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Question 9

1. The combination of corn and beans in Native Americans’ diet resulted in

   		food that was equal in protein value to meat.
   		populations that were as well nourished as those who relied solely on meat.
   		diets with a complete protein.
   		each statement is accurate.

1 points

Question 10

1. While the Spanish were occupied expelling Muslims, Portugal was

   		locked in a bloody civil war.
   		developing ship technology that enabled her sailors to explore the coast of Africa.
   		developing the printing press.
   		protecting her overland trade routes to China.

1 points

Question 11

1. Archaeological evidence suggests that the earliest Americans arrived on the continent

   		by 12,000 BCE.
   		in large groups of hunters and gatherers.
   		in one small group that had been banished from Siberia.
   		no earlier than 9000 BCE.

1 points

Question 12

1. In 1513 the Spanish Crown issued the Requerimiento, which

   		divided Spain’s claims in the New World among those who had conquered it.
   		formally enslaved Native Americans living in territory claimed by Spain in the New World.
   		promised Native Americans who accepted Christianity and the authority of Spain that they would be left in peace.
   		required priests in Spanish colonies to be approved by the Inquisition.

1 points

Question 13

1. The term suggests the consequences of blending plants, animals, and humans with their diseases from Europe and the New World.

   		Columbian Exchange
   		encomienda
   		line of demarcation
   		Requerimiento

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Question 14

1. The children of Pedro de Alvarado and Tlecuiluatzin (doña Luisa)

   		were forgotten because their mother was not Spanish.
   		became members of the higher ranks of Spanish society in the New World.
   		were sent to England to be educated.
   		raised by their mother’s people.

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Question 15

1. Columbus’s attitude toward the Taino or Arawak people and other native people in general was

   		based on his ignorance of native cultural traditions.
   		based on the Europeans’ assumptions that the natives were inferior to the Europeans.
   		disrespectful.
   		each statement is accurate.

1 points

Question 16

1. Following the arrival of Cortés, the Spanish and Aztecs

   		formed a strong alliance against traditional Aztec enemies.
   		were pleased that Moctezuma II had voluntarily submitted to Cortés’s authority.
   		viewed each other with a mixture of curiosity and caution which eventually grew to fear and violence.
   		Each statement is accurate.

1 points

Question 17

1. The Spanish soldiers who fought in the reconquista

   		were unsuccessful in almost all battles.
   		were largely ignored by other Spaniards.
   		could only rarely become prestigious.
   		were influenced in part by their Christian faith and promises of wealth and glory.

1 points

Question 18

1. A dramatic change in Indian culture produced by the arrival of Spain was the

   		benevolent attitude of conquistadors toward Native Americans.
   		conversion of the Plains Native Americans to a horse culture.
   		improvement in the health of Native Americans after the arrival of European medicine.
   		Native Americans’ eager acceptance of Christianity.

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Question 19

1. Spaniards in the American Southwest finally abandoned the region because

   		they found nothing of value to keep them there.
   		silver was discovered further south in Mexico.
   		the Pueblo warriors were so fierce that the Spanish soldiers would not fight them.
   		Coronado married a Zuni woman.

1 points

Question 20

1. Malinche was

   		the name of Cortés’s primary ship.
   		a woman who used her linguistic and cultural knowledge to help Columbus.
   		Moctezuma’s confidant and advisor.
   		a woman who used her linguistic and cultural knowledge to help Cortés.

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Question 21

1. Hernando de Soto led the expedition that

   		conquered the Aztec and Inca empires.
   		explored the southeastern part of the United States including the Mississippi River.
   		discovered the Grand Canyon.
   		opposed the use of African slaves in New Spain.

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Question 22

1. The native people who lived in the more northern regions of the continent and along the coastline were

   		hunters and gatherers.
   		fishermen.
   		farmers in very isolated areas.
   		Each statement is correct.

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Question 23

1. Why did the European monarchs refuse to finance Columbus’s venture?

   		Each monarch believed the world was flat.
   		Each monarch assumed Columbus had miscalculated the earth’s circumference.
   		The monarchs were more comfortable investing their money in overland trade routes.
   		The Chinese controlled the oceanic routes to China and prevented all but a few European ships to enter Asia.

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Question 24

1. Columbus was born into a world

   		controlled by Muslim clerics.
   		flooded with cheap imports from China.
   		influenced by European investors seeking low-risk investments.
   		unimpressed and uninfluenced by Europe.

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Question 25

1. Ponce de León was the first European who

   		convinced Aztecs to accept Spanish authority so they could preserve their religion.
   		discovered gold in the New World.
   		sailed around the world in a continuous voyage.
   		set foot on the mainland that would become the United States.

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Question 26

1. The enslavement of Africans

   		was an important aspect of European economy in the 1400s.
   		evolved over time.
   		was limited only to Africa.
   		was an inherited condition.

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