These questions are used as quizzes. These questions are also 1/3 of the questions for the objective part of the Exam that ends Unit 1, with the other 2/3rds coming from the two other quizzes in this Unit.
These questions are from Chapters 1 and 2. We are not trying to cover all of the facts in these chapters, but to make sure that you all have a common background on key facts.
Favor: If you are not finding
the information easily, please
email me. Sometimes one of the editions has an omitted phrase or other
problem that could make life unnecessarily harder for students. Your asking for help is good sense on your part because it helps you succeed, but asking is also something that can help many people. If the answer to your question might help others, I will modify our information so all students can find it. |
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This society of Central America began as nomadic warrior tribes but built elaborate administrative and medical systems comparable to the most advanced in Europe at that time. They had a religion that required human sacrifice. They encountered Hernando Cortés. a. the Mayans b. the Anasazi *c. the Aztecs d. Initially the |
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This society of *a. the Mayan b. the Anasazi c. the Aztec d. Initially the |
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The first European nation to establish contact with
sub-Saharan a. b. c. The *d. |
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This portion of west Africa was highly civilized with well-developed economies and political systems and diverse cultures and languages. It had substantial commercial contact with the Mediterranean world. a. the Mayan b. the Anasazi c. the Aztec *d. Initially the |
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Which statement about slavery in a. Slavery was generally permanent. b. Children inherited their parents' condition of bondage. c. Slavery was introduced by Europeans. *d. none of the above |
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Tip: For this
question about slavery, go to Chapter 1 and find in the Contents (the list at
the beginning of the textbook) the page number in your edition of the textbook for the heading Africa and the Atlantic Slave Trade.
It includes background on West Africa, especially on kinship there. Within that section, you will also find The Atlantic Slave Trade Begins. Two
paragraphs need to be read slowly because they contain amazingly useful
information: §
The first paragraph begins by contrasting
slavery in Africa of Africans by Africans with the slavery
in the Americas (North and South America) of Native Americans and Africans by Europeans such as the English, Portuguese, Spanish, and so
on. Those differences are in the question above. §
The second paragraph talks about two systems
developed by Portugal: o
the slave trade system (selling slaves from Africa at a great distance to the Americas o
the plantation system
enslaving in large commercial operations in
islands near Africa of Africans by the Portuguese (Africans are not enslaving those Africans on the
islands. It is a dramatically different system from that in Africa.) Why don’t I just list the page number
instead of saying the Chapter number and a heading? The same content is in most editions of
the textbook, but the page number where you can find that content varies. So
that all of you can find the information while using whichever edition is
cheapest for you, I tell you how to find the information not by giving a page
number, but by stating the Chapter number and the heading name. The Chapter
number and heading are easily recognizable in all versions of the textbook. |
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The single greatest factor that caused the destruction of Native Americans after contact with Europeans was: a. warfare b. planned genocide *c. disease d. forced conversions to Christianity |
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What factor is believed to have dramatically reduced Indian populations after contact with Europeans? a. War *b. Disease c. Starvation d. Enslavement |
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The most centralized and technically developed Native American cultures appear in which region of North America? a. Canada *b. Mexico
and Central America c. The Southwest d. The |
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Among the Indians that the conquistadors conquered were: a. the Anasazi *b. the Aztecs c. the Iroquois d. the Mayans |
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In this region, some Native American societies engaged in sedentary farming and lived in large, permanent settlements. This region also included small, nomadic tribes, with some subsisting by hunting buffalo. This area will be relatively untouched by Westerners until after the American Civil War. a. Southwest region *b. c. Eastern Woodlands region d. |
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In this region, some Native American societies had the most
abundant food resources of any place on the North American continent. The
area was also mainly covered with forests. The region contained many tribes
which were simultaneously engaged in farming, hunting, and fishing. What
linked together many of these tribes was their common
linguistic roots; however, those roots were insufficient to bring them
together against the newcomers from the a. Southwest region b. *c. Eastern Woodlands regions d. |
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The Algonquians and the Iroquois (two tribes most involved in subsequent events with the English and French) resided in the: a. Southwest region b. *c. Eastern Woodlands regions d. |
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Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated ideas of religious reform of the Roman Catholic Church and influenced many groups including the Puritans. They are both associated with this movement in the 1500s. a.
feudalism b.
mercantilism c.
Renaissance *d. Protestant Reformation e. Catholic or Counter Reformation |
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Henry VIII of a. believed that Martin Luther professed the true faith. b. did not want his children to be raised as Catholics. *c. desired an annulment from his Catholic, Spanish queen so that he could marry again. d. resented sending part of his
country’s wealth to |
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Followers of __________ became known variously as Huguenots, Puritans, Presbyterians, Reformed, and Separatists a. Martin Luther b. Jonathan Edwards *c. John Calvin d. Henry VIII |
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This political and economic system in the Middle Ages (A.D. 500 – A.D. 1500) relied on vassalage, with serfs being bound to the land. The gradual rise of a new merchant class in the towns was among the factors ending this system and was also among the factors supporting the development of nation states. *a.
feudalism b.
mercantilism c.
Renaissance d. Protestant Reformation e. Catholic or Counter Reformation |
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The assumption in the 1500s and 1600s that the world's wealth is finite increased competition among nations (including competition to explore in order to find access to the goods of the east) increased desire for nations to acquire colonies is associated with: a.
feudalism *b.
mercantilism c.
Renaissance d. Protestant Reformation e. Catholic or Counter Reformation |
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At the end of the 1400s, which European country had the most powerful monarchy and seemed to be the most powerful nation? The papacy echoed this nation’s superiority with such actions as the Line of Demarcation (Treaty of Tordesillas) dividing the new world between it and another Catholic nation. *a. b. England c. d. the |
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The Treaty of Tordesillas *a. divided the world between the Spanish and the Portuguese on either side of a demarcation line. b. was signed by Diaz after he
rounded the c. outlawed Spanish participation in the African slave trade. d. replaced King John of e. both a and d |
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What western European country was the preeminent maritime
power in the 1400s? The nation's exploration in the late 1400s concentrated
on finding a route to the Orient by sailing east (around a. *b. Portugal c. d. the e. |
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This explorer was born in *a.
Christopher Columbus b. Vasco
de Balboa c.
Ferdinand Magellan d. Amerigo
Vespucci |
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What western European country acquired colonies in the new world primarily because it concentrated on finding a route to the Orient by sailing west across the Atlantic? *a. b. Portugal c. d. the e. |
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The men, such as Hernando Cortés and Francisco Pizzaro, largely responsible for *a.
conquistadors b. coureurs de bois c. “sea dogs” |
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*a. the Spanish Armada, off the coast of England. b. the Dutch Navy, in the c. the Portuguese, off the coast
of d. the Spanish, off the west coast
of e. the Dutch, off the southern
coast of |
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Feudalism was replaced by the
development of nation states. They competed for control of raw materials and
markets. These centralized governments and their influential citizens were
able to bring together resources necessary for colonization. Geographically,
the nation state of a. the Southwest *b. the Atlantic seaboard c. the Mississippi Valley and Canada d. |
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The nation is associated with colonies in a. b. Portugal *c. France d. the e. |
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The first English settlement was in: a. b. *c. d. Both a and b |
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The English Separatists, a Calvinist group, migrated first
to a. *b. c. d. Both a and b |
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The English Calvinists settled in: a. b. c. *d. Both a and b |
These questions are in some cases based on questions in
the test database for American Passages.
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