CHAPTER 01: THE COLLISION OF CULTURES

America A Narrative History 10e (Brief) (Vol1 + 2) David Shi George Brown Tindall (Test Bank All Chapter)

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CHAPTER 01: THE COLLISION OF CULTURES

TRUE/FALSE

• By 5000 B.C.E., Native Americans had transitioned into farming societies.

ANS: T DIF: Easy REF: Page 6 OBJ: Understand the diversity of societies in the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans.

TOP: Early Cultures in America (I)

• Mexica tribes were deeply spiritual and incorporated human sacrifice into their religious worship.

ANS: T DIF: Easy REF: Page 7 OBJ: Understand the diversity of societies in the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans.

TOP: The Mayas, Incas, and Mexica (I.a.)

• Pueblos were communities built by the Aztecs on cliffsides.

ANS: F DIF: Moderate REF: Page 8 OBJ: Understand the diversity of societies in the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans.

TOP: North American Civilizations (I.b.)

• Cahokia was a large, advanced regional center for the Mississippian culture.

ANS: T DIF: Easy REF: Page 10 OBJ: Understand the diversity of societies in the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans.

TOP: North American Civilizations (I.b.)

• Ferdinand and Isabella forced Muslims and Jews to either become Christians or leave Spain.

ANS: T DIF: Easy REF: Page 20 OBJ: Explain the major developments in Europe that enabled the Age of Exploration.

TOP: The Rise of Global Trade (II.b.)

• Many of the New World’s early explorers were looking for a shorter and safer route around Africa

to India.

ANS: T DIF: Moderate REF: Pages 20–21 OBJ: Explain the major developments in Europe that enabled the Age of Exploration.

TOP: The Voyages of Columbus (II.c.)

• The New World was named for the Portuguese-sponsored explorer Amerigo Vespucci.

ANS: T DIF: Easy REF: Pages 23–24 OBJ: Explain the major developments in Europe that enabled the Age of Exploration.

TOP: North American Civilizations (I.b.)

• Ferdinand Magellan’s ship was the first to sail around the world.

ANS: T DIF: Easy REF: Page 24 OBJ: Explain the major developments in Europe that enabled the Age of Exploration.

TOP: The Voyages of Columbus (II.c.) 2 / 4

• Calvinism stressed tolerance and liberal theology rather than a strict moral code.

ANS: F DIF: Easy REF: Page 26 OBJ: Understand the diversity of societies in the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans.

TOP: John Calvin (III.b.)

• The Church of England was established by gradually integrating Calvinism with English

Catholicism.

ANS: T DIF: Moderate REF: Page 25 OBJ: Understand the diversity of societies in the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans.

TOP: A Clash of Cultures (IV.a.)

• Before the arrival of the Europeans, the horse was an important part of every New World culture.

ANS: F DIF: Moderate REF: Page 30 OBJ: Understand how the Europeans were able to conquer and colonize the Americas.

TOP: A Clash of Cultures (IV.a.)

• The brutal and exploitative systems that the Spanish implemented in the New World were largely

the work of Bartolomé de Las Casas.

ANS: F DIF: Moderate REF: Page 36 OBJ: Analyze the ways in which the Spanish form of colonization shaped North American history.

TOP: English Exploration of America (VIII)

• The introduction of Indian foods such as corn and potatoes spurred a dramatic increase in Europe’s

population.

ANS: T DIF: Easy REF: Page 37 OBJ: Understand how the Europeans were able to conquer and colonize the Americas.

TOP: The Exchange of Plants and Animals (V.a.)

• The presence of horses transformed the ecology of the Great Plains.

ANS: T DIF: Easy REF: Page 34 OBJ: Understand how the Europeans were able to conquer and colonize the Americas.

TOP: English Exploration of America (VIII)

• Virginia Dare of Roanoke Island was the first British child born in the New World.

ANS: T DIF: Easy REF: Page 39 OBJ: Explain how the Columbian Exchange between the “Old” and “New” Worlds affected both

societies. TOP: English Exploration of America (VIII)

MULTIPLE CHOICE

• Traditionally, scholars have believed that Paleo-Indians migrated from Asia into North America:
• in response to global warming.
• in pursuit of large game animals.
• beginning about a thousand years ago. 3 / 4

• to escape tribal warfare in Asia.
• in search of a disease-free environment.

ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: Page 5 OBJ: Understand the diversity of societies in the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans.TOP: Early Cultures in America (I) MSC: Remembering

• The newest theories of early native migration from Asia to the Americas include that:
• this migration came much earlier than previously thought.
• the Bering Land Bridge was the only avenue of migration.
• changes in Asia’s climate drove natives to the Americas.
• the natives built advanced sailing vessels for long seagoing voyages.
• early Asian societies drove these natives out and ultimately they settled in the Americas.

ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: Page 6 OBJ: Understand the diversity of societies in the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans.TOP: Early Cultures in America (I) MSC: Remembering

• Around 1500 B.C.E., which group in Middle America (Mesoamerica) began developing large cities,

including gigantic pyramids?

• Aztecs d. Pueblos
• Incas e. Mexica
• Mayas

ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: Page 8 OBJ: Understand the diversity of societies in the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans.TOP: The Mayas, Incas, and Mexica (I.a.) MSC: Remembering

4. The city of Tenochtitlán was founded in 1325 by the:

• Mayas. d. Aztecs.
• Chibchas. e. Anasazi.
• Incas.

ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: Page 10 OBJ: Understand the diversity of societies in the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans.TOP: The Mayas, Incas, and Mexica (I.a.) MSC: Remembering

5. The Aztecs:

• were the most advanced example of the Adena-Hopewell culture.
• had an empire of 371 city-states in thirty-eight provinces.
• absorbed the Mayas around 1425.
• succumbed to the Toltecs around A.D. 900.
• were a peaceful, nomadic people.

ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: Page 10 OBJ: Understand the diversity of societies in the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans.TOP: The Mayas, Incas, and Mexica (I.a.) MSC: Remembering

6. At the time Europeans arrived in North America, Indians:

• had largely died off from contagious diseases.
• all spoke dialects of the same language.
• were producing tools and weapons of iron.
• fed themselves exclusively through farming.
• tended to worship spirits in their natural surroundings.

ANS: E DIF: Moderate REF: Page 11

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