Question 1

After exploring the Atlantic Coast in the late sixteenth century,an Englishman writes in his journal about untouched wilderness.What could this description mean to a European?

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A)   The land was beautiful.
B)   It would take the expedition too much effort to build a settlement.
C)   The Native Americans had protected the land.
D)   The Native Americans never used this area,so the land now belonged to the English.
E)   The Native Americans were actually hiding in tree forts.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

When compared to European societies,how did Indian gender relations differ?

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A)   European women had more individual rights than their Indian counterparts.
B)   Indian women sometimes selected tribal leaders.
C)   European women were more likely to be granted a divorce.
D)   Most,but not all,Indian societies were matrilineal.
E)   Neither European nor Indian women engaged in premarital sex.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

In 1517,the German priest ________ began the Protestant Reformation by posting his Ninety-Five Theses,which accused the Catholic Church of worldliness and corruption.

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A)   Martin Buber
B)   Ulrich Zwingli
C)   Martin Luther
D)   Reinhold Niebuhr
E)   Johannes GutenbergF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

Explain the chapter's title: "A New World." What was new? Is "new" an appropriate term? Does perspective play a role in calling the Americas new? Be sure to comment on whether freedom was new in this New World.

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Question 5

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Christopher Columbus

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Question 6

Which European country dominated international commerce in the early seventeenth century?

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A)   France.
B)   The Netherlands.
C)   Britain.
D)   Spain.
E)   Portugal.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

How did Native Americans view the concept of land ownership?

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A)   Native Americans believed that land should be permanently preserved.
B)   Individuals could own land outright.
C)   Families had the right to use land,but they did not actually own the land.
D)   Native Americans emphasized the dollar value of land.
E)   A family could claim land for its descendants,but an individual could not.F) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 8

Which one of the following statements is true of Spanish emigrants to the New World?

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A)   Many of the early arrivals came to direct Native American labor.
B)   From the beginning,they arrived as families.
C)   They were all at the bottom of the social hierarchy.
D)   They soon outnumbered Native Americans.
E)   Only the residents of the Malaga province migrated.F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 9

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Zheng He

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Question 10

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-mound builders

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A)  society centered on the mother's family
B)  Spanish brutality
C)  uprising against Spanish colonists in New Spain
D)  Dutch landowners of large estates
E)  large-scale farm owned by a Spanish landlordF) persons of mixed Spanish and Indian originG) Spanish reform measures toward IndiansH) a married woman surrendering her legal identityI) transfer of plants,animals,and diseases between New and Old WorldsJ) confederation of five Iroquois tribesK) person born in the Spanish colonies of European ancestryL) ancient residents of the Mississippi Valley regionM) J) and L)
N) D) and G)

Question 11

The Spanish empire in America:

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A)   included most of the populated part of the New World but few of its natural resources,making the empire rich in people but poor economically.
B)   paled in comparison with the ancient Roman Empire.
C)   was,unlike the French and English New World empires,a mostly urban civilization.
D)   was centered in Lima,Peru.
E)   allowed religious freedom and therefore attracted colonists from throughout Europe.F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

Europeans arrived in North America and South America with the attitude that their culture was superior to the various indigenous groups.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Spanish aim was to exterminate or remove the Indians from the New World.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In Europe on the eve of colonization,one conception of freedom,called "Christian liberty,"

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A)   was a set of ideas today known as "religious toleration."
B)   mingled ideas of freedom with servitude to Jesus Christ-concepts that were seen as mutually reinforcing.
C)   found expression in countries dominated by Catholics but not in primarily Protestant ones.
D)   argued that all Christians should have equal political rights.
E)   referred to the policy of trying to overthrow any non-Christian regime around the world.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

"Coverture" refers to:

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A)   a woman's responsibility to wear a scarf covering her head when in public.
B)   knowing your place in society,especially at church when sitting in the pews.
C)   a tax one pays on one's property that is assessed quarterly.
D)   a woman surrendering her legal identity when she marries.
E)   a binding legal agreement between an indentured servant and his or her master.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 16

Columbus first sailed to what is now Venezuela.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Exploring the North American interior in the 1500s,________ was the first European to encounter the immense herds of buffalo that roamed the Great Plains.

Accepted Answer

A)   Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
B)   Hernando de Soto
C)   Jacques Marquette
D)   Juan Ponce de León
E)   Juan Rodríguez CabrilloF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Vasco da Gama

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A)  claimed Brazil for Portugal in 1500
B)  founded Quebec
C)  Italian who sailed for Spain in 1492
D)  Dominican priest who preached against Spanish abuses of Indians
E)  British economist who wrote The Wealth of NationsF) Spanish conquistador who conquered the AztecsG) sailed around southern Africa and into the Indian OceanH) America was named for himI) first European to discover Newfoundland in 1497J) explored FloridaK) led seven large naval expeditions in early 1400sL) developed a movable-type printing pressM) A) and F)
N) F) and G)

Question 19

What geographic error did Columbus make?

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A)   He grossly underestimated the size of the earth.
B)   He thought the earth was not round but flat.
C)   He was certain that India was east of the Americas.
D)   He expected the weather in India to be the same as in North Atlantic.
E)   He confused the Atlantic Ocean with the Indian Ocean.F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 20

Portuguese trading posts along the western coast of Africa were called factories because:

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A)   the merchants were known as factors.
B)   the trading posts made the goods there in makeshift factories.
C)   the African slaves built factories along the coast to manufacture guns.
D)   the slave traders called their system a labor factory.
E)   that is how the Africans translated "trading post."F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Exam 1: A New World

Europeans arrived in North America and South America with the attitude that their culture was superior to the various indigenous groups.

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In 1517,the German priest ________ began the Protestant Reformation by posting his Ninety-Five Theses,which accused the Catholic Church of worldliness and corruption.

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"Coverture" refers to:

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Columbus first sailed to what is now Venezuela.

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Which one of the following statements is true of Spanish emigrants to the New World?

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After exploring the Atlantic Coast in the late sixteenth century,an Englishman writes in his journal about untouched wilderness.What could this description mean to a European?

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Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Zheng He

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The Spanish aim was to exterminate or remove the Indians from the New World.

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Which European country dominated international commerce in the early seventeenth century?

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Exploring the North American interior in the 1500s,________ was the first European to encounter the immense herds of buffalo that roamed the Great Plains.

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Portuguese trading posts along the western coast of Africa were called factories because:

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Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Christopher Columbus

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How did Native Americans view the concept of land ownership?

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Explain the chapter's title: "A New World." What was new? Is "new" an appropriate term? Does perspective play a role in calling the Americas new? Be sure to comment on whether freedom was new in this New World.

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MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Vasco da Gama

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When compared to European societies,how did Indian gender relations differ?

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In Europe on the eve of colonization,one conception of freedom,called "Christian liberty,"

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What geographic error did Columbus make?

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -mound builders

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The Spanish empire in America:

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