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Question #1

What is a prudent estimate of the population of Native Americans in North America at the time of Columbus's arrival in the New World?

A. 7-18 million

B. 1 million

C. 500,000

D. 20-25 million

Question #2

What feature characterized the settlements of the Ancient Puebloan culture?

A. Kiva

B. Elaborate irrigation systems

C. Mound-building

D. Hierarchical political organization

Question #3

What animal was sacred to Archaic peoples inhabiting the Great Basin?

A. Bison

B. Deer

C. Fish

D. Waterfowl

Question #4

How do modern archaeologists study ancient peoples?

A. They combine a variety of approaches.

B. They rely only on written documents.

C. They make an educated guess based on a specific natural environment.

D. They rely only on what they can learn from artifacts.

Question #5

The religion of the Mississippians is known as

A. Potlach

B. Southeastern Ceremonial Complex

C. Kuksu

D. Medicine Bundle

Question #6

California Peoples

A. lived a highly nomadic existence.

B. used acorns as a dietary staple.

C. conducted a socio-political ceremony called a potlach to celebrate important events.

D. was a population living on the edge of starvation.

Question #7

During the Great Drought the Anasazi

A. developed new irrigation techniques.

B. gave up on agriculture and focused on hunting small game.

C. experienced a decline in population.

D. engaged in more trade activities.

Question #8

Archaic Northwest peoples took advantage of which plentiful resource for sustenance and for trade?

A. Deer

B. Acorns

C. Bison

D. Salmon

Question #9

The Archaic Indians in the Plains

A. engaged in warfare for prestige, obtaining goods, and for vengeance.

B. mainly fished for survival.

C. mainly hunted small game animals and waterfowl.

D. inhabited a region with a predominantly desert topography.

Question #10

Scholars speculate that Ancient Puebloan cultures declined because

A. new people moving into the area, climate change created repeated droughts, and religious turmoil

B. climate change created repeated droughts

C. religious turmoil

D. new people moving into the area.

Question #11

One possible reason for Zhu Zanji's decision to end the voyages of Zhen He was

A. a spirit of isolationism in the Chinese court under Zhu Zanji

B. to redirect funds to build the Great Wall of China

C. to end competition with the French, who were entering the Indian Ocean trade

D. reaction to Zheng He's betrayal

Question #12

Henry VII / England (r. 1486-1508) Star Chamber

A. promoted the interests of nobility

B. managed the poverty problem in England

C. promoted the interests of the middle class

D. enforced common law

Question #13

Zheng He's goals for exploring the Indian Ocean included

A. exploring and mapping the region

B. establishing trade with port cities, exploring and mapping the region, and incorporating new areas into the Chinese tribute system

C. incorporating new areas into the Chinese tribute system

D. establishing trade with port cities

Question #14

Who was known as the "tyrant of the Caribbean?"

A. Vasco de Gama

B. Ferdinand Magellan

C. Christopher Columbus

D. Hernan Cortes

Question #15

The first mariner to explore overseas on behalf of England

A. Ferdinand Magellan

B. Philip Lancaster

C. Henry Tudor

D. John Cabot

Question #16

As a result of the Hundred Years War between England and France

A. the power of Parliament strengthened in England

B. the regional assemblies in France were eliminated

C. the power of the king strengthened in England

D. the power of the national assembly grew in France

Question #17

Ferdinand, King of Aragon promised Christopher Columbus a title of nobility and 25% of any valuables he discovered during his exploration of India.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #18

Most of what we know about Ghana comes from the writings of:

A. Mansa Musa

B. Al-Bakri

C. Mansa Suleyman

D. Leo Africanus

Question #19

For the Spanish, reconquering the Iberian Peninsula was a military and religious action.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #20

East Africa was the first region to experience the phenomenon of European migration when the Spanish established Cruz Colony in 1624.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

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