Question 1

Match each description with the item below.
-Martin Luther

Accepted Answer

A) mimicked the conquest of Mexico and brutally conquered the Inca Empire 
B) was a preacher in Geneva who deepened and broadened the Protestant Reformation 
C) was governor of Puerto Rico and in 1513 traveled to Florida to find gold and enslave Native Americans 
D) criticized the widespread sale of indulgences in Germany and taught that "all" are equal before God 
E) was an interpreter of the Mayan and Nahuatl languages for Cortés and bore a child of his
F)led the first French effort to colonize the Americas before civil wars delayed French exploration
G)aided the Dutch during the Dutch Revolt and defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588
H)explored what is now the southeastern United States in 1539 and destroyed Native American villages
I)was the exiled god of wind and sky for whom Cortés was mistaken
J)was a renowned warrior and emperor of the Aztecs who was killed amid Spanish conquest 
A) mimicked the conquest of Mexico and brutally conquered the Inca Empire 
B) was a preacher in Geneva who deepened and broadened the Protestant Reformation 
C) was governor of Puerto Rico and in 1513 traveled to Florida to find gold and enslave Native Americans 
D) criticized the widespread sale of indulgences in Germany and taught that "all" are equal before God 
E) was an interpreter of the Mayan and Nahuatl languages for Cortés and bore a child of his
F)led the first French effort to colonize the Americas before civil wars delayed French exploration
G)aided the Dutch during the Dutch Revolt and defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588
H)explored what is now the southeastern United States in 1539 and destroyed Native American villages
I)was the exiled god of wind and sky for whom Cortés was mistaken
J)was a renowned warrior and emperor of the Aztecs who was killed amid Spanish conquest

Question 2

Major reasons for the defeat of the Spanish Armada included

Accepted Answer

A)  storms in the North Sea and the speed and agility of English warships. 
B)  Elizabeth's weakness as a ruler and refusal to order her sailors to engage in piracy. 
C)  the incompetence of the Spanish captains and resulting mutiny by Spanish sailors. 
D)  the greater size of the English vessels and the expansiveness of English colonies in the Americas. 
E)  inaccurate Spanish compasses and the fact that the astrolabe had not yet been invented. 
A)  storms in the North Sea and the speed and agility of English warships. 
B)  Elizabeth's weakness as a ruler and refusal to order her sailors to engage in piracy. 
C)  the incompetence of the Spanish captains and resulting mutiny by Spanish sailors. 
D)  the greater size of the English vessels and the expansiveness of English colonies in the Americas. 
E)  inaccurate Spanish compasses and the fact that the astrolabe had not yet been invented.

Question 3

Cortés enlisted the aid of surrounding populations to help in his overthrow of the Aztecs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Match each description with the item below.
-Francisco Pizarro

Accepted Answer

A) mimicked the conquest of Mexico and brutally conquered the Inca Empire 
B) was a preacher in Geneva who deepened and broadened the Protestant Reformation 
C) was governor of Puerto Rico and in 1513 traveled to Florida to find gold and enslave Native Americans 
D) criticized the widespread sale of indulgences in Germany and taught that "all" are equal before God 
E) was an interpreter of the Mayan and Nahuatl languages for Cortés and bore a child of his
F)led the first French effort to colonize the Americas before civil wars delayed French exploration
G)aided the Dutch during the Dutch Revolt and defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588
H)explored what is now the southeastern United States in 1539 and destroyed Native American villages
I)was the exiled god of wind and sky for whom Cortés was mistaken
J)was a renowned warrior and emperor of the Aztecs who was killed amid Spanish conquest 
A) mimicked the conquest of Mexico and brutally conquered the Inca Empire 
B) was a preacher in Geneva who deepened and broadened the Protestant Reformation 
C) was governor of Puerto Rico and in 1513 traveled to Florida to find gold and enslave Native Americans 
D) criticized the widespread sale of indulgences in Germany and taught that "all" are equal before God 
E) was an interpreter of the Mayan and Nahuatl languages for Cortés and bore a child of his
F)led the first French effort to colonize the Americas before civil wars delayed French exploration
G)aided the Dutch during the Dutch Revolt and defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588
H)explored what is now the southeastern United States in 1539 and destroyed Native American villages
I)was the exiled god of wind and sky for whom Cortés was mistaken
J)was a renowned warrior and emperor of the Aztecs who was killed amid Spanish conquest

Question 5

Until recently, scholars had assumed that Paleo-Indians migrated from Asia into North America

Accepted Answer

A)  in response to the onset of an ice age. 
B)  in pursuit of large game animals. 
C)  beginning about 1,000 years ago. 
D)  in an effort to escape tribal warfare in Asia. 
E)  in search of a disease-free environment. 
A)  in response to the onset of an ice age. 
B)  in pursuit of large game animals. 
C)  beginning about 1,000 years ago. 
D)  in an effort to escape tribal warfare in Asia. 
E)  in search of a disease-free environment.

Question 6

Which of the following is true of Portuguese seagoing efforts by 1500?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Portuguese had few expert sailors and were one of the few European nations that had not yet made it to Asia. 
B)  Portuguese seagoing technology enabled them to build early settlements in what is today Canada and along the northern coastline. 
C)  The Portuguese's use of new sailing technologies, coupled with the unification of Spain, contributed to the rise of global trade. 
D)  Portuguese seagoing efforts were so time-consuming that Portuguese monarchs largely ignored Muslims and Jewish immigration into their nation. 
E)  The Portuguese mainly used ships for the purpose of naval warfare against the Spanish, with whom they had irreconcilable differences. 
A)  The Portuguese had few expert sailors and were one of the few European nations that had not yet made it to Asia. 
B)  Portuguese seagoing technology enabled them to build early settlements in what is today Canada and along the northern coastline. 
C)  The Portuguese's use of new sailing technologies, coupled with the unification of Spain, contributed to the rise of global trade. 
D)  Portuguese seagoing efforts were so time-consuming that Portuguese monarchs largely ignored Muslims and Jewish immigration into their nation. 
E)  The Portuguese mainly used ships for the purpose of naval warfare against the Spanish, with whom they had irreconcilable differences.

Question 7

Most North American tribal leaders ruled with absolute authority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Describe how the Columbian Exchange affected the Old and New Worlds. Why did Europe come out ahead?

Accepted Answer

The Columbian Exchange had a significant

Question 9

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Protestant Reformation in England?

Accepted Answer

A)  It occurred more for political reasons than because of disagreement about religious doctrine. 
B)  Queen Elizabeth undid it by forcefully reimposing Catholicism. 
C)  John Calvin led it as part of his revolt against Catholicism. 
D)  It occurred prior to the Reformation in Germany. 
E)  It led to the overthrow of Henry VIII because he went against the Church. 
A)  It occurred more for political reasons than because of disagreement about religious doctrine. 
B)  Queen Elizabeth undid it by forcefully reimposing Catholicism. 
C)  John Calvin led it as part of his revolt against Catholicism. 
D)  It occurred prior to the Reformation in Germany. 
E)  It led to the overthrow of Henry VIII because he went against the Church.

Question 10

After the arrival of Europeans, the greatest number of Indians died as a result of

Accepted Answer

A)  depression. 
B)  starvation. 
C)  battle. 
D)  disease. 
E)  enslavement. 
A)  depression. 
B)  starvation. 
C)  battle. 
D)  disease. 
E)  enslavement.

Question 11

Match each description with the item below.
-La Malinche

Accepted Answer

A) mimicked the conquest of Mexico and brutally conquered the Inca Empire 
B) was a preacher in Geneva who deepened and broadened the Protestant Reformation 
C) was governor of Puerto Rico and in 1513 traveled to Florida to find gold and enslave Native Americans 
D) criticized the widespread sale of indulgences in Germany and taught that "all" are equal before God 
E) was an interpreter of the Mayan and Nahuatl languages for Cortés and bore a child of his
F)led the first French effort to colonize the Americas before civil wars delayed French exploration
G)aided the Dutch during the Dutch Revolt and defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588
H)explored what is now the southeastern United States in 1539 and destroyed Native American villages
I)was the exiled god of wind and sky for whom Cortés was mistaken
J)was a renowned warrior and emperor of the Aztecs who was killed amid Spanish conquest 
A) mimicked the conquest of Mexico and brutally conquered the Inca Empire 
B) was a preacher in Geneva who deepened and broadened the Protestant Reformation 
C) was governor of Puerto Rico and in 1513 traveled to Florida to find gold and enslave Native Americans 
D) criticized the widespread sale of indulgences in Germany and taught that "all" are equal before God 
E) was an interpreter of the Mayan and Nahuatl languages for Cortés and bore a child of his
F)led the first French effort to colonize the Americas before civil wars delayed French exploration
G)aided the Dutch during the Dutch Revolt and defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588
H)explored what is now the southeastern United States in 1539 and destroyed Native American villages
I)was the exiled god of wind and sky for whom Cortés was mistaken
J)was a renowned warrior and emperor of the Aztecs who was killed amid Spanish conquest

Question 12

English settlements were numerous and thriving at the time of Queen Elizabeth's death in 1603.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

John Cabot's landfall in North America gave England the basis for a later claim to all of North America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Why were crops such as maize so significant to the evolution of indigenous peoples in the Americas?

Accepted Answer

A)  These crops were so similar in different corners of the Americas that they guaranteed that the societies developed by indigenous peoples would for the most part lack diversity with one another. 
B)  These crops grew so well on their own without any help from humans that indigenous peoples could focus mostly on cultural rather than agricultural activities. 
C)  These crops were reliable enough as food sources that indigenous peoples could lead more settled lives and, thus, become more established, larger societies. 
D)  These crops were varied so much in output from year to year that they led most indigenous societies to increasingly depend on hunting and gathering as the sole food source. 
E)  These crops had less nutritional value than indigenous peoples' prior food sources and, thus, led to a great decrease in the size of the indigenous population. 
A)  These crops were so similar in different corners of the Americas that they guaranteed that the societies developed by indigenous peoples would for the most part lack diversity with one another. 
B)  These crops grew so well on their own without any help from humans that indigenous peoples could focus mostly on cultural rather than agricultural activities. 
C)  These crops were reliable enough as food sources that indigenous peoples could lead more settled lives and, thus, become more established, larger societies. 
D)  These crops were varied so much in output from year to year that they led most indigenous societies to increasingly depend on hunting and gathering as the sole food source. 
E)  These crops had less nutritional value than indigenous peoples' prior food sources and, thus, led to a great decrease in the size of the indigenous population.

Question 15

Cahokians were known for constructing stone dwellings into cliff sides.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Columbus succeeded in

Accepted Answer

A)  finding a water route to Asia. 
B)  proving the world was round. 
C)  inspiring subsequent European explorations. 
D)  bringing the benefits of European civilization to the Indians. 
E)  finding rich sources of rubies and diamonds. 
A)  finding a water route to Asia. 
B)  proving the world was round. 
C)  inspiring subsequent European explorations. 
D)  bringing the benefits of European civilization to the Indians. 
E)  finding rich sources of rubies and diamonds.

Question 17

The brutal and exploitative systems that the Spanish implemented in the New World were largely the work of Bartolomé de Las Casas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What major developments in Europe enabled the Age of Exploration?

Accepted Answer

The major developments in Europe that en

Question 19

By the eighteenth century, mestizos made up a majority of the population in Mexico and New Mexico. Who were they?

Accepted Answer

A)  Catholic missionaries and priests who lived among the Aztecs 
B)  Native Americans targeted by the Spanish for being particularly polytheistic 
C)  the wives of conquistadores who made the voyage from Spain 
D)  Spanish and Portuguese ranchers and their families 
E)  the offspring of Spanish and Native American parents 
A)  Catholic missionaries and priests who lived among the Aztecs 
B)  Native Americans targeted by the Spanish for being particularly polytheistic 
C)  the wives of conquistadores who made the voyage from Spain 
D)  Spanish and Portuguese ranchers and their families 
E)  the offspring of Spanish and Native American parents

Question 20

Which of the following is characteristic of the Mississippian Indian culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  elaborate burial mounds and towns built around plazas and temples 
B)  cliff dwellings and widespread use of irrigation 
C)  matrilineal societies and the spread of the Muskogean language 
D)  reliance on the fur trade rather than agriculture 
E)  extensive trading activities with Norsemen from Scandinavia 
A)  elaborate burial mounds and towns built around plazas and temples 
B)  cliff dwellings and widespread use of irrigation 
C)  matrilineal societies and the spread of the Muskogean language 
D)  reliance on the fur trade rather than agriculture 
E)  extensive trading activities with Norsemen from Scandinavia

Exam 1: The Collision of Cultures

Match each description with the item below. -Martin Luther

Major reasons for the defeat of the Spanish Armada included

Cortés enlisted the aid of surrounding populations to help in his overthrow of the Aztecs.

Match each description with the item below. -Francisco Pizarro

Until recently, scholars had assumed that Paleo-Indians migrated from Asia into North America

Which of the following is true of Portuguese seagoing efforts by 1500?

Most North American tribal leaders ruled with absolute authority.

Describe how the Columbian Exchange affected the Old and New Worlds. Why did Europe come out ahead?

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Protestant Reformation in England?

After the arrival of Europeans, the greatest number of Indians died as a result of

Match each description with the item below. -La Malinche

English settlements were numerous and thriving at the time of Queen Elizabeth's death in 1603.

John Cabot's landfall in North America gave England the basis for a later claim to all of North America.

Why were crops such as maize so significant to the evolution of indigenous peoples in the Americas?

Cahokians were known for constructing stone dwellings into cliff sides.

Columbus succeeded in

The brutal and exploitative systems that the Spanish implemented in the New World were largely the work of Bartolomé de Las Casas.

What major developments in Europe enabled the Age of Exploration?

By the eighteenth century, mestizos made up a majority of the population in Mexico and New Mexico. Who were they?

Which of the following is characteristic of the Mississippian Indian culture?

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