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The Indian Empire that dominated modern Mexico at the time of the Spanish conquest was the: |
| | A) | Mayan. |
| | B) | Inca. |
| | C) | Aztec. |
| | D) | Chaco. |
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At the time of the Spanish conquest, the economies of most of the Native Americans in South and Central America and Mexico were based on: |
| | A) | hunting and gathering. |
| | B) | herding. |
| | C) | fishing and gathering. |
| | D) | agriculture. |
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3 | |
The eastern third of what is now the United States was inhabited by the: |
| | A) | Woodland Indians. |
| | B) | Plains Indians. |
| | C) | Mountain Indians. |
| | D) | Coastal Tribes. |
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The Northeastern Indian tribes: |
| | A) | were more sedentary than other American tribes. |
| | B) | were part of the Muskogean language group. |
| | C) | spent the whole year cultivating crops. |
| | D) | practiced a rudimentary form of crop rotation. |
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Indian religions: |
| | A) | emphasized monotheism. |
| | B) | utilized totem poles in their ceremonies. |
| | C) | were tied closely to the natural world. |
| | D) | were not very important to their culture. |
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6 | |
Indian societies in North America: |
| | A) | made little distinction between gender roles. |
| | B) | tended to divide tasks according to gender. |
| | C) | put women in important political positions. |
| | D) | did not allow women to exercise any control over social or economic matters. |
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7 | |
Europe during the Middle Ages: |
| | A) | was dominated by the Protestant Church. |
| | B) | was not an outward looking society. |
| | C) | built economies based on commercial agriculture. |
| | D) | was dominated by merchants looking for new markets beyond the boundaries of their own nations. |
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8 | |
Paralleling the rise of commerce in Europe, and in part responsible for it was: |
| | A) | the return of the Black Death. |
| | B) | the invention of the compass. |
| | C) | the revival of the African slave trade. |
| | D) | the rise of united and powerful nation states. |
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The first nation to fund exploratory journeys beyond the boundaries of Europe was: |
| | A) | Portugal |
| | B) | Germany |
| | C) | England |
| | D) | France |
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10 | |
At least partly as a result of Columbus's voyages, Spain: |
| | A) | got involved in the Indian slave trade. |
| | B) | soon went to war with France. |
| | C) | replaced Portugal as the foremost seafaring nation. |
| | D) | opened trade with the great khan in China. |
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11 | |
Through a combination of daring, brutality, and greed, the conquistadors: |
| | A) | made possible the creation of a Spanish empire in America. |
| | B) | brought capitalism to Mexico. |
| | C) | founded St. Augustine. |
| | D) | introduced African slavery into America. |
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12 | |
With the Indians' conversion to Catholicism: |
| | A) | native religions died out. |
| | B) | most natives continued to practice their own religions. |
| | C) | rebellions against whites ceased. |
| | D) | Spain was able to control all southwestern tribes. |
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13 | |
The Pueblo Revolt of 1680: |
| | A) | resulted in the permanent expulsion of Spain from New Mexico. |
| | B) | allowed the Pueblos to regain temporary political control of their communities. |
| | C) | resulted in the annihilation of the Pueblo people. |
| | D) | resulted from the unjust takings of Pueblo land by the Spanish. |
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The first and perhaps most profound result of the meeting of native and European cultures was the: |
| | A) | exchange of plants and animals. |
| | B) | importation of European diseases. |
| | C) | native adoption of European ways of waging war. |
| | D) | intermarriage of Europeans and natives. |
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Ultimately more important to Europe than the gold and silver found in the New World was the: |
| | A) | importation of new crops that could feed larger numbers of people. |
| | B) | discovery of new forms of religious worship. |
| | C) | Indian labor force. |
| | D) | architectural knowledge gained from the Aztecs. |
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16 | |
In matrilineal Indian and African societies: |
| | A) | the father is the sole authority in the family. |
| | B) | local gods are the basis of religious beliefs. |
| | C) | women play a major, often dominant, role. |
| | D) | slavery does not exist. |
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17 | |
The African slave trade began: |
| | A) | in the fifteenth century, soon after the Spanish conquest. |
| | B) | as early as the eighth century. |
| | C) | with the English settlement of Virginia. |
| | D) | when the sugar industry moved to the Caribbean. |
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18 | |
In the sixteenth century the market for slaves grew dramatically as a result of: |
| | A) | the rising European demand for sugar cane. |
| | B) | the need for labor in the tobacco fields. |
| | C) | a desire to Christianize Africans. |
| | D) | the English entry into the slave market. |
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19 | |
Which of the following was not an English incentive for colonization? |
| | A) | To escape religious strife at home. |
| | B) | To bring the Christian religion to the Indians. |
| | C) | To escape the economic transformation of the countryside. |
| | D) | To find new markets for English products. |
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20 | |
According to the theory of mercantilism, a nation could be made strong by: |
| | A) | exporting more than it imported. |
| | B) | building up a large standing army. |
| | C) | defeating its neighbors in war. |
| | D) | importing more than it exported. |
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21 | |
Members of the Church of England who claimed that the church had not given up Rome's offensive beliefs and practices were the: |
| | A) | Baptists. |
| | B) | Presbyterians. |
| | C) | Methodists. |
| | D) | Puritans. |
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22 | |
As a result of their experiences in Ireland, the English believed that: |
| | A) | all they needed to do was subdue the natives and rule them. |
| | B) | they must retain a rigid separation from the native population. |
| | C) | they could not build a complete society of their own. |
| | D) | they should intermarry with the Native Americans. |
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23 | |
The country that produced the most successful fur traders and trappers was: |
| | A) | Spain. |
| | B) | Holland. |
| | C) | France. |
| | D) | Germany. |
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24 | |
The first permanent English settlement was: |
| | A) | Massachusetts Bay. |
| | B) | Jamestown, Virginia. |
| | C) | Plymouth, Massachusetts. |
| | D) | St. Augustine, Florida. |
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25 | |
The man to whom Queen Elizabeth granted the land on which the "lost colony" was planted was: |
| | A) | John White. |
| | B) | Walter Raleigh. |
| | C) | Humphrey Gilbert. |
| | D) | James Cobb. |
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