In what system did Spanish colonial economies use native americans to work plantations and extract precious metals?
A. Encomienda system
B. Casta system
C. Inca system
D. Economic system
A. Encomienda system
The three major civilizations at the time mainly cultivated ______ for the Mayas and Aztecs, and ______ for the Incas.
A. tomatoes; potatoes
B. potatoes; maize
C. maize; potatoes
D. sugar; cotton
C. maize; potatoes
Who was the first group of people who began slave trading from West Africa?
A. Dutch
B. Portuguese
C. Chinese
D. Americans
B. Portuguese
Which of the following was NOT a motive for European nations' efforts to explore and conquer the New World?
A. A desire to spread Christianity
B. New sources of wealth
C. The desire to create new alliances with the natives
D. Economic and military competition
C. The desire to create new alliances with the natives
Which of the following was NOT an example of new technology the Portuguese utilized during this period?
A. astrolabe
B. lateen sail
C. stern post rudder
D. telescope
D. telescope
What term in the casta system was used to describe Spaniards born in Spain?
A. Creoles
B. Mestizos
C. Peninsulares
D. African slaves
C. Peninsulares
The Natives developed distinct and increasingly complex societies and those societies were affected and shaped by _______________________________.
A. The environment in which they live
B. The trade they were involved in
C. The exploration they embarked upon
D. The diseases they contracted
A. The environment in which they live
The Middle Passage was______________________.
A. A ship route connecting North and South America
B. A walking route connecting North and South America
C. A perilous route that carried forced Africans to America
D. A perilous route that carried forced Americans to Africa
C. A perilous route that carried forced Africans to America
The first successful English settlement in America was _______.
A. Kentucky
B. Roanoke
C. Massachusetts
D. Jamestown
D. Jamestown
What was the major reason that caused deadly epidemics to devastate native populations during the Columbian Exchange?
A. Native Americans received diseases from swimming in the ocean
B. They received these diseases from the weapons the Europeans carried
C. Europeans carried man-made viruses and distributed them to the natives
D. They received these viruses from the animals and crops they were not exposed to before
D. They received these viruses from the animals and crops they were not exposed to before
Which of the following explains the impact of the Treaty of Tordesillas?
A. It offered eternal life to anyone who would convert the natives of North America
B. It condoned the use of the encomienda system
C. It encouraged Spanish exploration of the New World
D. It banned the Portuguese slave trade
C. It encouraged Spanish exploration of the New World
Why was maize important in the agricultural development of Native American societies?
A. It created the shift from hunting and gathering to a more agriculture based society
B. It made the Natives famous as the leading exporter of maize
C. It created the shift from a more agriculture based society to hunting and gathering
D. It became the only food that they ate which saved them from starving to death
A. It created the shift from hunting and gathering to a more agriculture based society
Who controlled the land-based trade routes at the time?
A. Europeans
B. Muslims
C. Americans
D. Africans
B. Muslims
Which of the following were NOT major European colonizers?
A. Spain
B. France
C. China
D. England
C. China
One significant impact of the Columbian Exchange on the Old World was _________________.
A. The introduction of slavery as a significant source of labor for European landowners
B. The growth of the food supply and subsequent population increase
C. The widespread devastation of new diseases among the poor
D. The long lasting friendships that were created between the people of the Old and New World
B. The growth of the food supply and subsequent population increase
Which of the following is NOT true about the ideas of mercantilism?
A. Economic activity should be regulated by the government
B. The world's wealth was limited and one nation's gain was another's loss
C. Colonies existed to serve their country
D. Each nation's goal was to import as many products as possible
D. Each nation's goal was to import as many products as possible
Which of the following shows how Native Americans adapted to and transformed the environment in which they lived?
A. The construction of monuments to nature-based deities
B. The organization of self-governing confederacies among disparate tribes
C. the development of highly structured systems of social stratification
D. The creation of large-scale irrigation works to promote the growing of maize
D. The creation of large-scale irrigation works to promote the growing of maize
When Columbus had embarked upon his journey in 1492, who was the King of Spain at the time?
A. Charles II
B. Phillip V
C. Henry IV
D. King Ferdinand II
D. King Ferdinand II
While Hernan Cortes conquered the ________, a few years later, Francisco Pizarro conquered the ________.
A. Aztecs; Incas
B. Mayans; Aztecs
C. Aztecs; Mayans
D. Incas; Aztecs
A. Aztecs; Incas
Which European dissented from the views of most Europeans towards Native Americans and became an advocate for better treatment of Indians?
A. Bartolome de las Casas
B. Henry Hudson
C. Juan Ponce De Leon
D. Hernando de Soto
A. Bartolome de las Casas
What is a company made up of a group of shareholders where each shareholder invests some money in the company and, in turn, receives a share of the company's profits?
A. National Bank
B. Stock Joint company
C. Joint Stock Company
D. Market Revolution
C. Joint Stock Company
Which of the following livestock introduced by the Spanish had the greatest impact on Great Plains Indian settlement patterns?
A. Cattle
B. Pigs
C. Goats
D. Horses
D. Horses
A system that involved Africa trading slaves to the Americas, the Americas trading sugar and tobacco and cotton to Europe, and Europe trading textiles and rum and manufactured goods to Africa.
A. Middle Passage
B. Silk Road
C. Triangular Trade
D. Indian Ocean trade
C. Triangular Trade
A group of New World Spanish explorers who tried to conquer the native people, establish dominance over their lands, thrive on their natural resources, and lived by the words "Gold, God, and Glory" were _____________.
A. Missionaries
B. Conquistadors
C. Cartographers
D. Priests
B. Conquistadors
One EFFECT of the Age of Exploration on the Americas was ___________.
A. European nations such as Spain, France, and England established colonies in the Americas.
B. Native Americans took control of some European nations.
C. European populations decreased from wide spread disease.
D. Europeans wanted more goods from Asia.
A. European nations such as Spain, France, and England established colonies in the Americas.