Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Great Ice Age

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The Great Ice Age, also known as the Las

Question 2

Spain was united into a single nation-state when

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A) it was invaded by Portugal in the late fifteenth century. 
B) Christopher Columbus returned with news of his discovery of the New World. 
C) Prince Henry the Navigator came to the throne. 
D) Ferdinand and Isabella married and the African Moors were expelled. 
E) Ferdinand and Isabella were overthrown. 
A) it was invaded by Portugal in the late fifteenth century. 
B) Christopher Columbus returned with news of his discovery of the New World. 
C) Prince Henry the Navigator came to the throne. 
D) Ferdinand and Isabella married and the African Moors were expelled. 
E) Ferdinand and Isabella were overthrown.

Question 3

The introduction of American plants around the world resulted in

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A) rapid population growth in Europe. 
B) many illnesses, caused by the new germs contained in these food-stuffs. 
C) an African population decline. 
D) very little change. 
E) an increase in obese people. 
A) rapid population growth in Europe. 
B) many illnesses, caused by the new germs contained in these food-stuffs. 
C) an African population decline. 
D) very little change. 
E) an increase in obese people.

Question 4

Men in the more settled agricultural groups in North America performed all of the following tasks except

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A) hunting. 
B) gathering fuel. 
C) tending crops. 
D) clearing fields for planting. 
E) fishing. 
A) hunting. 
B) gathering fuel. 
C) tending crops. 
D) clearing fields for planting. 
E) fishing.

Question 5

Describe the impact of Europeans on Native American (Indian) cultures and the impact of native cultures on Europeans. Then explain why it was, or was not, a good thing that European culture prevailed.

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The impact of Europeans on Native Americ

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Juan Ponce de León

Accepted Answer

Juan Ponce de León was a Spanish explore

Question 7

Before the arrival of Europeans, most native peoples in North America

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A) lived in large communities. 
B) were more advanced than those in South America. 
C) lived in small, scattered, and impermanent settlements. 
D) populated the greater part of the continent. 
E) relied on horses for transportation. 
A) lived in large communities. 
B) were more advanced than those in South America. 
C) lived in small, scattered, and impermanent settlements. 
D) populated the greater part of the continent. 
E) relied on horses for transportation.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Iroquois Confederacy

Accepted Answer

The Iroquois Confederacy, also known as

Question 9

The Dominican Friar Bartolomé de Las Casas is best known for

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A) negotiating the Treaty of Tordesillas. 
B) speaking out against the horrors of the encomienda system on Native Americans. 
C) establishing a mission to bring Christianity to the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán. 
D) convincing Spanish Queen Isabella to make Christianity the main focus of Spanish exploration. 
E) All of these 
A) negotiating the Treaty of Tordesillas. 
B) speaking out against the horrors of the encomienda system on Native Americans. 
C) establishing a mission to bring Christianity to the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán. 
D) convincing Spanish Queen Isabella to make Christianity the main focus of Spanish exploration. 
E) All of these

Question 10

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
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The World Known to Europe During the Age of Discovery, 1492-1609
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-____ South America

Accepted Answer

The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 11

The Christian crusaders were indirectly responsible for the discovery of America because they

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A) were victorious over the Muslims. 
B) brought back news of valuable Far Eastern spices, drugs, and silk. 
C) succeeded in establishing improved business relations between Muslims and Christians. 
D) returned with captured Muslim maps showing the North and South American continents. 
E) developed better navigational devices. 
A) were victorious over the Muslims. 
B) brought back news of valuable Far Eastern spices, drugs, and silk. 
C) succeeded in establishing improved business relations between Muslims and Christians. 
D) returned with captured Muslim maps showing the North and South American continents. 
E) developed better navigational devices.

Question 12

One of the main factors that enabled Europeans to conquer native North Americans with relative ease was the

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A) pacifistic nature of the native North Americans. 
B) settled agricultural societies of North America. 
C) absence of dense concentrations of population or complex nation-states in North America. 
D) use of native guides for spying and surveillance activities. 
E) lack of technological weaponry available to other native American cultures. 
A) pacifistic nature of the native North Americans. 
B) settled agricultural societies of North America. 
C) absence of dense concentrations of population or complex nation-states in North America. 
D) use of native guides for spying and surveillance activities. 
E) lack of technological weaponry available to other native American cultures.

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot)

Accepted Answer

Giovanni Caboto, known in English as Joh

Question 14

Which of the following mountain ranges was probably created before the continental separation, approximately 350 million years ago?

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A) The Rockies 
B) The Sierra Nevada 
C) The Cascades 
D) The Coast Range 
E) The Appalachians 
A) The Rockies 
B) The Sierra Nevada 
C) The Cascades 
D) The Coast Range 
E) The Appalachians

Question 15

The colonists who ultimately embraced the vision of America as an independent nation had in common all of the following characteristics except

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A) the desire to create an agricultural society. 
B) a shared goal of living unfettered by the tyrannies of royal authority, official religion, and social hierarchies. 
C) a growing reverence for ideals such as liberty. 
D) an unwillingness to subjugate others. 
E) a majority were English speaking with English customs. 
A) the desire to create an agricultural society. 
B) a shared goal of living unfettered by the tyrannies of royal authority, official religion, and social hierarchies. 
C) a growing reverence for ideals such as liberty. 
D) an unwillingness to subjugate others. 
E) a majority were English speaking with English customs.

Question 16

Malinche has earned a place in history as

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A) the Indian slave woman who served as Cortés's translator with the Mexicans. 
B) the woman whose name is synonymous with "traitor". 
C) the Indian who married one of Cortes's soldiers and traveled to Spain. 
D) the woman who was baptized with the Spanish name Doña Marina. 
E) All of these 
A) the Indian slave woman who served as Cortés's translator with the Mexicans. 
B) the woman whose name is synonymous with "traitor". 
C) the Indian who married one of Cortes's soldiers and traveled to Spain. 
D) the woman who was baptized with the Spanish name Doña Marina. 
E) All of these

Question 17

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
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The World Known to Europe During the Age of Discovery, 1492-1609
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-____ North America

Accepted Answer

The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 18

All of the following are true of the Inca, Mayan, and Aztec civilizations except they

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A) had advanced agricultural practices based primarily on the cultivation of maize. 
B) lacked the technology of the wheel. 
C) had the use of large draft animals such as the horse and oxen. 
D) built elaborate cities and carried on far-flung commerce. 
E) had talented mathematicians, which allowed them to make accurate astronomical observations. 
A) had advanced agricultural practices based primarily on the cultivation of maize. 
B) lacked the technology of the wheel. 
C) had the use of large draft animals such as the horse and oxen. 
D) built elaborate cities and carried on far-flung commerce. 
E) had talented mathematicians, which allowed them to make accurate astronomical observations.

Question 19

The adoption of horses by Native American tribes such as the Sioux, Apaches and Blackfeet

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A) enabled them to wage more successful wars against their enemies. 
B) allowed them to travel across the vast expanse of North America, from Atlantic to Pacific. 
C) transformed their cultures into wide-ranging, hunter-gather societies that roamed the Great Plains. 
D) led them to shift from agriculture to ranch-based economies. 
E) All of these 
A) enabled them to wage more successful wars against their enemies. 
B) allowed them to travel across the vast expanse of North America, from Atlantic to Pacific. 
C) transformed their cultures into wide-ranging, hunter-gather societies that roamed the Great Plains. 
D) led them to shift from agriculture to ranch-based economies. 
E) All of these

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Mound Builders

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The Mound Builders refer to a variety of

Exam 1: New World Beginnings, 33,000 Bce-1769 Ce

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Great Ice Age

Spain was united into a single nation-state when

The introduction of American plants around the world resulted in

Men in the more settled agricultural groups in North America performed all of the following tasks except

Describe the impact of Europeans on Native American (Indian) cultures and the impact of native cultures on Europeans. Then explain why it was, or was not, a good thing that European culture prevailed.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Juan Ponce de León

Before the arrival of Europeans, most native peoples in North America

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Iroquois Confederacy

The Dominican Friar Bartolomé de Las Casas is best known for

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: ​ The World Known to Europe During the Age of Discovery, 1492-1609 ​ -____ South America

The Christian crusaders were indirectly responsible for the discovery of America because they

One of the main factors that enabled Europeans to conquer native North Americans with relative ease was the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot)

Which of the following mountain ranges was probably created before the continental separation, approximately 350 million years ago?

The colonists who ultimately embraced the vision of America as an independent nation had in common all of the following characteristics except

Malinche has earned a place in history as

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: ​ The World Known to Europe During the Age of Discovery, 1492-1609 ​ -____ North America

All of the following are true of the Inca, Mayan, and Aztec civilizations except they

The adoption of horses by Native American tribes such as the Sioux, Apaches and Blackfeet

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Mound Builders

The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

America Secedes From the Empire, 1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Girding for War: the North and the South, 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the Roaring Twenties 1920-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933-1939

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933-1941

America in World War Ii 1941-1945

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Locate the following places by reference number on the map: The World Known to Europe During the Age of Discovery, 1492-1609 -____ South America

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