Question 1

The critical thing that created the demand for African slaves in the Americas was:

Accepted Answer

A) Mining. 
B) Growing sugar. 
C) Construction of roads. 
D) Missionary work. 
E) Fishing and whaling. 
A) Mining. 
B) Growing sugar. 
C) Construction of roads. 
D) Missionary work. 
E) Fishing and whaling. B

Question 2

Anthropologists always side with the culture seeking repatriation of historical objects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Name two major differences between the American colonization experience and that of Africa and Asia.

Accepted Answer

In the Americas,there was decimation of indigenous populations due to disease,and the Europeans primarily sought to settle in the Americas.

Question 4

The role of Europe in the history of African slavery can be best summarized as:

Accepted Answer

A) African slavery was invented by Europeans. 
B) African slavery was not invented by Europeans but was practiced by them on a very large scale. 
C) Europeans made extensive use of slave labor in Europe. 
D) The presence of Europeans in the African slave trade generally improved the treatment of slaves. 
E) European powers enslaved far fewer Africans than did non-Europeans. 
A) African slavery was invented by Europeans. 
B) African slavery was not invented by Europeans but was practiced by them on a very large scale. 
C) Europeans made extensive use of slave labor in Europe. 
D) The presence of Europeans in the African slave trade generally improved the treatment of slaves. 
E) European powers enslaved far fewer Africans than did non-Europeans.

Question 5

The principal resource that Spanish Conquistadors sent back from the Inca Empire was:

Accepted Answer

A) Slaves. 
B) Diseases. 
C) Tobacco. 
D) Gold. 
E) Sugar. 
A) Slaves. 
B) Diseases. 
C) Tobacco. 
D) Gold. 
E) Sugar.

Question 6

Which of the following had gained independence from European powers prior to World War II?

Accepted Answer

A) Countries in Asia. 
B) Countries in Africa. 
C) Nations under control of the USSR. 
D) Nations in the Americas. 
E) Gibraltar. 
A) Countries in Asia. 
B) Countries in Africa. 
C) Nations under control of the USSR. 
D) Nations in the Americas. 
E) Gibraltar.

Question 7

The Chinese Bronze incident highlights a persistent controversy over:

Accepted Answer

A) British rights in China. 
B) Racism. 
C) Foreign affairs. 
D) What constitutes art. 
E) Ownership of historical objects. 
A) British rights in China. 
B) Racism. 
C) Foreign affairs. 
D) What constitutes art. 
E) Ownership of historical objects.

Question 8

Which of the following correctly describes the position of the Dutch East India Company?

Accepted Answer

A) The Company quickly took total control of most of Indonesia. 
B) After a difficult beginning,the company was incredibly profitable until the end of the colonial era. 
C) While it made enormous profits for its shareholders,the company was embroiled in wars and eventually went bankrupt. 
D) The company sold shares to wealthy Indonesians and remains a powerful influence in that nation today. 
E) Because it failed to make any profit,the company was disbanded within 50 years of its formation. 
A) The Company quickly took total control of most of Indonesia. 
B) After a difficult beginning,the company was incredibly profitable until the end of the colonial era. 
C) While it made enormous profits for its shareholders,the company was embroiled in wars and eventually went bankrupt. 
D) The company sold shares to wealthy Indonesians and remains a powerful influence in that nation today. 
E) Because it failed to make any profit,the company was disbanded within 50 years of its formation.

Question 9

In colonies,education was most frequently aimed at:

Accepted Answer

A) Achieving universal literacy. 
B) Educating the poor,who would then become backers of the colonial regime. 
C) Training the people that Europeans thought were the most primitive. 
D) Training the children of the elites. 
E) Fostering creativity and independence that could lead to prosperity. 
A) Achieving universal literacy. 
B) Educating the poor,who would then become backers of the colonial regime. 
C) Training the people that Europeans thought were the most primitive. 
D) Training the children of the elites. 
E) Fostering creativity and independence that could lead to prosperity.

Question 10

In 1926,the French abolished a law that permitted an annual draft of labor for their West African colonies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Where did the Dutch East India Company primarily operate?

Accepted Answer

They primarily opera

Question 12

Disease was a major factor in the colonization of the Americas.Consider what might have happened had this one impact not occurred.Discuss two possible scenarios of how colonialism would have been different in the Americas without the aid of European diseases.

Accepted Answer

Without the impact of European diseases,

Question 13

Which of the following was the key to making colonies profitable to colonial masters?

Accepted Answer

A) Corvee labor. 
B) Increasing education. 
C) Mass exploration. 
D) Taxation. 
E) Pillage. 
A) Corvee labor. 
B) Increasing education. 
C) Mass exploration. 
D) Taxation. 
E) Pillage.

Question 14

The key element that differentiates the European conquest of the Americas from European actions in Africa and Asia is that:

Accepted Answer

A) European technology was clearly far superior to that of Native Americans,but they had less of an advantage over Asians and Africans. 
B) European diseases decimated American populations,but had very little effect on African and Asian populations. 
C) European populations were much higher than those of the New World but much lower than the populations of Africa and Asia. 
D) Native Americans understood the Europeans as gods.Africans and Asians were under no such illusions. 
E) Essentially there is no difference between the two.European powers were able to conquer and dominate wherever they went. 
A) European technology was clearly far superior to that of Native Americans,but they had less of an advantage over Asians and Africans. 
B) European diseases decimated American populations,but had very little effect on African and Asian populations. 
C) European populations were much higher than those of the New World but much lower than the populations of Africa and Asia. 
D) Native Americans understood the Europeans as gods.Africans and Asians were under no such illusions. 
E) Essentially there is no difference between the two.European powers were able to conquer and dominate wherever they went.

Question 15

Physical violence used in order to force natives people to give up resources is called:

Accepted Answer

A) Corvee labor. 
B) Conquest. 
C) Pillage. 
D) Excavation. 
E) Expansion. 
A) Corvee labor. 
B) Conquest. 
C) Pillage. 
D) Excavation. 
E) Expansion.

Question 16

Most of the members of the original Tirailleurs Senegalais were:

Accepted Answer

A) Children of the poor. 
B) Sons of chiefs. 
C) Sons of merchants. 
D) Slaves. 
E) Among the most educated people in their culture. 
A) Children of the poor. 
B) Sons of chiefs. 
C) Sons of merchants. 
D) Slaves. 
E) Among the most educated people in their culture.

Question 17

The profits of colonization primarily went to:

Accepted Answer

A) Shareholders of colonial companies. 
B) The subject people (colonized). 
C) The colonizing government. 
D) Colonial taxpayers in both home country and colony. 
E) Other colonies. 
A) Shareholders of colonial companies. 
B) The subject people (colonized). 
C) The colonizing government. 
D) Colonial taxpayers in both home country and colony. 
E) Other colonies.

Question 18

The French only used African conscripts in wars fought within Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

John Winthrop,one of the early governors of Massachusetts,declared that settlers had fair title to land because of vacuum domicilium.What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

This is a legal fiction that a

Question 20

The earliest writing probably appeared 5,500 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The critical thing that created the demand for African slaves in the Americas was:

Anthropologists always side with the culture seeking repatriation of historical objects.

Name two major differences between the American colonization experience and that of Africa and Asia.

The role of Europe in the history of African slavery can be best summarized as:

The principal resource that Spanish Conquistadors sent back from the Inca Empire was:

Which of the following had gained independence from European powers prior to World War II?

The Chinese Bronze incident highlights a persistent controversy over:

Which of the following correctly describes the position of the Dutch East India Company?

In colonies,education was most frequently aimed at:

In 1926,the French abolished a law that permitted an annual draft of labor for their West African colonies.

Where did the Dutch East India Company primarily operate?

Disease was a major factor in the colonization of the Americas.Consider what might have happened had this one impact not occurred.Discuss two possible scenarios of how colonialism would have been different in the Americas without the aid of European diseases.

Which of the following was the key to making colonies profitable to colonial masters?

The key element that differentiates the European conquest of the Americas from European actions in Africa and Asia is that:

Physical violence used in order to force natives people to give up resources is called:

Most of the members of the original Tirailleurs Senegalais were:

The profits of colonization primarily went to:

The French only used African conscripts in wars fought within Africa.

John Winthrop,one of the early governors of Massachusetts,declared that settlers had fair title to land because of vacuum domicilium.What does this mean?

The earliest writing probably appeared 5,500 years ago.

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The critical thing that created the demand for African slaves in the Americas was:

Anthropologists always side with the culture seeking repatriation of historical objects.

Name two major differences between the American colonization experience and that of Africa and Asia.

The role of Europe in the history of African slavery can be best summarized as:

The principal resource that Spanish Conquistadors sent back from the Inca Empire was:

Which of the following had gained independence from European powers prior to World War II?

The Chinese Bronze incident highlights a persistent controversy over:

Which of the following correctly describes the position of the Dutch East India Company?

In colonies,education was most frequently aimed at:

In 1926,the French abolished a law that permitted an annual draft of labor for their West African colonies.

Where did the Dutch East India Company primarily operate?

Disease was a major factor in the colonization of the Americas.Consider what might have happened had this one impact not occurred.Discuss two possible scenarios of how colonialism would have been different in the Americas without the aid of European diseases.

Which of the following was the key to making colonies profitable to colonial masters?

The key element that differentiates the European conquest of the Americas from European actions in Africa and Asia is that:

Physical violence used in order to force natives people to give up resources is called:

Most of the members of the original Tirailleurs Senegalais were:

The profits of colonization primarily went to:

The French only used African conscripts in wars fought within Africa.

John Winthrop,one of the early governors of Massachusetts,declared that settlers had fair title to land because of vacuum domicilium.What does this mean?

The earliest writing probably appeared 5,500 years ago.

Anthropology and Human Diversity

Doing Cultural Anthropology

The Idea of Culture

Communication

Making a Living

Economics

Kinship

Marriage, family, and Domestic Groups

Gender

Political Organization

Stratification

Religion

Creative Expression: Anthropology and the Arts

Culture, change, and the Modern World

Filters