Question 1

Describe the origin and expansion of the European slave trade.

Accepted Answer

The economic base of the European slave

Question 2

As a result of a 1493 decree by the Pope,Portugal acquired which modern-day South American country?

Accepted Answer

A) Peru 
B) Columbia 
C) Brazil 
D) Chile 
E) Argentina 
A) Peru 
B) Columbia 
C) Brazil 
D) Chile 
E) Argentina

Question 3

Which of the following was true of serfdom?

Accepted Answer

A) By 1500,serfdom had virtually disappeared and had been replaced by free labor in western Europe. 
B) Serfs were similar to slaves in that both could be bought and sold individually. 
C) In North America,serfdom was more widespread and more profitable than was slavery. 
D) Russia was the only European country that relied entirely on a free labor system. 
E) Serfs were forcibly resettled in the Americas. 
A) By 1500,serfdom had virtually disappeared and had been replaced by free labor in western Europe. 
B) Serfs were similar to slaves in that both could be bought and sold individually. 
C) In North America,serfdom was more widespread and more profitable than was slavery. 
D) Russia was the only European country that relied entirely on a free labor system. 
E) Serfs were forcibly resettled in the Americas.

Question 4

The first European slaves were black Africans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Spanish conquistadores led armies of around 5,000 men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Vinland

Accepted Answer

the first European colony in North Ameri

Question 7

Examine Mayan society at its peak from the sixth to the tenth centuries.

Accepted Answer

Mayan society,perhaps the most advanced

Question 8

Describe and analyze the consequences of the exchange of goods,technology,and bacteria between the Old and New Worlds.

Accepted Answer

Essay should address several key points:

Question 9

Aside from Marco Polo,the Chinese had no contact whatsoever with the rest of the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The leader of the Aztecs at the time of their defeat in 1519 was

Accepted Answer

A) Atahualpa. 
B) Moctezuma. 
C) Tenochtitlan. 
D) Texcoco. 
E) Geronimo. 
A) Atahualpa. 
B) Moctezuma. 
C) Tenochtitlan. 
D) Texcoco. 
E) Geronimo.

Question 11

____________________ was the Inca capital.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ was the Inca capital....

Question 12

Franciscan missionaries systematically tortured their Mayan converts when they caught them worshipping their old gods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Pedro Alvares Cabral discovered ____________________ in South America accidentally.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Pedro Alvares Cabral discovered ____________________ in South...

Question 15

During the reign of Philip II,

Accepted Answer

A) the Moors were driven off of the Iberian Peninsula. 
B) toleration of Jews and Moslems was established throughout the Spanish Empire. 
C) the first global economic system was created by the union of Spain and Portugal. 
D) the Spanish peacefully mediated between competing European and Asian nations. 
E) France merged with Spain. 
A) the Moors were driven off of the Iberian Peninsula. 
B) toleration of Jews and Moslems was established throughout the Spanish Empire. 
C) the first global economic system was created by the union of Spain and Portugal. 
D) the Spanish peacefully mediated between competing European and Asian nations. 
E) France merged with Spain.

Question 16

Almost ____________________ million people lived in the Western Hemisphere in 1492.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Almost ____________________ million people lived in the...

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) Spain. 
B) Germany. 
C) Italy. 
D) France. 
E) Portugal. 
A) Spain. 
B) Germany. 
C) Italy. 
D) France. 
E) Portugal.

Question 18

Hernán Cortés' arrival in Mesoamerica in 1519 represented a religious and political crisis because it marked the end of the Olmec 52-year calendar cycle..

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Beringia

Accepted Answer

a name given by geographers to

Question 20

In 1400,western European society was

Accepted Answer

A) self-sufficient and had no interest in trading with Asia. 
B) primarily interested in importing gold and silver from Russia. 
C) backward and isolated when compared with Chinese and Islamic societies. 
D) scientifically and mathematically the most advanced culture in the world. 
E) not influenced by religion. 
A) self-sufficient and had no interest in trading with Asia. 
B) primarily interested in importing gold and silver from Russia. 
C) backward and isolated when compared with Chinese and Islamic societies. 
D) scientifically and mathematically the most advanced culture in the world. 
E) not influenced by religion.

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

Describe the origin and expansion of the European slave trade.

As a result of a 1493 decree by the Pope,Portugal acquired which modern-day South American country?

Which of the following was true of serfdom?

The first European slaves were black Africans.

Spanish conquistadores led armies of around 5,000 men.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Vinland

Examine Mayan society at its peak from the sixth to the tenth centuries.

Describe and analyze the consequences of the exchange of goods,technology,and bacteria between the Old and New Worlds.

Aside from Marco Polo,the Chinese had no contact whatsoever with the rest of the world.

The leader of the Aztecs at the time of their defeat in 1519 was

____________________ was the Inca capital.

Franciscan missionaries systematically tortured their Mayan converts when they caught them worshipping their old gods.

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

Pedro Alvares Cabral discovered ____________________ in South America accidentally.

During the reign of Philip II,

Almost ____________________ million people lived in the Western Hemisphere in 1492.

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

Hernán Cortés' arrival in Mesoamerica in 1519 represented a religious and political crisis because it marked the end of the Olmec 52-year calendar cycle..

IDENTIFICATIONS -Beringia

In 1400,western European society was

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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