Question 1

Following the arrival of Cortes, the Spanish and Aztecs

Accepted Answer

A)  Formed a strong alliance against traditional Aztec enemies. 
B)  Were pleased that Moctezuma II had voluntarily submitted to Cortés's authority. 
C)  Viewed each other with a mixture of curiosity and caution, which eventually grew to fear and violence. 
D)  Each statement is accurate. 
A)  Formed a strong alliance against traditional Aztec enemies. 
B)  Were pleased that Moctezuma II had voluntarily submitted to Cortés's authority. 
C)  Viewed each other with a mixture of curiosity and caution, which eventually grew to fear and violence. 
D)  Each statement is accurate. D

Question 2

Malinche was

Accepted Answer

A)  The name of Cortes's primary ship. 
B)  A woman who used her linguistic and cultural knowledge to help Columbus. 
C)  Moctezuma's confidant and advisor. 
D)  A woman who used her linguistic and cultural knowledge to help Cortés. 
A)  The name of Cortes's primary ship. 
B)  A woman who used her linguistic and cultural knowledge to help Columbus. 
C)  Moctezuma's confidant and advisor. 
D)  A woman who used her linguistic and cultural knowledge to help Cortés. D

Question 3

The enslavement of Africans

Accepted Answer

A)  Was an important aspect of European economy in the 1400s. 
B)  Evolved over time. 
C)  Was limited only to Africa. 
D)  Was an inherited condition. 
A)  Was an important aspect of European economy in the 1400s. 
B)  Evolved over time. 
C)  Was limited only to Africa. 
D)  Was an inherited condition. B

Question 4

The term ________ suggests the consequences of blending plants, animals, and humans with their diseases from Europe and the New World.

Accepted Answer

A)  Columbian Exchange. 
B)  Encomienda. 
C)  Line of demarcation. 
D)  Requerimiento. 
A)  Columbian Exchange. 
B)  Encomienda. 
C)  Line of demarcation. 
D)  Requerimiento.

Question 5

Why were European diseases such as smallpox, typhus, and influenza so devastating to Native populations?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Native populations had been isolated from Europeans for so many centuries that they had no immunities to European diseases. 
B)  Europeans, Africans, and Asians shared the same environments and over time built up immunities to the diseases. 
C)  Epidemic diseases could be spread to Native communities by germs, meaning that infection did not need physical contact between individuals. 
D)  Each statement is correct. 
A)  The Native populations had been isolated from Europeans for so many centuries that they had no immunities to European diseases. 
B)  Europeans, Africans, and Asians shared the same environments and over time built up immunities to the diseases. 
C)  Epidemic diseases could be spread to Native communities by germs, meaning that infection did not need physical contact between individuals. 
D)  Each statement is correct.

Question 6

For what were the Eastern Woodlands Indians of the Mississippi culture known?

Accepted Answer

They were known for

Question 7

What enabled Portugal and Spain to lead the way to the New World, and how did they accommodate each other in its development?

Accepted Answer

Portugal and Spain were able to lead the

Question 8

The Treaty of Tordesillas

Accepted Answer

A)  Divided the discovered world between Spain and Portugal. 
B)  Created what we now call the International Date Line, which divides the globe. 
C)  Gave Pope Alexander VI the authority to approve native baptisms. 
D)  Gave Portugal to Spain. 
A)  Divided the discovered world between Spain and Portugal. 
B)  Created what we now call the International Date Line, which divides the globe. 
C)  Gave Pope Alexander VI the authority to approve native baptisms. 
D)  Gave Portugal to Spain.

Question 9

Native populations declined because of all of the following reasons except

Accepted Answer

A)  Malnutrition. 
B)  Disruption of normal Native traditions. 
C)  Declining birth rate. 
D)  Increased life spans. 
A)  Malnutrition. 
B)  Disruption of normal Native traditions. 
C)  Declining birth rate. 
D)  Increased life spans.

Question 10

Scholars know a good deal about the Maya and Aztec because

Accepted Answer

A)  Maya and Aztec writers recorded their own events. 
B)  Maya and Aztec writers used their native pictoglyphic writing and also later used the Spaniards' Roman alphabet to record their histories. 
C)  Remains, other than writing, have supplemented scholarly research. 
D)  Each statement is correct. 
A)  Maya and Aztec writers recorded their own events. 
B)  Maya and Aztec writers used their native pictoglyphic writing and also later used the Spaniards' Roman alphabet to record their histories. 
C)  Remains, other than writing, have supplemented scholarly research. 
D)  Each statement is correct.

Question 11

By the end of the fifteenth century, Europeans had little accurate information about Africa because

Accepted Answer

A)  No educated Europeans had access to any kind of information about Africa. 
B)  African warriors killed those Europeans who managed to travel in Africa. 
C)  The Sahara Desert was an obstacle to Europeans traveling south. 
D)  Portuguese explorers prevented information about Africa from being made public. 
A)  No educated Europeans had access to any kind of information about Africa. 
B)  African warriors killed those Europeans who managed to travel in Africa. 
C)  The Sahara Desert was an obstacle to Europeans traveling south. 
D)  Portuguese explorers prevented information about Africa from being made public.

Question 12

Which of the following appears to have been the most important reason for the extinction of the woolly mammoth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Overhunting. 
B)  European diseases. 
C)  Climactic shifts. 
D)  A massive earthquake. 
A)  Overhunting. 
B)  European diseases. 
C)  Climactic shifts. 
D)  A massive earthquake.

Question 13

What was the reconquista?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 700-year contest between Spain and Islamic peoples for control of the Iberian Peninsula. 
B)  The foolish wandering of a demented knight who insisted that windmills were dragons. 
C)  A movement within the Catholic Church to require uniformity of belief throughout Spain. 
D)  The portion of the New World administered by those who conquered it. 
A)  A 700-year contest between Spain and Islamic peoples for control of the Iberian Peninsula. 
B)  The foolish wandering of a demented knight who insisted that windmills were dragons. 
C)  A movement within the Catholic Church to require uniformity of belief throughout Spain. 
D)  The portion of the New World administered by those who conquered it.

Question 14

Why did the combination of corn and beans prove so crucial to the diet of early Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Corn remedied the digestive issues that beans created. 
B)  Beans neutralized an otherwise toxic compound in Archaic forms of corn. 
C)  The beans added amino acid to the corn, making the combination as nutritious as meat. 
D)  Corn and beans grew under different conditions and in different places, making harvests more reliable. 
A)  Corn remedied the digestive issues that beans created. 
B)  Beans neutralized an otherwise toxic compound in Archaic forms of corn. 
C)  The beans added amino acid to the corn, making the combination as nutritious as meat. 
D)  Corn and beans grew under different conditions and in different places, making harvests more reliable.

Question 15

What were the results of Christopher Columbus's voyages to the New World?

Accepted Answer

Christopher Columbus's voyages to the Ne

Question 16

Why were traders seeking new trading opportunities?

Accepted Answer

The traders wanted primarily t

Question 17

A dramatic change in Indian culture produced by the arrival of Spain was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Benevolent attitude of conquistadors toward Indians. 
B)  Conversion of the Plains Indians to a horse culture. 
C)  Improvement in the health of Indians after the arrival of European medicine. 
D)  Indians' eager acceptance of Christianity. 
A)  Benevolent attitude of conquistadors toward Indians. 
B)  Conversion of the Plains Indians to a horse culture. 
C)  Improvement in the health of Indians after the arrival of European medicine. 
D)  Indians' eager acceptance of Christianity.

Question 18

Spaniards in the American Southwest abandoned the region around 1541 because

Accepted Answer

A)  They found nothing of value to keep them there. 
B)  Silver was discovered further south in Mexico. 
C)  The Pueblo warriors were so fierce that the Spanish soldiers would not fight them. 
D)  Coronado married a Zuni woman. 
A)  They found nothing of value to keep them there. 
B)  Silver was discovered further south in Mexico. 
C)  The Pueblo warriors were so fierce that the Spanish soldiers would not fight them. 
D)  Coronado married a Zuni woman.

Question 19

For the natives, the encomienda resulted in

Accepted Answer

A)  Forced labor. 
B)  Their loss of land to the new Spanish owners. 
C)  The status of "property" of Spanish landowners. 
D)  Their learning to read and write English. 
A)  Forced labor. 
B)  Their loss of land to the new Spanish owners. 
C)  The status of "property" of Spanish landowners. 
D)  Their learning to read and write English.

Question 20

Francisco Vásquez de Coronado and his entourage traveled from

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico City to Zuni Pueblo to Kansas. 
B)  Mexico City to the Grand Canyon. 
C)  Bernallilo, New Mexico, to the Grand Canyon to Mexico City. 
D)  Mexico City to the Grand Canyon to Cibola. 
A)  Mexico City to Zuni Pueblo to Kansas. 
B)  Mexico City to the Grand Canyon. 
C)  Bernallilo, New Mexico, to the Grand Canyon to Mexico City. 
D)  Mexico City to the Grand Canyon to Cibola.

Exam 1: Worlds in Motion, 1450-1550

Following the arrival of Cortes, the Spanish and Aztecs

Malinche was

The enslavement of Africans

The term ________ suggests the consequences of blending plants, animals, and humans with their diseases from Europe and the New World.

Why were European diseases such as smallpox, typhus, and influenza so devastating to Native populations?

For what were the Eastern Woodlands Indians of the Mississippi culture known?

What enabled Portugal and Spain to lead the way to the New World, and how did they accommodate each other in its development?

The Treaty of Tordesillas

Native populations declined because of all of the following reasons except

Scholars know a good deal about the Maya and Aztec because

By the end of the fifteenth century, Europeans had little accurate information about Africa because

Which of the following appears to have been the most important reason for the extinction of the woolly mammoth?

What was the reconquista?

Why did the combination of corn and beans prove so crucial to the diet of early Americans?

What were the results of Christopher Columbus's voyages to the New World?

Why were traders seeking new trading opportunities?

A dramatic change in Indian culture produced by the arrival of Spain was the

Spaniards in the American Southwest abandoned the region around 1541 because

For the natives, the encomienda resulted in

Francisco Vásquez de Coronado and his entourage traveled from

Colonial Outposts, 1550-1650

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The Eighteenth-Century World, 1700-1775

Conflict in the Empire, 1713-1774

Creating a New Nation, 1775-1788

Contested Republic, 1789-1800

A Republic in Transition, 1800-1819

Jacksonian Democracy, 1820-1840

Reform and Conflict, 1820-1848

Manifest Destiny, 1836-1848

The Politics of Slavery, 1848-1860

A War for Union and Emancipation, 1861-1865

Reconstructing a Nation, 1865-1877

The Triumph of Industrial Capitalism, 1850-1890

The Culture and Politics of Industrial America, 1870-1892

Industry and Empire, 1890-1900

A United Body of Action, 1900-1916

A Global Power, 1914-1919

The Modern Nation, 1919-1928

A Great Depression and a New Deal, 1929-1940

The Second World War, 1941-1945

The Cold War, 1945-1954

The Consumer Society, 1945-1961

The Table of Democracy, 1960-1968

Living With Less, 1968-1980

The Triumph of Conservatism, 1980-1991

The Globalized Nation, 1989-2001

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