Exam 1: The Collision of Cultures

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

In the Great Plains region, most pre-Columbian societies

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

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

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

In his first voyage in 1492, Christopher Columbus

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

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

The preeminent European maritime power in the fifteenth century was

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

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

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

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

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

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

The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the Southwest

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

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

The English Reformation resulted from

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