Test Bank For America A Narrative History 12th Edition by David Shi. Isbn: 9780393882506. 9780393878295, 9780393882568.
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TEST BANK America A Narrative History 12E David Shi
Chapter 1: The Collision of Cultures in the Sixteenth Century
Multiple Choice
1. How, in part, did Hernán Cortés conquer the Aztec Empire?
a. through his ties with the Incan Empire and the Incas’ superior military might
in the Mexico region
b. through a surprise siege upon his arrival to the city of Tenochtitlán and
through the city’s lack of food
c. through capitalizing on conflict between Native American peoples and
Spanish advantages in military technology
d. through a naval campaign that remained along the Mexican coast and a
military alliance with French explorers
e. through the continued aid of Montezuma II and a violent conquest that later
Spanish conquistadores refused to repeat
2. Recent archaeological evidence suggests that prehistoric human migrations from
Asia to the Americas
a. might have involved the use of boats by some migrants, to cross the ocean
to the coast of Alaska.
b. involved the Bering land bridge as the only possible avenue of travel.
c. required that migrants cross Africa, because it had superior conditions.
d. ultimately resulted in little diversity, due to how few migrants managed to
make it.
e. brought migrants to environments that were mostly uniform in terms of
terrain and climate.
3. Columbus succeeded in
a. finding a water route to Asia.
b. proving the world was round.
c. inspiring subsequent European explorations.
d. bringing the benefits of European civilization to the Indians.
e. finding rich sources of rubies and diamonds.
4. The city of Tenochtitlán was the capital city of which of the following peoples?
, a. Maya
b. Mississippians
c. Inca
d. Mexicas
e. Anasazi
5. In which of the following ways were the Anasazi different from the Aztecs and
Inca?
a. They lacked a rigid class structure.
b. They were one of the Eastern Woodland peoples.
c. They lived in the Pacific Northwest.
d. They migrated to the Great Plains upon the arrival of horses in North
America.
e. They were successful in coping with prolonged drought through modern
times.
6. The first Europeans to sail around Africa and on to India were the
a. Portuguese.
b. Spaniards.
c. English.
d. Italians.
e. Irish.
7. Which of the following statements best describes Portuguese sea exploration
efforts by 1500?
a. The Portuguese had few expert sailors and were one of few European
nations that had not yet made it to Asia.
b. Portuguese seagoing technology enabled them to build early settlements
along the northern coastline and in what is today Canada.
c. The Portuguese were leaders in technology and seagoing but were more
interested in creating trading posts than colonies.
d. Portuguese seagoing efforts were so time-consuming that Portuguese
monarchs largely ignored Muslim and Jewish immigration into their nation.
e. The Portuguese mainly used ships for the purpose of naval warfare against
, the Spanish, with whom they had irreconcilable differences.
Which of the following was a result of the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella in
Spain?
a. the opening of the Atlantic slave trade
b. increased Spanish Catholic exploration by sea
c. the rise of the feudal system in Europe
d. the security of Granada as a Muslim stronghold
e. the separation of Spain and Portugal into two nations
9. Which early culture in Middle America (Mesoamerica) began developing large
cities, including gigantic pyramids?
a. Aztec
b. Incan
c. Mayan
d. Pueblo
e. Mexican
10.After the arrival of Europeans, the greatest number of Indians died as a result of
a. suicide.
b. starvation.
c. battle.
d. disease.
e. enslavement.
11.Which of the following statements accurately characterizes the Algonquians?
a. They lived in cave villages dug into mountains, and built large pyramids.
b. Like the Iroquoian people, they spoke the language Iroquoian and spread
into what is today upstate New York.
c. They were nomadic and did not encounter Europeans for many years after
their arrival in America.
d. They built an advanced regional center known as Cahokia and lived in
mounds.
, e. They lived in multifamily “longhouses” and were one of three major Eastern
Woodland groups.
12.A central element of John Calvin’s theology was his belief in
a. salvation through good works.
b. predestination.
c. infant baptism.
d. papal infallibility.
e. the basic truth of all religions.
13.Which of the following is characteristic of the Mississippian Indian culture?
a. elaborate burial mounds and towns built around plazas and temples
b. cliff dwellings and widespread use of irrigation
c. matrilineal societies and the spread of the Muskogean language
d. reliance on the fur trade rather than on agriculture
e. extensive trading activities with Norsemen from Scandinavia
14.In 1565, the first permanent European town was established in the current-day
United States at
a. Santa Fe.
b. St. Augustine.
c. Jamestown.
d. Plymouth.
e. San Antonio.
15.Which of the following statements best explains why European global exploration
began at the time that it did in the 1400s?
a. The collapse of the feudal system in Europe led wealthy landowners to
seek new lands to replace the land lost in Europe.
b. The beginning of the Reformation in Europe caused people to flee growing
religious violence and warfare.
c. The development of large kingdoms with centralized governments, trade-
based economies, and new technologies stimulated seaborne exploration.
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