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1
Which of the following was not a civilization of South and Central America and Mexico?
A)Inca
B)Iroquois
C)Aztec
D)Mayan
2
In what modern country were the Incas primarily located?
A)Mexico
B)Peru
C)Argentina
D)Honduras
3
Which of the following was not an element of Mayan culture prior to Columbus's arrival?
A)accurate calendar
B)written language
C)horseback riding
D)advanced numeric system
4
What was the capital of the Aztec empire?
A)Cahokia
B)Cuzco
C)Machu Picchu
D)Tenochtitlán
5
Near what present-day city stood the trading center of Cahokia?
A)Chicago
B)Cincinnati
C)St. Louis
D)Atlanta
6
Which of the following was not a language group among North American tribes?
A)Cahokian
B)Algonquin
C)Iroquois
D)Muskogean
7
In which of the following tribes were farming tasks reserved almost entirely for men?
A)Iroquois
B)Pueblo
C)Muskogean
D)Algonquin
8
Which of the following did not play a major role in the growing interest in overseas exploration among Europeans?
A)reawakening of commerce
B)advances in navigation and shipbuilding
C)rise of stronger national governments
D)consolidation of Holy Roman Empire
9
Approximately what percentage of the European population perished in the Black Death?
A)one quarter
B)one third
C)one half
D)two thirds
10
What in fact was the "Black Death"?
A)Malaria
B)Scarlet Fever
C)Rheumatism
D)Bubonic Plague
11
Which of the following nations was the preeminent maritime power of the fifteenth century?
A)Spain
B)England
C)Portugal
D)France
12
Which of the following explorers did not sail under the flag of Portugal?
A)Vasco da Gama
B)Francisco Pizarro
C)Pedro Cabral
D)Bartholomeu Dias
13
Where did Columbus first land in 1492?
A)The Bahamas
B)Venezuela
C)Carolina
D)Jamaica
14
Who established a lasting reputation as the most brutal of the Spanish conquistadores?
A)Francisco Pizarro
B)Hernando de Soto
C)Francisco Coronado
D)Hernando Cortés
15
What were the Spanish licenses, given to exact labor and tribute from native peoples in specific areas, called?
A)ranchos
B)presidios
C)encomiendas
D)mestizos
16
Which of the following Native American tribes rose up against the Spanish in 1680?
A)Incas
B)Pueblos
C)Aztecs
D)Iroquois
17
What percentage of the population of the Mayan areas of Mexico perished in the first years after European contact?
A)50%
B)66%
C)75%
D)95%
18
Which of the following was not an American food introduced in the Old World after European contact?
A)potatoes
B)maize
C)bananas
D)pumpkins
19
What city served as the capital of Mali?
A)Guinea
B)Timbuktu
C)Cahokia
D)Nairobi
20
Which cash crop resulted in the rapid expansion of the African slave trade in the sixteenth century?
A)cotton
B)sugar
C)tobacco
D)tea
21
Worldwide demand for what resource propelled the enclosure movement in England?
A)cotton
B)wool
C)poultry
D)cattle
22
Which of the following is not a tenet of mercantilism?
A)Nations, not individuals were the principal economic actors.
B)The world's wealth was finite
C)A nation should export as much wealth as possible
D)A nation should import as much wealth as possible
23
Where did England receive its first experience with colonization?
A)Virginia
B)Scotland
C)India
D)Ireland
24
Which of the following statements about French New World exploration is true?
A)The French welcomed both Catholics and Protestants to Quebec.
B)French settlements tended to hug the coastline
C)French traders often assimilated into Indian culture
D)The French established Quebec before the English arrived
25
What one clue was left by the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke?
A)Powhatan
B)Virginia Dare
C)Croatoan
D)Mestizo





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