Question 1

​Henry "the Navigator" is significant to this era because _____.

Accepted Answer

A) his quest to explore Africa's treasures ultimately established Portugal's early dominance there 
B) he developed the astrolabe,a key navigational tool that aided future explorers 
C) ​he led an expedition that reclaimed Granada for Spain 
D) ​his discovery of gold in the Azores enriched Portugal 
A) his quest to explore Africa's treasures ultimately established Portugal's early dominance there 
B) he developed the astrolabe,a key navigational tool that aided future explorers 
C) ​he led an expedition that reclaimed Granada for Spain 
D) ​his discovery of gold in the Azores enriched Portugal A

Question 2

​Which of the following was the most important motivation for European exploration of the Atlantic World?

Accepted Answer

A) The desire to increase trade 
B) The quest for slaves 
C) ​The thirst for gold and other precious metals 
D) ​The need to move surplus population from Europe 
A) The desire to increase trade 
B) The quest for slaves 
C) ​The thirst for gold and other precious metals 
D) ​The need to move surplus population from Europe A

Question 3

​Ghana,Mali,and Songhay were early empires in which region of the African continent?

Accepted Answer

A) Southern Africa 
B) Eastern Africa 
C) ​Northern Africa 
D) ​Western Africa 
E) ​Central Africa 
A) Southern Africa 
B) Eastern Africa 
C) ​Northern Africa 
D) ​Western Africa 
E) ​Central Africa D

Question 4

In the early sixteenth century,the pope decided the terms of settlement and exploration of the New World.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

​Which of these factors contributed to increased exploration by the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?

Accepted Answer

A) New developments in shipbuilding 
B) Increased used of lateen sails 
C) ​Updated versions of astrolabes 
D) ​All of these choices. 
A) New developments in shipbuilding 
B) Increased used of lateen sails 
C) ​Updated versions of astrolabes 
D) ​All of these choices.

Question 6

Columbus never stopped believing that he had found the Orient in his travels.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

​What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire?

Accepted Answer

A) Texcoco 
B) Teotihuacán 
C) ​Tenochtitlán 
D) ​Tampico 
E) Tijuana 
A) Texcoco 
B) Teotihuacán 
C) ​Tenochtitlán 
D) ​Tampico 
E) Tijuana

Question 8

​New technologies used by the Portuguese to improve navigation and nautical warfare included all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) Lateen Sails 
B) Astrolabe 
C) ​Compass 
D) ​Sonar 
A) Lateen Sails 
B) Astrolabe 
C) ​Compass 
D) ​Sonar

Question 9

​The exploration and settlement of the Atlantic world was fueled by _____.

Accepted Answer

A) the quest for adventure 
B) religion 
C) ​the rise of the nation-state 
D) ​All of these choices. 
A) the quest for adventure 
B) religion 
C) ​the rise of the nation-state 
D) ​All of these choices.

Question 10

​Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal engaged or planned to engage in all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Challenge Arab hold on commerce with the East 
B) Challenge Italian hold on commerce with the East 
C) ​Promote trade with Africa 
D) ​Spread Christianity 
A) Challenge Arab hold on commerce with the East 
B) Challenge Italian hold on commerce with the East 
C) ​Promote trade with Africa 
D) ​Spread Christianity

Question 11

The two nations that dominated exploration from 1491 to 1600 were Portugal and Spain.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

​Which of the following statements is factually correct?

Accepted Answer

A) The Hohokam developed a series of large earthen burial mounds in the Mississippi River valley. 
B) The Aztecs settled in the Valley of Mexico around the year 1200. 
C) ​The Mayan civilization reached its height around the year 1200. 
D) ​The Hopewell built irrigation canals in the Southwest region of North America. 
E) ​All of the above are factually correct. 
A) The Hohokam developed a series of large earthen burial mounds in the Mississippi River valley. 
B) The Aztecs settled in the Valley of Mexico around the year 1200. 
C) ​The Mayan civilization reached its height around the year 1200. 
D) ​The Hopewell built irrigation canals in the Southwest region of North America. 
E) ​All of the above are factually correct.

Question 13

​Shamans performed rituals to do which of the following in Native American society?

Accepted Answer

A) influence weather. 
B) cure illness. 
C) ​interpret dreams. 
D) ​predict the future. 
E) ​All of the above 
A) influence weather. 
B) cure illness. 
C) ​interpret dreams. 
D) ​predict the future. 
E) ​All of the above

Question 14

​Many of the Iroquois who resided in present-day New York State belonged to all but which of the following tribes?

Accepted Answer

A) Mohawks 
B) Apaches 
C) ​Oneidas 
D) ​Cayugas 
E) ​Senecas 
A) Mohawks 
B) Apaches 
C) ​Oneidas 
D) ​Cayugas 
E) ​Senecas

Question 15

King John II declined to support Columbus's voyage because his advisors thought Columbus miscalculated the distance to Asia.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Explorer Amerigo Vespucci described the continent he encountered in his travels as the "New World."​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

​Which of the following explorers did not set out in search of the Northwest Passage?

Accepted Answer

A) John Cabot 
B) Giovanni da Verrazzano 
C) ​Henry the Navigator 
D) ​Jacques Cartier 
A) John Cabot 
B) Giovanni da Verrazzano 
C) ​Henry the Navigator 
D) ​Jacques Cartier

Question 18

​The astrolabe was a navigational tool that was invented by the Greeks but later perfected by the Portuguese.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

​The Treaty of Tordesillas _____.

Accepted Answer

A) divided the territory of the New World between Spain and Portugal 
B) established the pope as the arbiter of international disputes 
C) ​ended the war in Granada in favor of Spain 
D) ​put a halt to the Inquisition 
A) divided the territory of the New World between Spain and Portugal 
B) established the pope as the arbiter of international disputes 
C) ​ended the war in Granada in favor of Spain 
D) ​put a halt to the Inquisition

Question 20

​Which of the following was the primary commodity affluent Europeans wanted from the East?

Accepted Answer

A) Spices 
B) Teas 
C) ​Rugs 
D) ​Opiates 
E) ​Coffee 
A) Spices 
B) Teas 
C) ​Rugs 
D) ​Opiates 
E) ​Coffee

Exam 1: The Atlantic World and the Dawn of Exploration, 1492-1535

​Henry "the Navigator" is significant to this era because _____.

​Which of the following was the most important motivation for European exploration of the Atlantic World?

​Ghana,Mali,and Songhay were early empires in which region of the African continent?

In the early sixteenth century,the pope decided the terms of settlement and exploration of the New World.​

​Which of these factors contributed to increased exploration by the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?

Columbus never stopped believing that he had found the Orient in his travels.​

​What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire?

​New technologies used by the Portuguese to improve navigation and nautical warfare included all of the following except:

​The exploration and settlement of the Atlantic world was fueled by _____.

​Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal engaged or planned to engage in all but which of the following?

The two nations that dominated exploration from 1491 to 1600 were Portugal and Spain.​

​Which of the following statements is factually correct?

​Shamans performed rituals to do which of the following in Native American society?

​Many of the Iroquois who resided in present-day New York State belonged to all but which of the following tribes?

King John II declined to support Columbus's voyage because his advisors thought Columbus miscalculated the distance to Asia.​

Explorer Amerigo Vespucci described the continent he encountered in his travels as the "New World."​

​Which of the following explorers did not set out in search of the Northwest Passage?

​The astrolabe was a navigational tool that was invented by the Greeks but later perfected by the Portuguese.

​The Treaty of Tordesillas _____.

​Which of the following was the primary commodity affluent Europeans wanted from the East?

Contact, colonization, and Exchange in the Atlantic World, 1492-1600

Colonizing North America, 1565-1763

Dissolving the Political Bands, 1763-1776

The American Revolution, 1776-1789

Forging a New Nation, 1790-1828

The Market Revolution and Social Reform, 1800-1860

The Peculiar Institution: the Old South and Slavery, 1800-1860

Democracy and Popular Politics, 1828-1848

Manifest Destiny and Western Expansion, 1820-1860

The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861

A House Divided: Civil War, 1861-1865

Bitter Aftermath: Reconstruction and Redemption, 1863-1896

Projecting Power, widening Borders: the Politics of Westward Expansion, 1865-1914

Change and Resistance: Industrialization, urbanization, and Farm Protest, 1865-1910

The Reform Impulse: the Progressive Era, 1895-1920

America and Global Conflict: World War I, 1914-1920

The Rise of American Mass Culture, 1920-1929

A Nation in Crisis: the Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

World War Ii at Home and Abroad, 1939-1945

Affluence and Anxiety: Cold War America, 1945-1960

Revolution and Crisis, 1960-1974

A Conservative Resurgence, 1975-1992

America in a Global Context, 1989-Present

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Henry "the Navigator" is significant to this era because _____.

Which of the following was the most important motivation for European exploration of the Atlantic World?

Ghana,Mali,and Songhay were early empires in which region of the African continent?

In the early sixteenth century,the pope decided the terms of settlement and exploration of the New World.

Which of these factors contributed to increased exploration by the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?

Columbus never stopped believing that he had found the Orient in his travels.

What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire?

New technologies used by the Portuguese to improve navigation and nautical warfare included all of the following except:

The exploration and settlement of the Atlantic world was fueled by _____.

Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal engaged or planned to engage in all but which of the following?

The two nations that dominated exploration from 1491 to 1600 were Portugal and Spain.

Which of the following statements is factually correct?

Shamans performed rituals to do which of the following in Native American society?

Many of the Iroquois who resided in present-day New York State belonged to all but which of the following tribes?

King John II declined to support Columbus's voyage because his advisors thought Columbus miscalculated the distance to Asia.

Explorer Amerigo Vespucci described the continent he encountered in his travels as the "New World."

Which of the following explorers did not set out in search of the Northwest Passage?

The astrolabe was a navigational tool that was invented by the Greeks but later perfected by the Portuguese.

The Treaty of Tordesillas _____.

Which of the following was the primary commodity affluent Europeans wanted from the East?