Question 1

Describe the most significant plant,animal,and bacterial aspects of the exchanges between Europe and the Americas.

Accepted Answer

Whenever peoples from different parts of the world come into contact with each other there is always an exchange of goods,diseases,ideas,and cultural traits.This was especially raight when the Old World and New World made first contact.The European explorers and colonists brought with them to the Americas cereal crops,sugar cane,horses,cows,sheep,goats,pigs,and even sparrows.They introduced the practical use of the wheel and metallurgy to the Stone Age "Indians" who had used the wheel only for toys and who did not know how to produce bronze or to work iron.European diseases such as smallpox,mumps,and measles were also new to the Americas,and in the first years of contact these microbes killed millions of Indians.Clearly the European conquerors of the Americas benefited the most from the Columbian exchange.The diets and health of people all over the world were improved by the introduction of New World agricultural products such as cotton,potatoes,tomatoes,corn,and rubber.Tobacco was also a New World product that changed European health and social habits,but not necessarily for the better.European economies prospered from the influx of gold,silver,and precious gems from Central and South America and from slave-labor-produced products such as sugar,rice,and coffee.The Americas served as an outlet for disgruntled and dispossessed members of European society and offered opportunities for social and economic advancement unavailable at home.In the exchange of diseases,the Indians gave the Europeans syphilis.

Question 2

The Inca Empire stretched ____________________ miles north to south.

Accepted Answer

2,000

Question 3

The primary crop of the first American farmers in Peru,Mexico,and the southwestern United States was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

maize (or Indian corn)maize
Indian corn

Question 4

Human habitation of the Americas began approximately

Accepted Answer

A) 500,000 years ago. 
B) 100,000 years ago. 
C) 14,000 years ago. 
D) 5,000 years ago. 
E) 500 years ago. 
A) 500,000 years ago. 
B) 100,000 years ago. 
C) 14,000 years ago. 
D) 5,000 years ago. 
E) 500 years ago.

Question 5

American silver made the king of Spain the most powerful monarch in Christendom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The papal decree that divided the Americas between Portugal and Spain was issued by ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The papal decree that divided the Americas...

Question 7

The early civilizations of America were basically ____ age cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) bronze 
B) stone 
C) wood 
D) iron 
E) agricultural 
A) bronze 
B) stone 
C) wood 
D) iron 
E) agricultural

Question 8

Which of the following did Portugal settle first?

Accepted Answer

A) Sao Tome 
B) the Madeira Islands 
C) the Cape Verde group 
D) the Azores 
E) Spain 
A) Sao Tome 
B) the Madeira Islands 
C) the Cape Verde group 
D) the Azores 
E) Spain

Question 9

After the 1430s information was able to circulate more freely in Europe than anywhere else in the world because of the

Accepted Answer

A) political unity achieved by the monarchs. 
B) invention of the printing press. 
C) rapid development of sailing vessels. 
D) social mobility that came with the breakdown of feudalism. 
E) invention of the telephone. 
A) political unity achieved by the monarchs. 
B) invention of the printing press. 
C) rapid development of sailing vessels. 
D) social mobility that came with the breakdown of feudalism. 
E) invention of the telephone.

Question 10

Most Native American Indian populations were "hunters and gatherers."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The ____________________ were cliff-dwelling people in the American southwest.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ were cliff-dwelling people in the...

Question 12

Humans definitely were living in western Alaska about ____________________ years ago.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Humans definitely were living in western Alaska...

Question 13

The Spanish kingdom of ____________________ colonized the Canary Islands during the fifteenth century.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Spanish kingdom of ____________________ colonized the...

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) exist into the present. 
B) endured until after Columbus's voyages. 
C) met no resistance from native Americans. 
D) brought African slavery to the Americas. 
E) died out before Columbus's voyages,and had no lasting impact on history. 
A) exist into the present. 
B) endured until after Columbus's voyages. 
C) met no resistance from native Americans. 
D) brought African slavery to the Americas. 
E) died out before Columbus's voyages,and had no lasting impact on history.

Question 15

In the fifteenth century,the Chinese government ruled 100 million people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Franciscans were the first Catholic missionaries to the North American Indians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Amerind was the forerunner of all of the following languages except

Accepted Answer

A) Algonquian. 
B) Navajo. 
C) Muskogean. 
D) Iroquoian. 
E) Siouan. 
A) Algonquian. 
B) Navajo. 
C) Muskogean. 
D) Iroquoian. 
E) Siouan.

Question 18

In spite of being the most complex culture in the world,China did not expand outward because

Accepted Answer

A) the Chinese religion forbade overseas ventures. 
B) it was conquered by the Europeans. 
C) it produced little that the outside world wanted. 
D) it was a self-contained system that believed it did not need the rest of the world. 
E) it was defeated by Europe in the 1400s. 
A) the Chinese religion forbade overseas ventures. 
B) it was conquered by the Europeans. 
C) it produced little that the outside world wanted. 
D) it was a self-contained system that believed it did not need the rest of the world. 
E) it was defeated by Europe in the 1400s.

Question 19

Which of the following is true of the Atlantic slave trade in the late fifteenth century and thereafter?

Accepted Answer

A) Most slaves were taken by Europeans who raided coastal villages and enslaved the inhabitants. 
B) Slavery did not exist in Africa until the Europeans introduced it. 
C) Most slaves were first enslaved by other Africans and then were sold to European traders. 
D) The Portuguese opposed slavery and tried to prevent its extension to the New World. 
E) Most slaves were Native Americans. 
A) Most slaves were taken by Europeans who raided coastal villages and enslaved the inhabitants. 
B) Slavery did not exist in Africa until the Europeans introduced it. 
C) Most slaves were first enslaved by other Africans and then were sold to European traders. 
D) The Portuguese opposed slavery and tried to prevent its extension to the New World. 
E) Most slaves were Native Americans.

Question 20

Examine the variety of Native American societies in the period before European conquest.

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Essay should address several key points:

Exam 1: When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, conquest, catastrophe

Describe the most significant plant,animal,and bacterial aspects of the exchanges between Europe and the Americas.

The Inca Empire stretched ____________________ miles north to south.

The primary crop of the first American farmers in Peru,Mexico,and the southwestern United States was ____________________.

Human habitation of the Americas began approximately

American silver made the king of Spain the most powerful monarch in Christendom.

The papal decree that divided the Americas between Portugal and Spain was issued by ____________________.

The early civilizations of America were basically ____ age cultures.

Which of the following did Portugal settle first?

After the 1430s information was able to circulate more freely in Europe than anywhere else in the world because of the

Most Native American Indian populations were "hunters and gatherers."

The ____________________ were cliff-dwelling people in the American southwest.

Humans definitely were living in western Alaska about ____________________ years ago.

The Spanish kingdom of ____________________ colonized the Canary Islands during the fifteenth century.

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

In the fifteenth century,the Chinese government ruled 100 million people.

The Franciscans were the first Catholic missionaries to the North American Indians.

Amerind was the forerunner of all of the following languages except

In spite of being the most complex culture in the world,China did not expand outward because

Which of the following is true of the Atlantic slave trade in the late fifteenth century and thereafter?

Examine the variety of Native American societies in the period before European conquest.

The Challenge to Spain and the Settlement of North America

England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, liberty, and Expansion

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform, resistance, revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, peoples, cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2012

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