Question 1

Native American religions were closely linked to

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A)   the idea of apocalypse.
B)   human sacrifice.
C)   ideas of male dominance.
D)   visions from the world of spirits.
E)   the natural world.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 2

The licenses granted to Spaniards to exact labor and tribute from natives in specific areas were called ________.

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Question 3

As of the sixteenth century,Europeans had generally built up a greater immunity to smallpox than had the Native Americans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What motivated Europeans to establish settlements in the New World? What made it possible for them to undertake those settlements?

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The motivation for Europeans to establis...

Question 5

________ was a native of Genoa sailing in the employ of England near the end of the fifteenth century.

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Question 6

What European explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name?

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A)   Amerigo Vespucci
B)   Vasco de Balboa
C)   Juan Ponce de León
D)   Ferdinand Magellan
E)   Hernando CortésF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

The first truly complex society in the Americas was that of the

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A)   Mayas.
B)   Aztecs.
C)   Incas.
D)   Pueblos.
E)   Olmec.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

England's first experience with colonization came in

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A)   North America.
B)   the Caribbean.
C)   Canada.
D)   Ireland.
E)   Africa.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

Depending on the area,Spanish colonists either enslaved Indians or forced them to work for fixed periods,unable to leave without the consent of their employers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The pre-Columbian American peoples in the Pacific Northwest

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A)   did not have permanent settlements.
B)   developed political systems as sophisticated as those of the Mayas and Aztecs.
C)   fished salmon as their principal occupation.
D)   were the most peaceful of pre-Columbian societies.
E)   were known as the Inuit.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 11

Which of the following was NOT introduced by Europeans to the New World?

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A)   bananas
B)   pigs
C)   sugar
D)   horses
E)   cornF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

John Calvin introduced the doctrine of ________.

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Question 13

Who was the first known European to look westward upon the Pacific Ocean,in 1513?

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A)   Amerigo Vespucci
B)   Vasco de Balboa
C)   Juan Ponce de León
D)   Ferdinand Magellan
E)   Hernando CortésF) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

At the beginning of the seventeenth century,the already festering English Puritan discontent was increased by

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A)   the suppression of English Catholics.
B)   the end of rule by the Stuarts.
C)   the rising influence of Quakers within the English church.
D)   Queen Elizabeth's promotion of English theater.
E)   the death of Queen Elizabeth.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 15

In the late fifteenth century,the desire in Europe to look for new lands was spurred in part by

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A)   significant population growth.
B)   the absence of a merchant class.
C)   the declining political power of many monarchs.
D)   the expansion of feudalism.
E)   a desire to escape the Black Death.F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 16

At the time of the beginning of the slave trade,most Africans

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A)   were primitive peoples dominated by warring tribal societies.
B)   had little commercial contact with the Mediterranean world.
C)   followed the Christian faith.
D)   had well-developed economies and political systems.
E)   had no important cities or trading centers.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 17

On his first voyage to the New World,Columbus realized that he had not encountered China.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which statement regarding the economic theory of mercantilism is FALSE?

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A)   It presumed that the world's wealth was finite.
B)   It increased competition among nations.
C)   It reduced the desire for nations to acquire and maintain colonies.
D)   It assumed that exporting goods was preferable to importing goods.
E)   Its principles spread throughout Europe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 19

The civilizations and political systems of pre-Columbian Native Americans north of Mexico were less elaborate than those of the peoples to the south.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

An encomienda was a

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A)   special title given to Spanish explorers of the New World.
B)   religious ceremony.
C)   Spanish-run community of assimilated Indians.
D)   uniform worn by conquistadores.
E)   license to exact tribute and labor from natives.F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

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John Calvin introduced the doctrine of ________.

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What European explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name?

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Who was the first known European to look westward upon the Pacific Ocean,in 1513?

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Native American religions were closely linked to

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Which of the following was NOT introduced by Europeans to the New World?

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________ was a native of Genoa sailing in the employ of England near the end of the fifteenth century.

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As of the sixteenth century,Europeans had generally built up a greater immunity to smallpox than had the Native Americans.

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In the late fifteenth century,the desire in Europe to look for new lands was spurred in part by

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The pre-Columbian American peoples in the Pacific Northwest

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The first truly complex society in the Americas was that of the

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On his first voyage to the New World,Columbus realized that he had not encountered China.

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At the time of the beginning of the slave trade,most Africans

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The licenses granted to Spaniards to exact labor and tribute from natives in specific areas were called ________.

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What motivated Europeans to establish settlements in the New World? What made it possible for them to undertake those settlements?

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England's first experience with colonization came in

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The civilizations and political systems of pre-Columbian Native Americans north of Mexico were less elaborate than those of the peoples to the south.

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