History Chapters 1

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A commonality shared between the Asians who crossed the Bering Strait and the Europeans who crossed the Atlantic Ocean thousands of years later was:
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the search for food items
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Pre-Columbian Native Americans lacked metal tools:
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so Europeans felt they were superior.
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hen European clergy first read to Native Americans from the Bible about God creating the world in six days, to what were the Native Americans able to relate?
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Many Native Americans concurred with the idea of a single supreme being creating the world.
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An Englishman after exploring the Atlantic Coast in the late sixteenth century writes in his journal about untouched wilderness. What could this description mean to a European?
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The Native Americans never used this area, so the land now belonged to the English.
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An example of a freedom that most Native Americans would hold in high esteem would be:
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the chance to work with other tribe members to build a house.
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In the fifteenth century, a big impetus for European exploration was:
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the idea that Muslim religion was inferior to Christianity.
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A significant difference between the Vikings and Columbus was that:
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Columbus received much more publicity for his voyages.
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When Native Americans first encountered Europeans, what led to the European diseases being so deadly?
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Centuries of continental isolation meant the Native Americans had no immunity.
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A substantial difference between the Spanish colonies in Mexico and Santa Fe was that:
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Mexico had more Spanish settlers because of gold.
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Who in the sixteenth-century Spanish empire would have the most authority?
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an administrative official from Spain
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The actions of Bartolomé de las Casas can best be described in modern-day terminology as that of a(n):
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whistleblower.
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The actions of the Pueblo Indians at Santa Fe in 1680 can best be described as:
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being assertive.
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France's relations with Native American tribes can be described as a marriage of necessity because:
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very few French came to North America.
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People from __________ were most likely to go to other European countries or rival colonies before settling in one of their own __________ colonies.
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Portugal; Portuguese
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A seventeenth-century colonial woman who believed she was cheated out of money would have the best chance of having her case heard if she lived in:
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New Amsterdam.
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Adam Smith recorded in 1776 that the "two greatest and most important" events in the history of mankind were the:
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discovery of America and the Portuguese sea route around Africa to Asia.
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In approximately 7000 BCE, agriculture developed in the Americas in:
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the Mississippi Valley.
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Both the Aztec and Inca empires were:
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large, wealthy, and sophisticated.
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Which one of the following statements is true of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlán?
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It had a complex system of canals, bridges, and dams, with the Great Temple at the center.
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The city situated along the Mississippi River with between 10,000 and 30,000 residents in the year 1200 is today known as:
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Cahokia.
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Pueblo Indians lived in what is now:
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he southwestern United States.
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The Pueblo Indians encountered by the Spanish in the sixteenth century:
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used irrigation systems to aid their agricultural production.
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Before the arrival of Columbus, Native North Americans:
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had elaborate trade networks.
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When Europeans arrived, many Native Americans:
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simply attacked them.
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Native American religious ceremonies:
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were related to the Native American belief that sacred spirits could be found in living and inanimate things.
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Which statement about the Indians of North America is FALSE?
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Indians lacked genuine religion.
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How did Native Americans conceive of property?
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Families might use a specific plot of land for a season.
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Far more important to most Indian societies than freedom as personal independence were all of the following EXCEPT:
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secure rights to owning land.
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Which one of the following is true about Native Americans and material wealth?
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Chiefs were expected to share some of their goods rather than hoard them.
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Which statement about gender relations is FALSE for most Native American societies?
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Tribal leaders were almost always women.