Question 1

Which areas were most affected by the slave trade in Africa?

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A)   South Africa, West Africa, and Angola
B)   South Africa, West Africa, and Mozambique
C)   West Africa, Angola, and Mozambique
D)   All parts of Africa were equally affected by the trade.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Mestizo children were

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A)   mostly illegitimate offspring of Indian fathers and Spanish mothers.
B)   treated similarly to Spaniards if they had Spanish siblings.
C)   unable to inherit much from their Spanish fathers.
D)   an insignificant and small group from early on.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Why did the Spanish conquerors already have a "crusading mentality" upon arriving to America?

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A)   They lived in a rugged and mountainous land.
B)   Iberia had served as a bridge between Europe and Africa.
C)   The prolonged Christian reconquest of Iberia shaped their attitudes.
D)   They became involved in intense overseas exploration.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Why is it important to understand the relationship between the reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula and the history of conquest in the Americas?

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A)   The Moors managed to fight their battles on both continents.
B)   During the Conquest of the New World, the Iberians copied some of the successful strategies they used in the reconquest of the peninsula.
C)   After conquering the Americas, many Iberian groups helped with the reconquest.
D)   The Iberian Peninsula and the Americas were discovered simultaneously by the Europeans.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

What best characterizes the first reaction that the Portuguese had toward their land in Brazil?

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A)   They thought it was an attractive territory full of resources worth exploiting.
B)   They were marveled by the fact that it was full of hard-working natives able to process silver and gold.
C)   They thought it was an easy-to-conquer region with loyal subjects.
D)   They believed it was a place that did not have much to offer aside from the Brazilian wood.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

What type of society did fully sedentary people of the New World tend to be?

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A)   egalitarian
B)   democratic
C)   totalitarian
D)   strongly stratified by classE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 7

From what type of group do most of the indigenous groups still living in Latin America descend?

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A)   sedentary
B)   nonsedentary
C)   semisedentary
D)   nonsedentary and sedentary equallyE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 8

What was the initial Iberian reaction to life in the Americas during the early conquest) ?

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A)   They became workers in the mines.
B)   They refused to do any manual work considering it contrary to the ideal of "success."
C)   They made pacts with the natives to bring African slaves to do most of the work.
D)   They opened coffee plantations with the support of the natives and the African slaves.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Most of the rewards received by the Spanish colonists for their conquests consisted of

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A)   gold and silver.
B)   vast extensions of land.
C)   Indian workers entrusted to them for labor.
D)   public offices, a source of great power and prestige.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D) C

Question 10

What language did the people of Cuzco Inca Empire)  speak?

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A)   Spanish
B)   Nahuatl
C)   Quechua
D)   MexicaE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Brazil's indigenous forest dwellers

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A)   survived the Portuguese conquest because they knew the terrain.
B)   attacked and resisted the Europeans with all their might.
C)   were attacked and enslaved by the Portuguese, many dying in the process.
D)   did not enter into contact with the Europeans until decades after they first arrived to the region.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C) C

Question 12

The reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula shaped the history of Spain and Portugal in multiple ways. Which of the following was a direct consequence of the reconquest?

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A)   The concentration of power in the Catholic Church.
B)   The hiking of tribute and service from peasants.
C)   The growing influence of the Christian nobles.
D)   The collapse of some Christian kingdoms.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Besides his strategy and weaponry, as well as knowledge of his adversaries, what else helped Hernán Cortés defeat the Aztecs?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Aztecs believed they were gods.
B)   the smallpox virus
C)   Moctezuma
D)   the IncasE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Which of the following defines the largest number of New World inhabitants at the time of the Encounter?

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A)   nonsedentary or semisedentary people
B)   people of African descent
C)   sedentary people
D)   Incas and AztecsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

The main difference between the sedentary, semisedentary, and nonsedentary indigenous groups that inhabited the Americas before the Europeans arrived was

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A)   the way they adapted to their land.
B)   how they organized their empires.
C)   the role that women played within their social groups.
D)   their social divisions.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

The Portuguese settled the two thousand miles of Brazilian coast by doing which of the following?

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A)   They brought a large contingent of soldiers to establish military posts along the coast.
B)   They took advantage of the Catholic Church's missions along the coastline.
C)   They parceled out big chunks of the territory to wealthy "captains."
D)   They requested that the native Tupi acknowledge the sovereignty of the king.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C) C

Question 17

The Spanish defeat of the Aztecs and the Incas was

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A)   surprising considering the Spanish army was much smaller than those commanded by the indigenous emperors.
B)   inevitable given that the natives believed the Spaniards were gods.
C)   hard to understand given the superior power of the Indian bows and arrows.
D)   understandable because the Spaniards had a larger army.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Which of the following statements best describes Africa by the time of conquest?

Accepted Answer

A)   Slavery was an unknown institution in Africa.
B)   Africa and Europe formed one single continent.
C)   Slavery was a social institution basic to economic life.
D)   Africans promoted slave markets since the early 1300s.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

What did the Inca, Aztec, and Maya have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)   They all spoke the same language.
B)   They worshipped the same gods.
C)   They fought against the Spanish in similar ways.
D)   They had sustainable forms of agriculture.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

The Moors occupied the Iberian Peninsula for 800 years. Which of the following was a consequence of this occupation?

Accepted Answer

A)   Iberia became a multiethnic society.
B)   Iberia accepted Muslim rule.
C)   Iberia banned the importation of slaves coming from Africa.
D)   All Jews on the Iberian Peninsula were forced to exile.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 2: Encounter

Which areas were most affected by the slave trade in Africa?

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Mestizo children were

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Why did the Spanish conquerors already have a "crusading mentality" upon arriving to America?

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Why is it important to understand the relationship between the reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula and the history of conquest in the Americas?

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What best characterizes the first reaction that the Portuguese had toward their land in Brazil?

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What type of society did fully sedentary people of the New World tend to be?

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From what type of group do most of the indigenous groups still living in Latin America descend?

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What was the initial Iberian reaction to life in the Americas during the early conquest) ?

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Most of the rewards received by the Spanish colonists for their conquests consisted of

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What language did the people of Cuzco Inca Empire) speak?

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Brazil's indigenous forest dwellers

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The reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula shaped the history of Spain and Portugal in multiple ways. Which of the following was a direct consequence of the reconquest?

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Besides his strategy and weaponry, as well as knowledge of his adversaries, what else helped Hernán Cortés defeat the Aztecs?

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Which of the following defines the largest number of New World inhabitants at the time of the Encounter?

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The main difference between the sedentary, semisedentary, and nonsedentary indigenous groups that inhabited the Americas before the Europeans arrived was

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The Portuguese settled the two thousand miles of Brazilian coast by doing which of the following?

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The Spanish defeat of the Aztecs and the Incas was

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Which of the following statements best describes Africa by the time of conquest?

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What did the Inca, Aztec, and Maya have in common?

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The Moors occupied the Iberian Peninsula for 800 years. Which of the following was a consequence of this occupation?

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