 
B)  new naval technology. 
C)  the collapse of nation-states. 
D)  the religious unity of Europe. 
E)  the installation of a new pope.

Exam 1: New World Beginnings

What happened to the city of Tenochtitlán?

Columbus called the native peoples he encountered "Indians" because

Which phrase best describes "noche triste?"

European contact with Native Americans led to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Cahokia

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"sugar revolution"

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Día de la Raza

Which event prompted the development of the earth's major continents?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Treaty of Tordesillas

Which statement about Malinche is TRUE?

The Aztec chief Moctezuma allowed Cortés to enter the capital of Tenochtitlán because

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Columbian Exchange

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Marco Polo

Discuss the slave trade as it existed in Africa before and after the Portuguese arrived.What forces helped shape its growth and transformation?

The institution of encomienda allowed the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -mestizos

The melting of the glaciers at the end of the ice age created a large lake covering

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Anasazi

Compare and contrast the impact of Europeans on Native American (Indian)cultures and the impact of native cultures on Europeans.What benefits and liabilities did each culture experienced from these intercultural interactions?

European voyages of discovery and exploration were facilitated by

The Planting of English America,1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies,1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century,1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution,1700-1775

The Duel for North America,1608-1763

The Road to Revolution 1763-1775

America Secedes from the Empire,1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution,1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State,1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic,1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism,1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy,1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture,1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy,1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy,1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle,1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion,1854-1861

Girding for War: The North and the South,1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War,1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction,1865-1877

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