Question 1

Discuss the benefits and drawbacks for European and American societies resulting from contact and the trade that developed after 1500.

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Question 2

The English Reformation resulted from

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A)   the threat of war between England and France.
B)   a political dispute between King Henry VIII and the Catholic Church.
C)   the rise of Lutheranism within the English church.
D)   the persecution by King James I of liberal priests.
E)   the defeat of the Spanish Armada.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

Portuguese exploration in the late fifteenth century concentrated on finding a route to the Orient by sailing around Africa.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The preeminent European maritime power in the fifteenth century was

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A)   Spain.
B)   Portugal.
C)   France.
D)   the Netherlands.
E)   England.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 5

African and American Indian societies tended to be matrilineal, which means

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A)   people traced their heredity through their mothers.
B)   only women would be the heads of families.
C)   men could not inherit property.
D)   women were in control of the social institutions.
E)   only mothers could act as political leaders.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 6

On his first voyage to the New World, Columbus realized that he had not encountered China.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

During the sixteenth century, England was experiencing a decline in food supply and population.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What factor is believed to have dramatically reduced New World native populations after contact with Europeans?

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A)   war
B)   disease
C)   starvation
D)   enslavement
E)   religious conversionF) A) and B)
G) B) and C) B

Question 9

Compare the Indian civilizations north of Mexico with those in Central and South America.

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Question 10

In 1680, the Pueblo Indians rose in revolt against Spanish settlers after the Spanish

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A)   attempted to convert the Pueblos to Catholicism.
B)   made efforts to suppress Indian religious rituals.
C)   demanded tribute from the Indians.
D)   began to export Pueblos out of the colony to be sold as slaves.
E)   banned intermarriage between Spaniards and Pueblos.F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 11

At the beginning of the seventeenth century, the already festering English Puritan discontent was increased by

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A)   the suppression of English Catholics.
B)   the end of rule by the Stuarts.
C)   the rising influence of Quakers within the English church.
D)   Queen Elizabeth's promotion of English theater.
E)   the death of Queen Elizabeth.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 12

On his first voyage, Columbus established a short-lived settlement on an island that he named ________.

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Question 13

The pioneer of English colonization who was lost at sea while in the service of Queen Elizabeth I was ________.

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Question 14

Which of the following was NOT possessed by any of the early Central or South American civilizations such as the Incas, Mayas, and Aztecs?

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A)   the use of wheeled vehicles
B)   economies primarily based on agriculture
C)   substantial cities
D)   complex political systems
E)   elaborate religious and cultural systemsF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 15

The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the Southwest

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A)   were primarily hunters of small game.
B)   built large irrigation systems for farming.
C)   lived in small, nomadic tribes.
D)   created an economy exclusively based on trade.
E)   primarily pursued moose and caribou for sustenance.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

What motivated Europeans to establish settlements in the New World? What made it possible for them to undertake those settlements?

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Question 17

The early Spanish settlers were successful at establishing plantations, but not at finding gold or silver.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In his first voyage in 1492, Christopher Columbus

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A)   sailed along the coast of what is present-day Virginia.
B)   mistook Cuba for China.
C)   was briefly captured by natives he encountered.
D)   was forced to put down a mutiny on the Santa Maria.
E)   crossed the Atlantic Ocean in six weeks.F) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 19

European life was relatively unchanged by the biological and cultural exchanges that took place after discovery of the New World.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 20

In the Great Plains region, most pre-Columbian societies

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A)   engaged in sedentary farming.
B)   lived in small nomadic tribes.
C)   hunted buffalo for survival.
D)   used horses.
E)   developed a harsh religion that required human sacrifice.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C) A

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On his first voyage, Columbus established a short-lived settlement on an island that he named ________.

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The pioneer of English colonization who was lost at sea while in the service of Queen Elizabeth I was ________.

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Which of the following was NOT possessed by any of the early Central or South American civilizations such as the Incas, Mayas, and Aztecs?

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What motivated Europeans to establish settlements in the New World? What made it possible for them to undertake those settlements?

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European life was relatively unchanged by the biological and cultural exchanges that took place after discovery of the New World.

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