Chapter 1 Quiz History201
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The Spanish soldiers who fought in the Reconquista were
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unsuccessful in almost all battles.
largely ignored by other Spaniards.
rarely prestigious.
influenced in part by their Christian faith and promises of wealth and glory.
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For the native people, the encomienda resulted in
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forced labor.
loss of land to new Spanish owners.
becoming "property" of Spanish landowners.
learning to read and write English.
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How did La Malinche contribute to Hernando Cortés's conquest of the Aztec empire?
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She betrayed her own mother, the ruler of the Chontal Maya.
She was held hostage until her people gave him more gold.
She interpreted Spanish and Nathuatl languages so he could speak with native people.
She revealed the fastest route to their capital at Tenochtitlán.
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Sugar production demanded a large labor force. Encomenderos decided to
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increase the number of native workers by including women and children in the workforce.
replace native workers with African workers. (correct answer)
abandon the cultivation of sugar.
All of the above
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Hernando de Soto led the expedition that
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conquered the Aztec and Inca empires.
explored the southeastern part of what would become the United States, including the Mississippi River.
discovered the Grand Canyon.
opposed the use of enslaved Africans in New Spain.
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Despite their motivation to get rid of the Spanish, native people lost the battles to the Spanish because
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the Aztecs and others had horses but no guns.
the Aztecs and others could not compete against advanced European technology.
they were preoccupied most of the time trying to take Spanish soldiers as prisoners of war.
the Spanish outnumbered the native warriors.
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By the end of the fifteenth century, Europeans had little accurate information
about Africa because
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no educated Europeans had access to any kind of information about Africa.
African warriors killed those Europeans who managed to travel in Africa.
the Sahara Desert was an obstacle to Europeans traveling south. (correct answer)
Portuguese explorers prevented information about Africa from being made public.
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La Malinche was
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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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Which of the following appears to have been the most important reason for the extinction of the woolly mammoth?
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Overhunting
European diseases
Climactic shifts (Correct answer)
A massive earthquake
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Following the arrival of Cortés, the Spanish and Aztecs
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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.
All of the above
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Archaeological evidence suggests that the earliest Americans arrived on the continent
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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.
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Why did corn cultivation move so far northward from Mesoamerica?
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Europeans introduced the crop to the North American continent.
Corn seeds spread northward through birds and trade winds.
Aztec merchants travelled as far as the Great Lakes region, introducing the crop.
Like other goods and practices, corn cultivation travelled north on the Mississippi River.
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