Exam 1: New World Beginnings, 33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

Assess the validity of the following statement: "Columbus's sensational achievement obscures the fact that he was one of the most successful failures in history."

Describe what is meant by the Spanish Black Legend.What is your assessment of the Spanish impact on North American cultures: positive or negative? Why?

The development of Spanish influence in California in the mid-1760s and 1770s was facilitated by   

The term "Columbian Exchange" describes:  

Some of the more advanced Native American cultures did all of the following except  

All of the following are true about Popés Rebellion in 1680, except  

Senator Joseph McCarthy first rose to national prominence by  

What was the nature of slavery in Africa before the arrival of the Spanish?

Identify the statement that is false.  

All of the following set into motion the chain of events that led to a drive of Europeans toward Asia, the penetration of Africa, and the discovery of the New World except  

Before the middle of the fifteenth century, sub-Saharan Africa had remained remote and mysterious to Europeans because  

Columbus called the native people in the "New World" Indians because  

All of the following were characteristics of the original thirteen colonies except  

The early voyages of the Scandinavian seafarers did not result in permanent settlement in North America because  

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

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

The ideals that the colonists cherished as synonymous with American life included reverence for all of the following except  

​According to scholars, the flood of precious New World metals into Spain is responsible for all of the following except  

Which group was responsible for slave trading in Africa long before the Europeans had arrived?  

The existence of a single original continent has been proved by the presence of