Question 1

One factor that distinguished the Americas from Eurasia in the pre-Columbian era is that

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A) no large animals were domesticated in the Americas except the llama in South America. 
B) agriculture had not developed in the Americas. 
C) no society in the Americas had developed a written language. 
D) no maritime cultures had developed in the Americas. 
E) no large cities existed in the Americas. 
A) no large animals were domesticated in the Americas except the llama in South America. 
B) agriculture had not developed in the Americas. 
C) no society in the Americas had developed a written language. 
D) no maritime cultures had developed in the Americas. 
E) no large cities existed in the Americas.

Question 2

By 1300,more than ____________________ million people were living in Europe.

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The answer of By 1300,more than ____________________ million people were...

Question 3

Most European Christians viewed the Indians as

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A) innocent,childlike people who should be left alone. 
B) descendants of the ancient survivors of the lost continent of Atlantis. 
C) subhuman,soulless devil worshippers. 
D) sophisticated people who were morally and ethically superior to the inhabitants of Asia and Europe. 
E) one of the lost tribes of Israel. 
A) innocent,childlike people who should be left alone. 
B) descendants of the ancient survivors of the lost continent of Atlantis. 
C) subhuman,soulless devil worshippers. 
D) sophisticated people who were morally and ethically superior to the inhabitants of Asia and Europe. 
E) one of the lost tribes of Israel.

Question 4

As of 1400,____ mariners were the world's best.

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A) English 
B) Spanish 
C) Portuguese 
D) Chinese 
E) Arab 
A) English 
B) Spanish 
C) Portuguese 
D) Chinese 
E) Arab

Question 5

The most devastating factor brought to the Americas by the Europeans was

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A) the horse. 
B) gunpowder. 
C) cannon. 
D) bronze weaponry. 
E) disease. 
A) the horse. 
B) gunpowder. 
C) cannon. 
D) bronze weaponry. 
E) disease.

Question 6

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

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The answer of By ____________________,the Pueblo,Apache,and Navajo Indians of New...

Question 7

Unlike Spain,Portugal refused to enslave Africans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In the fourteenth century an outbreak of the ____________________ wiped out one third of Europe's population.

Accepted Answer

Black Death (or bubo

Question 9

IDENTIFICATIONS

-Atahualapa

Accepted Answer

leader of the Incas;

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The ____________________ practiced human sacrifice on a scale that had no parallel anywhere else in the world.

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The answer of The ____________________ practiced human sacrifice on a...

Question 12

All of the following were food crops grown in the Americas during the late Stone Age (Neolithic)except

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A) maize. 
B) white potatoes. 
C) tomatoes. 
D) oranges. 
E) squash. 
A) maize. 
B) white potatoes. 
C) tomatoes. 
D) oranges. 
E) squash.

Question 13

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

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A) Aztec. 
B) Texaca. 
C) Cherokee. 
D) Olmec. 
E) Maya. 
A) Aztec. 
B) Texaca. 
C) Cherokee. 
D) Olmec. 
E) Maya.

Question 14

In 1487,Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias reached the Cape of Good Hope,but his crew forced him to turn back.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The era of European exploration

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A) brought previously isolated societies into contact with other nations and cultures. 
B) promoted peaceful and friendly relations between different ethnic groups. 
C) promoted religious toleration and ended the persecution of non-Christians around the globe. 
D) failed to spread technology. 
E) held no benefits to American Indians. 
A) brought previously isolated societies into contact with other nations and cultures. 
B) promoted peaceful and friendly relations between different ethnic groups. 
C) promoted religious toleration and ended the persecution of non-Christians around the globe. 
D) failed to spread technology. 
E) held no benefits to American Indians.

Question 16

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Marco Polo

Accepted Answer

thirteenth-century Italian mer

Question 17

The crusades influenced European expansion by

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A) establishing permanent Christian control of the holy city of Jerusalem. 
B) demonstrating that the Arab nations of the East were weak and easily defeated. 
C) developing a colonial economic system based on the production of staple crops by slave labor. 
D) discouraging trade with Asian and African nations. 
E) providing slaves for the plantations in the Caribbean. 
A) establishing permanent Christian control of the holy city of Jerusalem. 
B) demonstrating that the Arab nations of the East were weak and easily defeated. 
C) developing a colonial economic system based on the production of staple crops by slave labor. 
D) discouraging trade with Asian and African nations. 
E) providing slaves for the plantations in the Caribbean.

Question 18

In 1519,when Hernán Cortés arrived in Mexico,the Indian populations was approximately 15 million;however,by the 1620s the population declined to

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A) 10 million. 
B) 7 million. 
C) 700,000. 
D) 70,000. 
E) 7,000. 
A) 10 million. 
B) 7 million. 
C) 700,000. 
D) 70,000. 
E) 7,000.

Question 19

What explains the European desire for exploration and settlement in the fifteenth century?

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Essay should address several key points:

Question 20

-Most of the native languages of North and South America were

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A) derived from the Amerind language. 
B) completely eradicated by the introduction of European languages. 
C) a combination of Germanic and Asian linguistics. 
D) already developed as written languages before the arrival of the Europeans. 
E) understandable to the Europeans. 
A) derived from the Amerind language. 
B) completely eradicated by the introduction of European languages. 
C) a combination of Germanic and Asian linguistics. 
D) already developed as written languages before the arrival of the Europeans. 
E) understandable to the Europeans.

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

One factor that distinguished the Americas from Eurasia in the pre-Columbian era is that

By 1300,more than ____________________ million people were living in Europe.

Most European Christians viewed the Indians as

As of 1400,____ mariners were the world's best.

The most devastating factor brought to the Americas by the Europeans was

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

Unlike Spain,Portugal refused to enslave Africans.

In the fourteenth century an outbreak of the ____________________ wiped out one third of Europe's population.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Atahualapa

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

The ____________________ practiced human sacrifice on a scale that had no parallel anywhere else in the world.

All of the following were food crops grown in the Americas during the late Stone Age (Neolithic)except

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

In 1487,Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias reached the Cape of Good Hope,but his crew forced him to turn back.

The era of European exploration

IDENTIFICATIONS -Marco Polo

The crusades influenced European expansion by

In 1519,when Hernán Cortés arrived in Mexico,the Indian populations was approximately 15 million;however,by the 1620s the population declined to

What explains the European desire for exploration and settlement in the fifteenth century?

-Most of the native languages of North and South America were

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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