Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-middlemen

Accepted Answer

Middlemen, in a historical context, refe

Question 2

Spain began to fortify and settle border areas like Florida,Texas,and California in order to

Accepted Answer

A)  protect its Central and South American domains from encroachments by England and France. 
B)  establish a basis for the conquest of North America. 
C)  acquire more slaves. 
D)  find a passage to the Pacific Ocean. 
E)  protect the Indian cultures in those areas from exploitation. 
A)  protect its Central and South American domains from encroachments by England and France. 
B)  establish a basis for the conquest of North America. 
C)  acquire more slaves. 
D)  find a passage to the Pacific Ocean. 
E)  protect the Indian cultures in those areas from exploitation.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

John Cabot, born Giovanni Caboto, was an

Question 4

The settlement at Cahokia,near present-day St.Louis,Illinois,was

Accepted Answer

A)  built by the Iroquois. 
B)  home to nearly twenty thousand people. 
C)  an important Pueblo settlement. 
D)  a massive temple at Tenochtitlán. 
E)  ruled by Moctezuma. 
A)  built by the Iroquois. 
B)  home to nearly twenty thousand people. 
C)  an important Pueblo settlement. 
D)  a massive temple at Tenochtitlán. 
E)  ruled by Moctezuma.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Francisco Coronado

Accepted Answer

Francisco Vázquez de Coronado was a Span

Question 6

Approximately when did the cultivation of corn reach present-day American Southwest?

Accepted Answer

A)  8000 B.C. 
B)  4000 B.C. 
C)  2000 B.C. 
D)  200 A.D. 
E)  1000 A.D. 
A)  8000 B.C. 
B)  4000 B.C. 
C)  2000 B.C. 
D)  200 A.D. 
E)  1000 A.D.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-demographic

Accepted Answer

The term "demographic" refers to the sta

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-printing press

Accepted Answer

The printing press is a mechanical devic

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Canadian Shield

Accepted Answer

The Canadian Shield, also known as the L

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Jacques Cartier

Accepted Answer

Jacques Cartier (1491-1557) was a French

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Christian crusaders

Accepted Answer

Christian crusaders were participants in

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Hernán Cortés

Accepted Answer

Hernán Cortés (1485-1547) was a Spanish

Question 13

The introduction of American crops such as maize,manioc,and sweet potatoes into Africa helped fuel

Accepted Answer

A)  a population boom in Africa. 
B)  the introduction of new illnesses into Africa. 
C)  an African population decline. 
D)  a growing international trade between Africa and Europe. 
E)  an increase in the number of obese people. 
A)  a population boom in Africa. 
B)  the introduction of new illnesses into Africa. 
C)  an African population decline. 
D)  a growing international trade between Africa and Europe. 
E)  an increase in the number of obese people.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Bartolomeu Dias

Accepted Answer

Bartolomeu Dias was a Portuguese explore

Question 15

Unlike the Indian societies of Central and South America,the native peoples of North America

Accepted Answer

A)  were pacifists who opposed all warfare. 
B)  aggressively exploited the land for agricultural development. 
C)  lived in relatively scattered settlements without dense urban concentrations of population. 
D)  practiced a universal system of patriarchal authority. 
E)  had populations sufficiently large enough to make a dramatic impact on the land. 
A)  were pacifists who opposed all warfare. 
B)  aggressively exploited the land for agricultural development. 
C)  lived in relatively scattered settlements without dense urban concentrations of population. 
D)  practiced a universal system of patriarchal authority. 
E)  had populations sufficiently large enough to make a dramatic impact on the land.

Question 16

To what extent are the conquistadores to be considered villains or heroes for their actions in the Americas?

Accepted Answer

The actions of the conquistadores in the

Question 17

How did the Christian crusaders play an indirect role in the discovery of America by Europeans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their victory over the Muslims freed up funds for travel. 
B)  They created a European taste for Asian silk, drugs, perfumes, sugar, and spices. 
C)  They succeeded in establishing improved business relations between Muslims and Christians. 
D)  They returned with captured Muslim maps showing the North and South American continents, piquing their interests in other parts of the world. 
E)  They developed an interest in inter-religious dialogue. 
A)  Their victory over the Muslims freed up funds for travel. 
B)  They created a European taste for Asian silk, drugs, perfumes, sugar, and spices. 
C)  They succeeded in establishing improved business relations between Muslims and Christians. 
D)  They returned with captured Muslim maps showing the North and South American continents, piquing their interests in other parts of the world. 
E)  They developed an interest in inter-religious dialogue.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-matrilinear

Accepted Answer

Matrilineal refers to a system of lineag

Question 19

Spain secured its claim to Columbus's discoveries in the ____,dividing the "heathen lands" of the New World with Portugal.

Accepted Answer

A)  Treaty of Pontiac 
B)  Peace Treaty of Quetzalcoatl 
C)  Treaty of Tenochtitlán 
D)  Treaty of Tordesillas 
E)  Treaty of Moctezuma 
A)  Treaty of Pontiac 
B)  Peace Treaty of Quetzalcoatl 
C)  Treaty of Tenochtitlán 
D)  Treaty of Tordesillas 
E)  Treaty of Moctezuma

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Giovanni da Verrazano

Accepted Answer

Giovanni da Verrazzano was an Italian ex

Exam 1: New World Beginnings

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -middlemen

Spain began to fortify and settle border areas like Florida,Texas,and California in order to

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

The settlement at Cahokia,near present-day St.Louis,Illinois,was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Francisco Coronado

Approximately when did the cultivation of corn reach present-day American Southwest?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -demographic

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -printing press

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Canadian Shield

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Jacques Cartier

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Christian crusaders

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Hernán Cortés

The introduction of American crops such as maize,manioc,and sweet potatoes into Africa helped fuel

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Bartolomeu Dias

Unlike the Indian societies of Central and South America,the native peoples of North America

To what extent are the conquistadores to be considered villains or heroes for their actions in the Americas?

How did the Christian crusaders play an indirect role in the discovery of America by Europeans?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -matrilinear

Spain secured its claim to Columbus's discoveries in the ____,dividing the "heathen lands" of the New World with Portugal.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Giovanni da Verrazano

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

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