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Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following was not a feature created in North America 10,000 years ago when the glaciers retreated?
a. The Great Lakes
b. The Great Salt Lake
c. A mineral-rich desert
d. The Grand Canyon
ANSWER: d
2. Early in geologic history, Eurasia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, and the Americas all originally formed which of the
following?
a. The Canadian Shield
b. Half of the world's dry land
c. A single supercontinent
d. The entirety of the sea floor
ANSWER: c
3. What is the Canadian Shield?
a. The first part of the landmass that became North America to emerge from the sea
b. The first mountains to divide Canada from the United States
c. A series of forts constructed by the French to keep English troops out
d. A series of policies enacted by France to keep the Spanish out of Canada
ANSWER: a
4. Of the estimated 54 million inhabitants of the Americas, where did 20 million live?
a. Peru
b. The Ohio River Valley
c. Mexico
d. California
ANSWER: c
5. What can be attributed to the size and sophistication of Native American civilizations in Mexico and South America?
a. Spanish influences
b. Their hunting and gathering way of life
c. The development of agriculture
d. Influences brought by early settlers from Siberia
ANSWER: c
6. Which of the following is not true of the Inca, Mayan, and Aztec civilizations?
a. They had advanced agricultural practices based primarily on the cultivation of maize.
b. They lacked the technology of the wheel.
c. They had the use of large draft animals such as horses and oxen.
d. They built elaborate cities and carried on far-flung commerce.
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ANSWER: c
7. What two regions were connected by the frozen Bering Sea?
a. North America and South America
b. North America and Europe
c. Siberia and Alaska
d. South America and Africa
ANSWER: c
8. Of the following, what was a factor in the growth of the Aztec, Inca and Mayan urban centers?
a. Mastery of metalwork
b. Advanced agricultural techniques
c. Extensive use of the wheel
d. Advanced seagoing capabilities
ANSWER: b
9. Around what year did the North American Mound Builders and Anasazis decline?
a. 1300 C.E.
b. 1000 C.E.
c. 100 C.E.
d. 100 B.C.E.
ANSWER: a
10. In what general area did the Mound Builders flourish?
a. The Pacific Northwest
b. The St. Lawrence River
c. The Ohio and Mississippi River valleys
d. The Rocky Mountains
ANSWER: c
11. What was the crop that became the staple of life in Mexico and South America?
a. Wheat
b. Potatoes
c. Tobacco
d. Corn
ANSWER: d
12. Why was the Haudenosaunee League able to menace its Native American and European neighbors?
a. Its military alliances, sustained by political and organizational skills
b. The Haudenosaunee warriors' skill with the Europeans' muskets
c. The scattered nature of the Haudenosaunee settlements, which made it difficult for their enemies to defeat
them
d. Its use of new weapons
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ANSWER: a
13. Which of the following was not a task performed by men in the more settled agricultural groups in North America?
a. Hunting
b. Gathering fuel
c. Tending crops
d. Clearing fields for planting
ANSWER: c
14. What did the Mound Builders of Cahokia have in common with the Aztecs?
a. A propensity for human sacrifice
b. Large urban centers
c. Conflict with the Spaniards
d. Steel weapons
ANSWER: b
15. Why did Europeans want to discover a new, shorter route to eastern Asia?
a. To break the hold that Muslim merchants had on trade with Asia
b. To increase the going price of goods from Asia
c. To generate higher profits for Asian trading partners
d. To overcome the limitations of oar-propelled war galleys
ANSWER: a
16. In the last half of the sixteenth century, into which role did Portugal and Spain force some 40,000 enslaved Africans?
a. To work on plantations in Africa
b. To establish plantations in North America
c. To establish plantations in South America
d. To work on plantations on the Atlantic sugar islands
ANSWER: d
17. Why did Spain look westward in its efforts to reach the Indies?
a. Portugal controlled the African coast.
b. The pope granted Spain the right to sail this route.
c. Muslims blocked the sea route.
d. The Moors had convinced them to do so.
ANSWER: a
18. Which ship did the Portuguese introduce around 1450 that facilitated long-distance trade and exploration?
a. The cog
b. The longship
c. The caravel
d. The carrack
ANSWER: c
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19. Which factor prevented Portuguese mariners from sailing back from India along the western coast of Africa?
a. Northerly winds
b. Hostile African peoples
c. Ottoman warships
d. Southerly winds
ANSWER: a
20. Which group was responsible for the trading of enslaved people in Africa long before the Europeans had arrived?
a. The Portuguese and Spanish
b. The English and Scandinavians
c. The Incas and Aztecs
d. The Arabs and Africans
ANSWER: d
21. Before Columbus's first voyage to the New World, where did most of Europe's gold come from?
a. Eastern Europe
b. Africa
c. Western Europe
d. The British Isles
ANSWER: b
22. Which country first desired large numbers of enslaved people for its sugar plantations, even before crossing the
Atlantic to the New World?
a. Portugal
b. Spain
c. England
d. France
ANSWER: a
23. Who were the Muslim foes defeated by Ferdinand and Isabella in Spain before they sponsored Columbus's first
voyage?
a. Tauregs
b. Moors
c. Egyptians
d. Syrians
ANSWER: b
24. What helped spread scientific knowledge throughout Europe?
a. The printing press
b. Illuminated manuscripts
c. An efficient international mail system
d. Spies and espionage
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Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following was not a feature created in North America 10,000 years ago when the glaciers retreated?
a. The Great Lakes
b. The Great Salt Lake
c. A mineral-rich desert
d. The Grand Canyon
ANSWER: d
2. Early in geologic history, Eurasia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, and the Americas all originally formed which of the
following?
a. The Canadian Shield
b. Half of the world's dry land
c. A single supercontinent
d. The entirety of the sea floor
ANSWER: c
3. What is the Canadian Shield?
a. The first part of the landmass that became North America to emerge from the sea
b. The first mountains to divide Canada from the United States
c. A series of forts constructed by the French to keep English troops out
d. A series of policies enacted by France to keep the Spanish out of Canada
ANSWER: a
4. Of the estimated 54 million inhabitants of the Americas, where did 20 million live?
a. Peru
b. The Ohio River Valley
c. Mexico
d. California
ANSWER: c
5. What can be attributed to the size and sophistication of Native American civilizations in Mexico and South America?
a. Spanish influences
b. Their hunting and gathering way of life
c. The development of agriculture
d. Influences brought by early settlers from Siberia
ANSWER: c
6. Which of the following is not true of the Inca, Mayan, and Aztec civilizations?
a. They had advanced agricultural practices based primarily on the cultivation of maize.
b. They lacked the technology of the wheel.
c. They had the use of large draft animals such as horses and oxen.
d. They built elaborate cities and carried on far-flung commerce.
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ANSWER: c
7. What two regions were connected by the frozen Bering Sea?
a. North America and South America
b. North America and Europe
c. Siberia and Alaska
d. South America and Africa
ANSWER: c
8. Of the following, what was a factor in the growth of the Aztec, Inca and Mayan urban centers?
a. Mastery of metalwork
b. Advanced agricultural techniques
c. Extensive use of the wheel
d. Advanced seagoing capabilities
ANSWER: b
9. Around what year did the North American Mound Builders and Anasazis decline?
a. 1300 C.E.
b. 1000 C.E.
c. 100 C.E.
d. 100 B.C.E.
ANSWER: a
10. In what general area did the Mound Builders flourish?
a. The Pacific Northwest
b. The St. Lawrence River
c. The Ohio and Mississippi River valleys
d. The Rocky Mountains
ANSWER: c
11. What was the crop that became the staple of life in Mexico and South America?
a. Wheat
b. Potatoes
c. Tobacco
d. Corn
ANSWER: d
12. Why was the Haudenosaunee League able to menace its Native American and European neighbors?
a. Its military alliances, sustained by political and organizational skills
b. The Haudenosaunee warriors' skill with the Europeans' muskets
c. The scattered nature of the Haudenosaunee settlements, which made it difficult for their enemies to defeat
them
d. Its use of new weapons
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ANSWER: a
13. Which of the following was not a task performed by men in the more settled agricultural groups in North America?
a. Hunting
b. Gathering fuel
c. Tending crops
d. Clearing fields for planting
ANSWER: c
14. What did the Mound Builders of Cahokia have in common with the Aztecs?
a. A propensity for human sacrifice
b. Large urban centers
c. Conflict with the Spaniards
d. Steel weapons
ANSWER: b
15. Why did Europeans want to discover a new, shorter route to eastern Asia?
a. To break the hold that Muslim merchants had on trade with Asia
b. To increase the going price of goods from Asia
c. To generate higher profits for Asian trading partners
d. To overcome the limitations of oar-propelled war galleys
ANSWER: a
16. In the last half of the sixteenth century, into which role did Portugal and Spain force some 40,000 enslaved Africans?
a. To work on plantations in Africa
b. To establish plantations in North America
c. To establish plantations in South America
d. To work on plantations on the Atlantic sugar islands
ANSWER: d
17. Why did Spain look westward in its efforts to reach the Indies?
a. Portugal controlled the African coast.
b. The pope granted Spain the right to sail this route.
c. Muslims blocked the sea route.
d. The Moors had convinced them to do so.
ANSWER: a
18. Which ship did the Portuguese introduce around 1450 that facilitated long-distance trade and exploration?
a. The cog
b. The longship
c. The caravel
d. The carrack
ANSWER: c
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19. Which factor prevented Portuguese mariners from sailing back from India along the western coast of Africa?
a. Northerly winds
b. Hostile African peoples
c. Ottoman warships
d. Southerly winds
ANSWER: a
20. Which group was responsible for the trading of enslaved people in Africa long before the Europeans had arrived?
a. The Portuguese and Spanish
b. The English and Scandinavians
c. The Incas and Aztecs
d. The Arabs and Africans
ANSWER: d
21. Before Columbus's first voyage to the New World, where did most of Europe's gold come from?
a. Eastern Europe
b. Africa
c. Western Europe
d. The British Isles
ANSWER: b
22. Which country first desired large numbers of enslaved people for its sugar plantations, even before crossing the
Atlantic to the New World?
a. Portugal
b. Spain
c. England
d. France
ANSWER: a
23. Who were the Muslim foes defeated by Ferdinand and Isabella in Spain before they sponsored Columbus's first
voyage?
a. Tauregs
b. Moors
c. Egyptians
d. Syrians
ANSWER: b
24. What helped spread scientific knowledge throughout Europe?
a. The printing press
b. Illuminated manuscripts
c. An efficient international mail system
d. Spies and espionage
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