Question 1

Vasco da Gama led a fleet around the Cape of Good Hope to the coast of India,a voyage which yielded a profit for spices of what ratio?

Accepted Answer

A) 5-to-1 
B) 10-to-1 
C) 20-to-1 
D) 50-to-1 
E) 75-to-1 
A) 5-to-1 
B) 10-to-1 
C) 20-to-1 
D) 50-to-1 
E) 75-to-1

Question 2

Describe the successes and failures of Christopher Columbus's voyages at the end of the fifteenth century.

Accepted Answer

Christopher Columbus's voyages bore mixe

Question 3

Which of the following is not true of the Spanish conquistadores?

Accepted Answer

A) They succeeded in part because smallpox decimated the Indian population. 
B) They led huge armies of 50,000 to 100,000 well-trained Europeans. 
C) They searched unsuccessfully for fabulous golden cities in North America. 
D) They conquered two major empires in the Americas and greatly increased the wealth and power of Spain. 
E) They destroyed religious items of the native people. 
A) They succeeded in part because smallpox decimated the Indian population. 
B) They led huge armies of 50,000 to 100,000 well-trained Europeans. 
C) They searched unsuccessfully for fabulous golden cities in North America. 
D) They conquered two major empires in the Americas and greatly increased the wealth and power of Spain. 
E) They destroyed religious items of the native people.

Question 4

The Olmec people of Mesoamerica were known for all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) building the first pyramids. 
B) constructing ballparks. 
C) using terrace agriculture. 
D) developing a writing system and a calendar. 
E) building colossal stone heads. 
A) building the first pyramids. 
B) constructing ballparks. 
C) using terrace agriculture. 
D) developing a writing system and a calendar. 
E) building colossal stone heads.

Question 5

The marriage of Queen Isabella of Castile and King ____________________ of Aragon formed the foundation for modern Spain.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The marriage of Queen Isabella of Castile...

Question 6

All except which of the following were negative results of the exploration and discovery era?

Accepted Answer

A) Millions of Africans were enslaved and transported to other parts of the world. 
B) Warfare,slavery,and disease killed millions of Indians. 
C) Many plants native to the Americas were displaced by European imports. 
D) The Asian nations of China,India,and Japan became the wealthiest and most powerful countries in the world. 
E) European animals overran American rivals. 
A) Millions of Africans were enslaved and transported to other parts of the world. 
B) Warfare,slavery,and disease killed millions of Indians. 
C) Many plants native to the Americas were displaced by European imports. 
D) The Asian nations of China,India,and Japan became the wealthiest and most powerful countries in the world. 
E) European animals overran American rivals.

Question 7

Each of the following could be referred to as a "conquistador" except

Accepted Answer

A) Hernán Cortés. 
B) Francisco Pizarro. 
C) Vasco da Gama. 
D) Francisco de Coronado. 
E) Hernando de Soto. 
A) Hernán Cortés. 
B) Francisco Pizarro. 
C) Vasco da Gama. 
D) Francisco de Coronado. 
E) Hernando de Soto.

Question 8

The European explorer who reached the Grand Canyon was

Accepted Answer

A) Francisco de Coronado. 
B) Amerigo Vespucci. 
C) Francisco Pizarro. 
D) Hernan Cortés. 
E) Prince Henry. 
A) Francisco de Coronado. 
B) Amerigo Vespucci. 
C) Francisco Pizarro. 
D) Hernan Cortés. 
E) Prince Henry.

Question 9

The first crop produced by African slave labor in the Caribbean was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The first crop produced by African slave...

Question 10

The conqueror of the Aztecs was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Hernán Cor

Question 11

One of the major advantages Portugal had in the race for exploration was its leader,Henry the Navigator.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Among Indian societies,tobacco was grown exclusively by men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

During the long history of the Atlantic slave trade,nearly every African shipped overseas had first been enslaved by other Africans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Maya

Accepted Answer

complex and advanced pre-Colum

Question 15

The Norsemen's lasting contributions to the development of American society included architectural designs and coined money.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Portuguese mariner whose fleet sailed around the world in the early 1500s was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Portuguese mariner whose fleet sailed around...

Question 17

The ____________________ helped the Spanish conquer the Aztecs.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ helped the Spanish conquer the...

Question 18

Humans did not actually live on Beringia;it was used only as a means of travel between Siberia and Alaska.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In 1492,Spain took control of ____________________,the last outpost of Islam on the Iberian peninsula.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1492,Spain took control of ____________________,the last...

Question 20

Before the nineteenth century,more than ____ of the people who sailed across the Atlantic were slaves.

Accepted Answer

A) one-quarter 
B) one-third 
C) one-half 
D) two-thirds 
E) three-quarters 
A) one-quarter 
B) one-third 
C) one-half 
D) two-thirds 
E) three-quarters

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

Vasco da Gama led a fleet around the Cape of Good Hope to the coast of India,a voyage which yielded a profit for spices of what ratio?

Describe the successes and failures of Christopher Columbus's voyages at the end of the fifteenth century.

Which of the following is not true of the Spanish conquistadores?

The Olmec people of Mesoamerica were known for all of the following except

The marriage of Queen Isabella of Castile and King ____________________ of Aragon formed the foundation for modern Spain.

All except which of the following were negative results of the exploration and discovery era?

Each of the following could be referred to as a "conquistador" except

The European explorer who reached the Grand Canyon was

The first crop produced by African slave labor in the Caribbean was ____________________.

The conqueror of the Aztecs was ____________________.

One of the major advantages Portugal had in the race for exploration was its leader,Henry the Navigator.

Among Indian societies,tobacco was grown exclusively by men.

During the long history of the Atlantic slave trade,nearly every African shipped overseas had first been enslaved by other Africans.

Maya

The Norsemen's lasting contributions to the development of American society included architectural designs and coined money.

The Portuguese mariner whose fleet sailed around the world in the early 1500s was ____________________.

The ____________________ helped the Spanish conquer the Aztecs.

Humans did not actually live on Beringia;it was used only as a means of travel between Siberia and Alaska.

In 1492,Spain took control of ____________________,the last outpost of Islam on the Iberian peninsula.

Before the nineteenth century,more than ____ of the people who sailed across the Atlantic were slaves.

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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