Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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 3

The nation that led the way for European expansion into the Americas was

Accepted Answer

A) France. 
B) England. 
C) China. 
D) Portugal. 
E) Spain

Question 4

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

Question 5

As the encomienda system faded, a new system of debt peonage kept Indians tied to the Spanish.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Describe European society in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe European society in the fifteenth and...

Question 7

The world's largest and grandest city in the 1200s was in ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The world's largest and grandest city in...

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the fourteenth century an outbreak of...

Question 9

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.

Question 10

The conqueror of the Aztecs was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The conqueror of the Aztecs was ____________________....

Question 11

Under slavery as it existed in Africa

Accepted Answer

A) the slaves were forced to work long hours in commercial agriculture. 
B) slaves' descendents were often assimilated into the captor's society. 
C) only Christians were enslaved. 
D) slaves were isolated as a separate caste. 
E) slaves were executed after serving five years.

Question 12

Explain the victory of Hernán Cortés over the large and powerful Aztec Empire.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain the victory of Hernán Cortés over...

Question 13

Most European Christians viewed the Indians as

Accepted Answer

A) innocent, childlike people who should be left alone. 
B) descendants of the ancient survivors of the lost continent of Atlantis. 
C) soulless savages.​ 
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 14

More than any other technological advantage, ____________________ made European military conquest possible.

Accepted Answer

The answer of More than any other technological advantage, ____________________...

Question 15

Pedro Alvares Cabral discovered ____________________ in South America accidentally.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

____________________ was the Inca capital.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

The Portuguese ocean-going ship that combined lateen sails with square rigging was called a caravel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

The Black Death reduced Europe's population by

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

The Spanish kingdom of ____________________ sent its first settlers to the Canary Islands just after 1400.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Spanish kingdom of ____________________ sent its...

Exam 1: When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, Conquest, Catastrophe

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

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

The nation that led the way for European expansion into the Americas was

Which of the following did Portugal settle first?

As the encomienda system faded, a new system of debt peonage kept Indians tied to the Spanish.

Describe European society in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

The world's largest and grandest city in the 1200s was in ____________________.

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

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

The conqueror of the Aztecs was ____________________.

Under slavery as it existed in Africa

Explain the victory of Hernán Cortés over the large and powerful Aztec Empire.

Most European Christians viewed the Indians as

More than any other technological advantage, ____________________ made European military conquest possible.

Pedro Alvares Cabral discovered ____________________ in South America accidentally.

____________________ was the Inca capital.

The Portuguese ocean-going ship that combined lateen sails with square rigging was called a caravel.

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

The Black Death reduced Europe's population by

The Spanish kingdom of ____________________ sent its first settlers to the Canary Islands just after 1400.