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- Q1
In 1776, what did political philosopher Adam Smith observe about the "discovery" of the Americas?
The European colonization of the Americas changed the course of history.
Christopher Columbus's role settling the New World was insignificant.
In reference to the Americas, the term "discovery" is misleading and should not be used.
The idea of slavery in the New World originated with the Native Americans.
30s - Q2
Which of the following resulted from the European exploration, conquest, and colonization of the Western Hemisphere?
European interest in Africa dissipated; instead, Europeans focused on enslaving Native American populations.
The Old and New Worlds remained largely unchanged.
Native Americans gained an unprecedented amount of political power.
Crops new to each hemisphere reshaped people's diets and transformed the natural environment.
30s - Q3
Pre-Columbian Native Americans were viewed by Europeans as "backwards" due to their
lack of metal tools
lack of trade networks
inadequate hunting and fishing skills
lack of farming techniques
30s - Q4
Both the Aztec and Inca empires were
large in geographic size but sparsely populated
small in population but sophisticated in infrastructure
urban, but lacking markets and trade networks
large in area
30s - Q5
Pueblo Indians lived in what is now
the Yucatan Peninsula
the southwestern United States
the eastern United States
the northeastern United States
30s - Q6
Who were the Native Americans who created the Great League of Peace?
Mohegans
Choctaws
Creeks
Iroquois
30s - Q7
Native American religious ceremonies
reflected a belief that sacred spirits could be found in living and inanimate things
were completely unrelated to traditional practices such as farming and hunting.
conveyed that man was subject to supernatural forces he could not control.
were practiced the same way in every community regardless of tribe.
30s - Q8
How did Native Americans view the concept of land ownership?
They treated land as a space for only hunting, not farming.
They viewed land as a common resource to use.
They viewed land as a possession owned only by individuals, not families.
They considered land as a trading opportunity.
30s - Q9
When European clergy read to Native Americans from the Bible about God creating the world in six days, was there anything relatable for Native Americans?
Most Native Americans compared the Bible with their own written version of the Old Testament.
Some Native Americans stated that they were a lost tribe of Israel.
Many Native Americans concurred with the idea of a single supreme being creating the world.
No Native American religions believed in creation myths.
30s - Q10
Which one of the following is true about Native Americans and material wealth.
Eastern Native Americans were more materialistic than those who lived west of the Mississippi.
Wealth mattered less to them than to Europeans, but both considered trade to be simply a commercial transaction.
Chiefs were expected to share some of their goods rather than hoard them.
Native Americans actually suffered more social inequality than Europeans did.
30s - Q11
Which of the following statements accurately compares Native American gender relations in the Southwest to those in most other Native American societies?
Women in the Southwest tended to be tribal leaders, whereas other regions tended to do without the role of tribal leaders entirely.
Due to the climate, women in the Southwest had more opportunities to perform work outside the home than they did in any other region.
Because the Southwest had fewer opportunities for hunting, men were the primary cultivators rather than women.
Because Native American communities in the Southwest never needed to construct homes, women there were legally considered unable to own dwellings.
30s - Q12
After exploring the Atlantic coast in the late sixteenth century, and Englishman writes in his journal about untouched wilderness. What could this description mean to a European?
It would take the expedition too much effort to build a settlement, and such a settlement was almost sure to fail.
The English believed the land was theirs for the taking, despite the possible presence of Native Americans.
The Native Americans had developed bustling metropolises in many areas along the Atlantic coast.
The land was beautiful and made him think badly of and ultimately reject the European countryside.
30s - Q13
Native inhabitants of the Americas generally understood freedom
as abandoning a life of sin to embrace the teachings of Christianity
In terms of the well-being of one's community, mutual obligation, and group autonomy.
as respecting authority and obeying laws created by established governments
to be defined by ownership of private property
30s - Q14
In Europe on the eve of colonization, one conception of freedom, called "Christian liberty."
argued that all Christians should have equal political rights.
found expression in countries dominated by Catholics but not in primarily Protestant ones.
Understood freedom less as a political or social status than as a moral or spiritual condition.
was a set of ideas that today is referred to as "religious freedom"
30s - Q15
What statement best characterizes religion in Europe on the eve of colonization?
Religious uniformity was thought to be essential to public order.
All Christians were legally equal regardless of gender
People's religious beliefs and practices were a matter of private choice.
All Christian men were politically equal regardless of their social status
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