Question 1

Write your definition of the concept of discovery.Then use this definition to argue that Columbus was or was not the discoverer of the New World.

Accepted Answer

The concept of discovery can be defined

Question 2

Discuss early Portuguese explorations and their importance to the broader context of increasing globalization.How did the rivalry between Spain and Portugal fuel greater exploration of the New World?

Accepted Answer

The early Portuguese explorations were c

Question 3

Assess the motives,expectations,problems,and rewards associated with the age of European expansion.

Accepted Answer

The age of European expansion, also know

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Popé's Rebellion

Accepted Answer

Popé's Rebellion, also known as the Pueb

Question 5

Why did slave traders charge higher prices for some slaves over others?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slaves with plantation experience were worth more. 
B)  They thought Europeans could afford the heftier prices. 
C)  Male slaves were valued more highly than female slaves. 
D)  They charged more for slaves from distant regions who could not escape home. 
E)  Younger slaves who could be worked harder and longer were sold at higher prices. 
A)  Slaves with plantation experience were worth more. 
B)  They thought Europeans could afford the heftier prices. 
C)  Male slaves were valued more highly than female slaves. 
D)  They charged more for slaves from distant regions who could not escape home. 
E)  Younger slaves who could be worked harder and longer were sold at higher prices.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

The encomienda was a labor system that w

Question 7

What accounted for the large population densities among the Creek,Choctaw and Cherokee peoples in the era prior to contact with European explorers?

Accepted Answer

A)  They knew how to aggressively manipulate nature. 
B)  Their cultures revered motherhood, which inspired high birth rates. 
C)  They developed a rich diet based on maize, beans, and squash. 
D)  They successfully defeated their enemies and incorporated captives into their societies. 
E)  They deliberately set massive forest fires to create better hunting habitats. 
A)  They knew how to aggressively manipulate nature. 
B)  Their cultures revered motherhood, which inspired high birth rates. 
C)  They developed a rich diet based on maize, beans, and squash. 
D)  They successfully defeated their enemies and incorporated captives into their societies. 
E)  They deliberately set massive forest fires to create better hunting habitats.

Question 8

Nomadic Asian hunters - most likely the first humans to enter the American continents - were

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A)  conquered by Vikings from Scandinavia. 
B)  warrior peoples. 
C)  the immigrant ancestors of Native Americans. 
D)  enslaved by the first European explorers. 
E)  believed to be responsible for cultivating maize. 
A)  conquered by Vikings from Scandinavia. 
B)  warrior peoples. 
C)  the immigrant ancestors of Native Americans. 
D)  enslaved by the first European explorers. 
E)  believed to be responsible for cultivating maize.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

Maize, also known as corn, is a type of

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-St.Augustine,Florida

Accepted Answer

St. Augustine, Florida, is historically

Question 11

The Iroquois Confederacy was able to menace its Native American and European neighbors because of the Iroquois'

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A)  ability to use its political and organization skills to sustain a robust military alliance. 
B)  warriors' skill in pitched battle. 
C)  scattered settlements, which made it difficult for their enemies to defeat them. 
D)  alliance with the Aztecs and Incas. 
E)  use of new weapons like the rifle. 
A)  ability to use its political and organization skills to sustain a robust military alliance. 
B)  warriors' skill in pitched battle. 
C)  scattered settlements, which made it difficult for their enemies to defeat them. 
D)  alliance with the Aztecs and Incas. 
E)  use of new weapons like the rifle.

Question 12

Some of the more advanced Native American cultures did all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  engage in significant ocean voyages of discovery. 
B)  establish large, bustling cities. 
C)  make strikingly accurate astronomical observations. 
D)  study mathematics. 
E)  carry on commerce. 
A)  engage in significant ocean voyages of discovery. 
B)  establish large, bustling cities. 
C)  make strikingly accurate astronomical observations. 
D)  study mathematics. 
E)  carry on commerce.

Question 13

Men became conquistadores because they wanted to

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A)  gain unlimited access to free land for themselves in the New World. 
B)  spread Christianity while also satisfying their desire for gold. 
C)  have one last chance at adventure now that they were in their thirties and forties. 
D)  prove their military might against native armies. 
E)  find wives and establish homesteads. 
A)  gain unlimited access to free land for themselves in the New World. 
B)  spread Christianity while also satisfying their desire for gold. 
C)  have one last chance at adventure now that they were in their thirties and forties. 
D)  prove their military might against native armies. 
E)  find wives and establish homesteads.

Question 14

Which of these was NOT an important factor in setting the stage for Columbus's exploration of the New World?

Accepted Answer

A)  European demand had increased for more and cheaper products from Asia. 
B)  Africa was established as a source of slave labor. 
C)  The Portuguese had demonstrated the feasibility of long-range ocean navigation. 
D)  The Renaissance nurtured a spirit of optimism and adventure. 
E)  There was explosive population growth in Europe. 
A)  European demand had increased for more and cheaper products from Asia. 
B)  Africa was established as a source of slave labor. 
C)  The Portuguese had demonstrated the feasibility of long-range ocean navigation. 
D)  The Renaissance nurtured a spirit of optimism and adventure. 
E)  There was explosive population growth in Europe.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-mariner's compass

Accepted Answer

The mariner's compass is a navigational

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Vasco da Gama

Accepted Answer

Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer

Question 17

The lack of a strong nation-state prevented which region's explorers from developing a permanent settlement in North America?

Accepted Answer

A)  England 
B)  Mediterranean 
C)  Scandinavia 
D)  Portugal 
E)  China 
A)  England 
B)  Mediterranean 
C)  Scandinavia 
D)  Portugal 
E)  China

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Christopher Columbus

Accepted Answer

Christopher Columbus (1451–1506) was an

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Great Ice Age

Accepted Answer

The Great Ice Age, also known as the Las

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and state the historical significance of...

Exam 1: New World Beginnings

Write your definition of the concept of discovery.Then use this definition to argue that Columbus was or was not the discoverer of the New World.

Discuss early Portuguese explorations and their importance to the broader context of increasing globalization.How did the rivalry between Spain and Portugal fuel greater exploration of the New World?

Assess the motives,expectations,problems,and rewards associated with the age of European expansion.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Popé's Rebellion

Why did slave traders charge higher prices for some slaves over others?

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

What accounted for the large population densities among the Creek,Choctaw and Cherokee peoples in the era prior to contact with European explorers?

Nomadic Asian hunters - most likely the first humans to enter the American continents - were

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -St.Augustine,Florida

The Iroquois Confederacy was able to menace its Native American and European neighbors because of the Iroquois'

Some of the more advanced Native American cultures did all of the following EXCEPT

Men became conquistadores because they wanted to

Which of these was NOT an important factor in setting the stage for Columbus's exploration of the New World?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -mariner's compass

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Vasco da Gama

The lack of a strong nation-state prevented which region's explorers from developing a permanent settlement in North America?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Christopher Columbus

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Great Ice Age

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

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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