The Americas
Shortly after the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, Hernán Cortés granted land to his soldiers in which of the following present-day locations?
A Mexico
B Portugal
C United States
D Spain
A Mexico
Which period is most closely associated with the major ideas of Locke, Montesquieu, and Voltaire?
A Crusades
B Enlightenment
C Renaissance
D Reconquista
B Enlightenment
In the 1600s, the interest of Europeans in Africa was based mainly on Europe's need to
A establish collective security arrangements.
B settle its surplus population on new lands.
C market its surplus agricultural products.
D obtain workers for its colonies in the Americas.
D obtain workers for its colonies in the Americas.
Which document established the principle of limited monarchy in England?
A Act of Supremacy
B Balfour Declaration
C Twelve Tables
D Magna Carta
D Magna Carta
Which of the following statements is true regarding early Latin American civilizations?
A They used advanced technology to build complex structures.
B They were based on European societies.
C They were strongly influenced by Renaissance humanism.
D They incorporated early Roman architectural design.
A They used advanced technology to build complex structures.
Which of the following European imports had a great impact on the lives of the native population?
A Literature
B Tobacco
C Horses
D Astronomy
C Horses
As a result of the Scientific Revolution, it could be argued that religion, superstition, and fear were replaced by
A astrology and philosophy.
B natural law and violence.
C reason and knowledge.
D geocentricism and theory.
C reason and knowledge.
What was significant about the use of the astrolabe and magnetic compass by Europeans?
A It allowed European nations to undertake transoceanic voyages without fear of getting lost.
B It gave European sailors a false sense of confidence in their navigational abilities.
C It gave European sailors a large advantage over Chinese sailors in navigation abilities.
D It allowed Arab traders in East Africa to transport large numbers of slaves to Africa.
A It allowed European nations to undertake transoceanic voyages without fear of getting lost.
A belief that kings are God's representatives on earth would support which type of government?
A Democratic republic
B Rule by divine right
C Limited monarchy
D Direct democracy
B Rule by divine right
Once the Spanish arrived in modern day Mexico, they made an effort to convert the Aztecs to
A Buddhism.
B Hinduism.
C Islam.
D Christianity.
D Christianity.
Which of the following statements about Incan society is true?
A The Spanish language unified the Incan civilization.
B Their trade depended on many seaports.
C Tropical climatic conditions existed throughout the empire.
D An extensive road system connected all parts of the empire for trade.
D An extensive road system connected all parts of the empire for trade.
Which of the following major changes resulted from the Scientific Revolution?
A A change in the way scientific investigations were conducted
B The replacement of heliocentrism with geocentricism
C A change in the way the Church handled scientific revelations
D The replacement of inertia theory with impetus theory
A A change in the way scientific investigations were conducted
Which statement describes an impact of the Columbian Exchange on the lives of Europeans?
A The combination of new products and ideas promoted economic growth.
B Millions of Europeans were killed by new American diseases.
C Native Americans immigrated to Europe and competed with Europeans for jobs.
D Introduction of the Native American religions resulted in the decline of the Roman Catholic Church.
A The combination of new products and ideas promoted economic growth.
The primary goal of most of Europe's absolute monarchs was to
A prevent contact with areas beyond Europe's borders.
B maintain peaceful relations with neighboring nations.
C support political freedom for the new middle classes.
D centralize their political control over their nations.
D centralize their political control over their nations.
What is the most appropriate title for a map showing the movement of people and goods between Europe, Africa, and the Americas during the 16th-18th centuries?
A Atlantic Trade Routes
B The Industrial Revolution
C The Age of Discovery
D Imperialism in Africa
A Atlantic Trade Routes
A major agricultural advancement of the Incas was the
A terracing of mountains for farming.
B use of a steel plow.
C domestication of cattle.
D development of floating gardens.
A terracing of mountains for farming.
During the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, one similarity in the work of many scientists and philosophers was that they
A favored an absolute monarchy as a way of improving economic conditions.
B relied heavily on the ideas of medieval thinkers.
C examined natural laws governing the universe.
D received support from the Church.
C examined natural laws governing the universe.
A major result of the European Age of Exploration was
A the fall of European national monarchies and the end of the power of the Catholic Church.
B the end of regional isolation and the beginning of a period of European global domination.
C a long period of peace and prosperity for the nations of Western Europe.
D extensive migration of people from the Western Hemisphere to Europe and Asia.
B the end of regional isolation and the beginning of a period of European global domination.
The immediate effect of the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, and the Puritan Revolution on the English system of government was that
A religious toleration was promoted.
B the voting rights of all citizens were expanded.
C freedom of speech and press was guaranteed.
D the power of the monarch was limited.
D the power of the monarch was limited.
Locke's Two Treatises of Government, Rousseau's The Social Contract, and Montesquieu's The Spirit of the Laws were works written during which time period?
A Enlightenment
B Renaissance
C Middle Ages
D Reformation
A Enlightenment
A study of Aztec, Mayan, and Incan agricultural systems would show that these civilizations
A adapted to their environments with creative farming techniques.
B relied on mechanized agricultural techniques.
C relied on a single-crop economy.
D carried on extensive food trade with each other.
A adapted to their environments with creative farming techniques.
The writers and philosophers of the Enlightenment believed that government decisions should be based on
A fundamental religious beliefs.
B the concept of divine right of kings.
C traditional values.
D laws of nature and reason.
D laws of nature and reason.
The fall of the Byzantine Empire to the Ottoman Turks (1453) prompted Spain and Portugal to
A extend religious tolerance to Muslim peoples.
B reform their political systems.
C expand the Catholic Inquisition into the Middle East.
D seek new trade routes to East Asia.
D seek new trade routes to East Asia.
The excerpt below is derived from a 1689 document.
Therefore, the Parliament declares: That the [king's] pretended power of suspending laws ... without consent of Parliament is illegal. That levying money [taxes] for or to the use of the crown [king] ... without grant [consent] of Parliament ... is illegal.
This seventeenth-century excerpt is found in the
A English Bill of Rights.
B Balfour Declaration.
C Napoleonic Code.
D Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen.
A English Bill of Rights.
Which of the following was an aspect of the triangular trade system?
A Raw materials shipped from Europe to Africa
B Manufactured goods from Europe shipped to the Americas
C Manufactured goods from the Americas traded for African slaves
D Raw materials shipped from the Americas to Europe
D Raw materials shipped from the Americas to Europe