What role did religion play in Columbus' explorations?

Catholics wanted an end to Muslim control of eastern trade.

Which of the following is NOT true of the ancient city of Tenochtitlan?

It was the capital of the Inca kingdom in the Andes.

Which statement about gender relations is FALSE for most Native American societies?

Tribal leaders were almost always women.

What geographic error did Columbus make?

He grossly underestimated the size of the Earth.

The Spanish justified their claim to land in the New World by all of the following EXCEPT

defeating the English fleet in 1588

The Franciscan and Dominican missionaries in the Southwest

attempted to convert and establish feudal like societies

included criminals, debtors, and war captives

helped to correct Columbus' theory about a route to Asia

Europeans generally believed all of the following about Indians EXCEPT that

Indians had enormous potential to assimilate European ways.

Why did European exploration of the New World proceed rapidly after Columbus' explorations?

Gutenberg's printing press enabled information sharing.

What motivated the Portuguese to begin exploration to find a water route to India and China?

to eliminate Muslim "middlemen" in the luxury goods trade

Bartolome de Las Casas argued that Indians

should have liberty and justice as subjects of Spain

How did the Spanish justify enslaving Native Americans?

Enslavement would Christianize and civilize.

Which of the following had pre-Columbian natives NOT mastered?

metal tools, machines, gunpowder

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1
What role did religion play in Columbus' explorations?
none
Columbus was determined to convert natives to Christianity.
The Spanish monarchs promoted religious tolerance.
Catholics wanted an end to Muslim control of eastern trade.
2
What formed the basis of agriculture in early North and South America?
hunting and gathering
subsistence farming
animal husbandry
maize production
3
Which of the following is NOT true of the ancient city of Tenochtitlan?
It comparable in grandeur to the European castles.
It was the capital of the Inca kingdom in the Andes.
It was one of the world's largest cities.
It was built on an island.
4
Most Indians held that a single Creator stood atop the spiritual hierachy.
False
True
5
The Dutch were most interested in
religious conversion of natives
trade and mercantilism
establishing a permanent empire
acquiring land
6
Which statement about gender relations is FALSE for most Native American societies?
Men and women engaged in premarital sex.
It was acceptable for a woman to seek a divorce.
Tribal leaders were almost always women.
Societies were matrilineal.
7
What geographic error did Columbus make?
He confused the Atlantic Ocean with the Indian Ocean.
He thought the Earth was flat.
He was certain that India was east of the Americas.
He grossly underestimated the size of the Earth.
8
The transatlantic flow of people and goods across the Atlantic became known as
the Atlantic System
the Great Circuit
globalization
the Columbian Exchange
9
Mound building civilizations along the Mississippi River predate ancient Egyptian pyramids.
False
True
10
The Spanish justified their claim to land in the New World by all of the following EXCEPT
believing that their culture was superior to the Indians
missionary zeal
violence
defeating the English fleet in 1588
11
There was no market in real estate before the coming of the Europeans.
True
False
12
Native societies north of Mexico were literate.
False
True
13
Who did the Spanish explorers refer to as the Pueblo Indians?
Apache and Navajo
Aztec and Incas
Iroquois and Cherokee
Hopis and Zunis
14
The largest community in the modern-day United States until 1800 was historically
Philadelphia
Chaco
Cahokia
New York
15
Which statement about the Pueblo Revolt is false?
It was successful because the Pueblo people cooperated.
It resulted in total renunciation of Catholicism by Indians
It was inspired by the pope.
It resulted in the expulsion of Spanish settlers.
16
The Franciscan and Dominican missionaries in the Southwest
were aligned with the conquistadores
were unsuccessful at establishing missions
punished failure to convert with death
attempted to convert and establish feudal like societies
17
Like the Spanish the French often intermarried with the Indians.
False
True
18
Which of the following is true of New France?
It received much favorable publicity in Europe.
It was religiously tolerant.
Its population was limited.
Mining ecliped fur trading in economic significance.
19
Slavery in Africa
included criminals, debtors, and war captives
accelerated with the arrival of the French in the 1520s
included no form of rights for the slaves
resulted from the arrival of Europeans
20
In 1492 the majority of the Native population of the Americas lived
in central America
in the Caribbean sugar islands
in mounds in North America
in canyons in North America
21
Peninsulares stood atop the social hierarchy in Spanish America.
False
True
22
Amerigo Vespucci
named the New World after himself
agreed with Columbus that Native Americans were East Indians
helped to correct Columbus' theory about a route to Asia
was funded by the English
23
Europeans generally believed all of the following about Indians EXCEPT that
Indians had enormous potential to assimilate European ways.
Indians did not use the land and thus had no claim to it.
Indian males were weak and mistreated women.
Indians lacked genuine religion.
24
Why did European exploration of the New World proceed rapidly after Columbus' explorations?
Spain tried to protect natives against Protestant expansion.
Gutenberg's printing press enabled information sharing.
Columbus brought back so much gold that it was inspiring.
European nations united to fund exploration.
25
The FIRST center of the Spanish empire in America was
Santa Fe
the island Hispaniola
modern day Cuba
fell to Dutch raiders in 1506
26
What motivated the Portuguese to begin exploration to find a water route to India and China?
to establish land empires in China and India
to spread the Protestant faith
to prove the world was round
to eliminate Muslim "middlemen" in the luxury goods trade
27
Why did native groups typically move around the land?
religious practices
fighting with other tribes
droil, depleted soil
28
Bartolome de Las Casas argued that Indians
were treated well by the Spanish
should have liberty and justice as subjects of Spain
were more akin to beasts than humans
could be enslaved because they lacked true religion
29
How did the Spanish justify enslaving Native Americans?
Enslavement would Christianize and civilize.
To defeat England and France the Spanish needed labor.
Bartolome de Las Casas endorsed the practice.
Pope Alexander VI approved of bible sanctioned slavery.
30
Which of the following had pre-Columbian natives NOT mastered?
developing structures of political power and religion
metal tools, machines, gunpowder
farming, hunting, fishing
trade and communication networks

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