Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Malinche, also known as Doña Marina, was

Question 2

The native population of the two American continents in 1492

Accepted Answer

A)  numbered about 54 million. 
B)  spoke interchangeable languages. 
C)  practiced a uniform religion. 
D)  existed almost exclusively as nomadic tribes. 
E)  were exclusively matrilinear. 
A)  numbered about 54 million. 
B)  spoke interchangeable languages. 
C)  practiced a uniform religion. 
D)  existed almost exclusively as nomadic tribes. 
E)  were exclusively matrilinear.

Question 3

Europeans learned of the great wealth of Asia from

Accepted Answer

A)  Spanish explorers. 
B)  the voyages of Norse explorers. 
C)  Marco Polo's report of his travels. 
D)  the voyages of Christopher Columbus. 
E)  African slave traders. 
A)  Spanish explorers. 
B)  the voyages of Norse explorers. 
C)  Marco Polo's report of his travels. 
D)  the voyages of Christopher Columbus. 
E)  African slave traders.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-sub-Saharan Africa

Accepted Answer

Sub-Saharan Africa is the region of the

Question 5

What was Bartolome de Las Casas' relationship to the encomienda system?

Accepted Answer

A)  He designed and implemented it. 
B)  He considered it the lynchpin of capitalism. 
C)  He considered it immoral and protested it. 
D)  He performed marriages between Spanish explorers and enslaved native women. 
E)  He convinced Moctezuma to provide slaves to Spanish settlements. 
A)  He designed and implemented it. 
B)  He considered it the lynchpin of capitalism. 
C)  He considered it immoral and protested it. 
D)  He performed marriages between Spanish explorers and enslaved native women. 
E)  He convinced Moctezuma to provide slaves to Spanish settlements.

Question 6

What was one advantage of the Portuguese caravel?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was better suited for the warm waters off the African coast. 
B)  It proved fast enough to escape Mediterranean pirate ships. 
C)  It could sail more closely to the wind and thus successfully travel back north from the African West coast. 
D)  It was cheaper to build in large numbers. 
E)  It was the first ship to rely exclusively on sails without the assistance of rowers. 
A)  It was better suited for the warm waters off the African coast. 
B)  It proved fast enough to escape Mediterranean pirate ships. 
C)  It could sail more closely to the wind and thus successfully travel back north from the African West coast. 
D)  It was cheaper to build in large numbers. 
E)  It was the first ship to rely exclusively on sails without the assistance of rowers.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

The Incas were a South American indigeno

Question 8

What happened to the defeated Indians at the Battle of Acoma?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were put to death. 
B)  They were forced to work on sugar plantations. 
C)  They had one foot cut off by the Spanish conquerors. 
D)  The female members of their tribe were forced to marry the Spanish conquerors. 
E)  They had their right arms severed by the Spanish. 
A)  They were put to death. 
B)  They were forced to work on sugar plantations. 
C)  They had one foot cut off by the Spanish conquerors. 
D)  The female members of their tribe were forced to marry the Spanish conquerors. 
E)  They had their right arms severed by the Spanish.

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Chaco Canyon

Accepted Answer

Chaco Canyon is a significant archaeolog

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Lake Bonneville

Accepted Answer

Lake Bonneville was a prehistoric pluvia

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Battle of Acoma

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Acoma, also known as the A

Question 12

How did the Great Ice Age facilitate the beginnings of North America's human history?

Accepted Answer

A)  It exposed a land bridge connecting Eurasia with North America. 
B)  The glacial withdrawal allowed migration from South America. 
C)  The glacial withdrawal formed freshwater lakes that supported life. 
D)  Rising ocean levels from melted glaciers made it possible to cross the Atlantic. 
E)  It prevented the migration of dangerous animals from the Bering Isthmus. 
A)  It exposed a land bridge connecting Eurasia with North America. 
B)  The glacial withdrawal allowed migration from South America. 
C)  The glacial withdrawal formed freshwater lakes that supported life. 
D)  Rising ocean levels from melted glaciers made it possible to cross the Atlantic. 
E)  It prevented the migration of dangerous animals from the Bering Isthmus.

Question 13

Which ancient Indian people were responsible for building the large settlement at Chaco Canyon in New Mexico?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cherokees 
B)  Aztecs 
C)  Mound Builders 
D)  Creeks 
E)  Anasazis 
A)  Cherokees 
B)  Aztecs 
C)  Mound Builders 
D)  Creeks 
E)  Anasazis

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Mound Builders

Accepted Answer

The Mound Builders refer to a variety of

Question 15

Which statement about the development of the modern plantation system is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It can be traced back to the Portuguese exploration of and trade with Africa. 
B)  It originated from the Portuguese sugar plantations. 
C)  It combined large-scale commercial agriculture and slave labor. 
D)  It was based on the European feudal system. 
E)  It would shape the course of the New World. 
A)  It can be traced back to the Portuguese exploration of and trade with Africa. 
B)  It originated from the Portuguese sugar plantations. 
C)  It combined large-scale commercial agriculture and slave labor. 
D)  It was based on the European feudal system. 
E)  It would shape the course of the New World.

Question 16

Describe what is meant by the Spanish "Black Legend." What is your assessment of the Spanish impact on North American cultures? Was it basically positive or negative? Why?

Accepted Answer

The Spanish "Black Legend" refers to the

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Great Basin

Accepted Answer

The Great Basin is a vast region of the

Question 18

The "Black Legend" made all of the following claims EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A)  conquerors tortured and butchered the Indians. 
B)  explorers stole Native Americans' gold. 
C)  they infected native peoples with smallpox. 
D)  they left little but misery behind. 
E)  they had killed Malinche. 
A)  conquerors tortured and butchered the Indians. 
B)  explorers stole Native Americans' gold. 
C)  they infected native peoples with smallpox. 
D)  they left little but misery behind. 
E)  they had killed Malinche.

Question 19

Where was early Native American (Indian)civilization least developed?

Accepted Answer

A)  North America 
B)  Mexico 
C)  Central America 
D)  Peru 
E)  Latin America 
A)  North America 
B)  Mexico 
C)  Central America 
D)  Peru 
E)  Latin America

Question 20

During the Popé's Rebellion in 1680,Pueblo Indians rose up against

Accepted Answer

A)  the violent Spanish military regime. 
B)  Spanish efforts to suppress their native religious customs. 
C)  the attempts of Spanish settlers to enslave them. 
D)  avaricious Spanish merchants who paid only cut-throat prices. 
E)  French settlers who sought to undermine the Spanish community there. 
A)  the violent Spanish military regime. 
B)  Spanish efforts to suppress their native religious customs. 
C)  the attempts of Spanish settlers to enslave them. 
D)  avaricious Spanish merchants who paid only cut-throat prices. 
E)  French settlers who sought to undermine the Spanish community there.

Exam 1: New World Beginnings

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

The native population of the two American continents in 1492

Europeans learned of the great wealth of Asia from

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -sub-Saharan Africa

What was Bartolome de Las Casas' relationship to the encomienda system?

What was one advantage of the Portuguese caravel?

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

What happened to the defeated Indians at the Battle of Acoma?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Chaco Canyon

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Lake Bonneville

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Battle of Acoma

How did the Great Ice Age facilitate the beginnings of North America's human history?

Which ancient Indian people were responsible for building the large settlement at Chaco Canyon in New Mexico?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Mound Builders

Which statement about the development of the modern plantation system is FALSE?

Describe what is meant by the Spanish "Black Legend." What is your assessment of the Spanish impact on North American cultures? Was it basically positive or negative? Why?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Great Basin

The "Black Legend" made all of the following claims EXCEPT that

Where was early Native American (Indian)civilization least developed?

During the Popé's Rebellion in 1680,Pueblo Indians rose up against

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Settling the Northern Colonies,1619-1700

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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

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

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