Question 1
In the late fifteenth century, the desire in Europe to look for new lands was spurred in part by
A. a desire to escape the Black Death.
B. the declining political power of many monarchs.
C. significant population growth.
D. the absence of a merchant class.
E. the expansion of feudalism.
Question 2
In his first voyage in 1492, Christopher Columbus
A. mistook Cuba for China.
B. sailed along the coast of what is present-day Virginia.
C. crossed the Atlantic Ocean in six weeks.
D. was forced to put down a mutiny on the Santa Maria.
E. was briefly captured by natives he encountered.
Question 3
Regarding knowledge of the Americas prior to the fifteenth century, most Europeans
A. believed the Americas consisted of little more than several small islands.
B. were entirely unaware of the existence of the Americas.
C. had only heard of America from the travels of Marco Polo.
D. assumed that the Americas were largely unpopulated.
E. were aware of the travels of the Norse seaman Leif Eriksson in the eleventh century.
Question 4
Which statement best describes the role of women in pre-Columbian North American tribes?
A. In all tribes, women were responsible for farming.
B. In no tribes did women participate in the social and economic organization of the tribe.
C. In some tribes, men took care of the children as the women tended the fields.
D. In all tribes, women cared for the children and prepared meals.
E. In all tribes, both women and men engaged in hunting.
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Question 5
Native American religions were closely linked to
A. visions from the world of spirits.
B. human sacrifice.
C. ideas of male dominance.
D. the idea of apocalypse.
E. the natural world.