Question 1

African and American-Indian societies tended to be matrilineal which meant

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A)  people traced their heredity through their mothers.
B)  only women would be the heads of families.
C)  men could not inherit property.
D)  women were in control of the social institutions.
E)  only mothers could act as political leaders.F) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 2

What condition in England in the sixteenth century provided an incentive for colonization?

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A)  The availability of farmland was declining while the population was growing.
B)  The demand for wool was declining while the population was growing.
C)  Pasture land was being converted to crop production while the population was declining.
D)  Both the food supply and the population were declining.
E)  Both the food supply and the population were increasing.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the population of the native peoples living in what is now the United States is estimated to be 10 million.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The early South American civilizations of Incas, Mayans, and Aztecs all shared the following characteristics EXCEPT

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A)  the use of wheeled vehicles.
B)  economies primarily based on agriculture.
C)  substantial cities.
D)  complex political systems.
E)  elaborate religious and cultural systems.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 5

Christopher Columbus spent his early seafaring years in the service of the Portuguese.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Mercantilists promoted colonization as a means to acquire the inexhaustible wealth in the New World.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Compare the North American Indian civilizations with those in Mexico and South America.

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Question 8

Which statement about Spanish settlements in the New World is FALSE?

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A)  Spanish gold and silver mines were enormously productive.
B)  Spanish colonies would form one of the largest empires in the history of the world.
C)  The Catholic Church was very interested in spreading Christianity in Mexico.
D)  The first Spanish settlers were mostly interested in farming.
E)  Many helped establish elements of European civilization permanently in America.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 9

Discuss the economic and religious factors critical to English colonization.

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Question 10

The English concluded from their colonial experiences in Ireland that

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A)  they should not try to convert indigenous people to English religious beliefs.
B)  English colonists should maintain a rigid separation from the indigenous population.
C)  military expenditures were fiscally wasteful.
D)  indigenous populations were essential as the major colonial labor source.
E)  harsh treatment of indigenous populations could lead to rebellion.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

Why did the Spanish Empire rise and fall between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries?

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Question 12

In contrast to the European tradition, African families tended to be matrilineal.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Spanish mines in America yielded ten times as much gold and silver as the rest of the world's mines together.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What factor is believed to have dramatically reduced New World native populations after contact with Europeans?

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A)  war
B)  disease
C)  starvation
D)  enslavement
E)  religious conversionF) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

Large land grants to favored Spaniards were called ____________.

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Question 16

Scholars estimate that human migration into the Americas occurred approximately

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A)  2,000 years ago.
B)  5,000 years ago.
C)  9,000 years ago.
D)  14,000 years ago.
E)  18,000 years ago.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 17

In what way were Martin Luther and John Calvin important to English Puritans?

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A)  These two men would help found the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
B)  Luther and Calvin encouraged the Puritans to leave England for the New World.
C)  Luther and Calvin advocated ideas of religious reform that influenced Puritan thought.
D)  They were the most influential English Puritans of the 17th century.
E)  Luther and Calvin helped to break the hold of predestination on the Puritan mind.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 18

In what chronological order did European countries control the African slave trade?

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A)  the Portuguese, the Dutch, the English
B)  the English, the Spanish, the Dutch
C)  the Dutch, the English, the Spanish
D)  the English, the Dutch, the Portuguese
E)  the Portuguese, the Spanish, the DutchF) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

The eleventh-century explorations and discoveries of Leif Eriksson were common knowledge in the European world of the fifteenth century.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In 1513, what European became the first to see the Pacific Ocean?

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

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Mercantilists promoted colonization as a means to acquire the inexhaustible wealth in the New World.

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The eleventh-century explorations and discoveries of Leif Eriksson were common knowledge in the European world of the fifteenth century.

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Discuss the economic and religious factors critical to English colonization.

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Christopher Columbus spent his early seafaring years in the service of the Portuguese.

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In what way were Martin Luther and John Calvin important to English Puritans?

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The English concluded from their colonial experiences in Ireland that

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Scholars estimate that human migration into the Americas occurred approximately

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What condition in England in the sixteenth century provided an incentive for colonization?

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Spanish mines in America yielded ten times as much gold and silver as the rest of the world's mines together.

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Large land grants to favored Spaniards were called ____________.

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Which statement about Spanish settlements in the New World is FALSE?

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In contrast to the European tradition, African families tended to be matrilineal.

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In what chronological order did European countries control the African slave trade?

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African and American-Indian societies tended to be matrilineal which meant

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Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the population of the native peoples living in what is now the United States is estimated to be 10 million.

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In 1513, what European became the first to see the Pacific Ocean?

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Compare the North American Indian civilizations with those in Mexico and South America.

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What factor is believed to have dramatically reduced New World native populations after contact with Europeans?

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The early South American civilizations of Incas, Mayans, and Aztecs all shared the following characteristics EXCEPT

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Why did the Spanish Empire rise and fall between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries?

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