Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-middlemen

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Question 2

Spain began to fortify and settle border areas like Florida,Texas,and California in order to

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A)  protect its Central and South American domains from encroachments by England and France. 
B)  establish a basis for the conquest of North America. 
C)  acquire more slaves. 
D)  find a passage to the Pacific Ocean. 
E)  protect the Indian cultures in those areas from exploitation.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto)

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Question 4

The settlement at Cahokia,near present-day St.Louis,Illinois,was

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A)  built by the Iroquois. 
B)  home to nearly twenty thousand people. 
C)  an important Pueblo settlement. 
D)  a massive temple at Tenochtitlán. 
E)  ruled by Moctezuma.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Francisco Coronado

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Question 6

Approximately when did the cultivation of corn reach present-day American Southwest?

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A)  8000 B.C. 
B)  4000 B.C. 
C)  2000 B.C. 
D)  200 A.D. 
E)  1000 A.D.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-demographic

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Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-printing press

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Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Canadian Shield

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Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Jacques Cartier

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Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Christian crusaders

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Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Hernán Cortés

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Question 13

The introduction of American crops such as maize,manioc,and sweet potatoes into Africa helped fuel

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A)  a population boom in Africa. 
B)  the introduction of new illnesses into Africa. 
C)  an African population decline. 
D)  a growing international trade between Africa and Europe. 
E)  an increase in the number of obese people.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Bartolomeu Dias

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Question 15

Unlike the Indian societies of Central and South America,the native peoples of North America

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A)  were pacifists who opposed all warfare. 
B)  aggressively exploited the land for agricultural development. 
C)  lived in relatively scattered settlements without dense urban concentrations of population. 
D)  practiced a universal system of patriarchal authority. 
E)  had populations sufficiently large enough to make a dramatic impact on the land.

Question 16

To what extent are the conquistadores to be considered villains or heroes for their actions in the Americas?

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Question 17

How did the Christian crusaders play an indirect role in the discovery of America by Europeans?

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A)  Their victory over the Muslims freed up funds for travel. 
B)  They created a European taste for Asian silk, drugs, perfumes, sugar, and spices. 
C)  They succeeded in establishing improved business relations between Muslims and Christians. 
D)  They returned with captured Muslim maps showing the North and South American continents, piquing their interests in other parts of the world. 
E)  They developed an interest in inter-religious dialogue.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-matrilinear

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Question 19

Spain secured its claim to Columbus's discoveries in the ____,dividing the "heathen lands" of the New World with Portugal.

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A)  Treaty of Pontiac 
B)  Peace Treaty of Quetzalcoatl 
C)  Treaty of Tenochtitlán 
D)  Treaty of Tordesillas 
E)  Treaty of Moctezuma

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Giovanni da Verrazano

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Exam 1: New World Beginnings

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -middlemen

Spain began to fortify and settle border areas like Florida,Texas,and California in order to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto)

The settlement at Cahokia,near present-day St.Louis,Illinois,was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Francisco Coronado

Approximately when did the cultivation of corn reach present-day American Southwest?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -demographic

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -printing press

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Canadian Shield

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Jacques Cartier

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Christian crusaders

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Hernán Cortés

The introduction of American crops such as maize,manioc,and sweet potatoes into Africa helped fuel

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Bartolomeu Dias

Unlike the Indian societies of Central and South America,the native peoples of North America

To what extent are the conquistadores to be considered villains or heroes for their actions in the Americas?

How did the Christian crusaders play an indirect role in the discovery of America by Europeans?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -matrilinear

Spain secured its claim to Columbus's discoveries in the ____,dividing the "heathen lands" of the New World with Portugal.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Giovanni da Verrazano