Exam 1: When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, Conquest, Catastrophe

Who of the following was the conqueror of the Inca empire?

The Norse settlements founded in the 1000s on the coast of Newfoundland

By ____________________, the Pueblo, Apache, and Navajo Indians of New Mexico had accepted baptism.

The Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan was much more populated than any city in western Europe.

The ____________________ helped the Spanish conquer the Aztecs.

Generally, the Spanish were very generous when dealing with Native American civilizations.

The European nation that was the pioneer in the area of exploration was

Many Mesoamerican artifacts have been found in the southeastern United States.

The Indian peoples of the Americas had only domesticated one animal species, the dog, before the arrival of the Europeans.

One of the major advantages Portugal had in the race for exploration was the trailblazing maneuvers of navigator Prince Henry.

Women were probably the first in Indian society to actually plant and harvest crops.

The Aztec capital, ____________________, was more populated than any western European city.

Despite the fact that it was a nonliterate culture, this empire managed to rule up to 12 million people over a widely expanding area.

Describe the origin and expansion of the European slave trade.

The early Native American civilization to leave detailed written records of their activities were the

The transfer of animals, plants and diseases between European explorers and native peoples in the Americas is referred to by historians as the ____________________ .

The ____________________ was a type of spear point that originated in the New Mexico-Texas area, spread rapidly across the Americas, and contributed to the elimination of large game animals.

In 1400, Europe did not appear poised for dramatic expansion.

Portuguese explorers were never able to penetrate Japan.

The large Spanish estates that developed in the countryside of the Americas in the sixteenth century were known as haciendas.