HIST2010
HIST 2010American
Midterm Exam | American
History History
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Eastern Woodland peoples around the time of Columbus's Algonquian, Iroquoian, and Muskogean peoples
arrival in 1492 clustered into which three major groups?
About 11,000 years ago, the Paleo-Indians faced a major the large animals they hunted became extinct, likely due to a warming climate.
crisis because
The European artist of "Ancient Agriculture" The person in the drawing is male, whereas women did the bulk of agricultural work.
misrepresented native agricultural practices in what way?
Early Woodland Indians obtained food by hunting deer.
The difference between the study of humans by invention of writing.
archaeologists and the study of humans by historians is
often distinguished by the
How did climate change allow hunters to reach the A long cold spell caused the sea level to drop and exposed the wide land bridge of
Western Hemisphere? Beringia.
Which statement is an accurate description of Archaic They hunted smaller game with traps, nets, and hooks.
Indians?
According to the "Penobscot Origin Narrative," the first True
mother asked her husband to kill her and drag her body
across the earth.
According to the Christian origin narrative, what They were to suffer the pains of childbirth.
consequences do women suffer because Eve ate the
forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden?
According to the Christian origin narrative, which of the Man was supposed to rule over creation.
following statements correctly describes man's relation to
the rest of the created world?
Which statement describes the significance of Ferdinand Europeans learned that a westward passage to the East was possible but not ideal.
Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe?
Portugal's early interest in exploration and expansion expel Muslims from the Iberian Peninsula.
stemmed from its desire to
Who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope in order to find Bartolomeu Dias
a sea route from Europe to Asia?
Christopher Columbus, like most educated Europeans, the earth was spherical and could therefore be circumnavigated.
believed that
How did the deaths of millions of Indians by the end of the The deaths created a labor shortage that led to the purchase of African slaves.
sixteenth century affect Spain?
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HIST 2010American
Midterm Exam | American
History History
I Midterm ExamI Questions & Answers
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& Verified Prep
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Why was Portugal an unlikely nation to lead Europe into It had less than 2 percent of the population of Christian Europe.
the Age of Exploration?
In the early 1500s, Martin Waldseemüller was among the there was a continent that existed separate from Europe and Asia.
very first to understand that
How were Cabeza de Vaca and his companions treated in They were welcomed enthusiastically with special rituals and gifts.
the villages they visited?
How was the quality of life for Cabeza de Vaca, his Both the Indians and the Spaniards at times did not have enough to eat.
companions, and the Indians in Texas and the Southwest?
Which of the following statements correctly describes the He was astonished by their wealth and impressive buildings, cities, and towns.
Díaz del Castillo first impression of Mexico?
Why were Powhatan and his people suspicious of English Colonists often resorted to violence toward the Indians.
intentions?
Why did the Indians refrain from attacking the English They were intimidated by the settlers' religion.
settlers during the first fifteen years of English settlement?
Virginia tobacco farmers confronted which major obstacle Too few workers
in the 1600s?
How did the Indian leader Popé respond to Spanish Popé organized a violent revolt against the Spanish.
exploitation and the work of Spanish missionaries in New
Mexico in 1680?
Bacon's Rebellion erupted in 1676 as a dispute over Indian the planter elite and small farmers.
policy and ended as a conflict between
Planters preferred a slave labor system over a servant could be controlled politically.
labor system because enslaved people
The slave labor system that was introduced to the Barbados.
Chesapeake was "exported" from
How did Bacon defend the actions of him and his men? He claimed that their actions were peaceful and civil.
Richard Frethorne explains how life in the colonies is False
substantially better than life in England.
According to Bacon, what did those in political power, such They gained greater control of trade and thus reaped great profits.
as Virginia's governor, gain from alliances with the
Indians?
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HIST 2010American
Midterm Exam | American
History History
I Midterm ExamI Questions & Answers
- Questions | Exam
& Verified Prep
Answers
Eastern Woodland peoples around the time of Columbus's Algonquian, Iroquoian, and Muskogean peoples
arrival in 1492 clustered into which three major groups?
About 11,000 years ago, the Paleo-Indians faced a major the large animals they hunted became extinct, likely due to a warming climate.
crisis because
The European artist of "Ancient Agriculture" The person in the drawing is male, whereas women did the bulk of agricultural work.
misrepresented native agricultural practices in what way?
Early Woodland Indians obtained food by hunting deer.
The difference between the study of humans by invention of writing.
archaeologists and the study of humans by historians is
often distinguished by the
How did climate change allow hunters to reach the A long cold spell caused the sea level to drop and exposed the wide land bridge of
Western Hemisphere? Beringia.
Which statement is an accurate description of Archaic They hunted smaller game with traps, nets, and hooks.
Indians?
According to the "Penobscot Origin Narrative," the first True
mother asked her husband to kill her and drag her body
across the earth.
According to the Christian origin narrative, what They were to suffer the pains of childbirth.
consequences do women suffer because Eve ate the
forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden?
According to the Christian origin narrative, which of the Man was supposed to rule over creation.
following statements correctly describes man's relation to
the rest of the created world?
Which statement describes the significance of Ferdinand Europeans learned that a westward passage to the East was possible but not ideal.
Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe?
Portugal's early interest in exploration and expansion expel Muslims from the Iberian Peninsula.
stemmed from its desire to
Who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope in order to find Bartolomeu Dias
a sea route from Europe to Asia?
Christopher Columbus, like most educated Europeans, the earth was spherical and could therefore be circumnavigated.
believed that
How did the deaths of millions of Indians by the end of the The deaths created a labor shortage that led to the purchase of African slaves.
sixteenth century affect Spain?
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, HIST2010
HIST 2010American
Midterm Exam | American
History History
I Midterm ExamI Questions & Answers
- Questions | Exam
& Verified Prep
Answers
Why was Portugal an unlikely nation to lead Europe into It had less than 2 percent of the population of Christian Europe.
the Age of Exploration?
In the early 1500s, Martin Waldseemüller was among the there was a continent that existed separate from Europe and Asia.
very first to understand that
How were Cabeza de Vaca and his companions treated in They were welcomed enthusiastically with special rituals and gifts.
the villages they visited?
How was the quality of life for Cabeza de Vaca, his Both the Indians and the Spaniards at times did not have enough to eat.
companions, and the Indians in Texas and the Southwest?
Which of the following statements correctly describes the He was astonished by their wealth and impressive buildings, cities, and towns.
Díaz del Castillo first impression of Mexico?
Why were Powhatan and his people suspicious of English Colonists often resorted to violence toward the Indians.
intentions?
Why did the Indians refrain from attacking the English They were intimidated by the settlers' religion.
settlers during the first fifteen years of English settlement?
Virginia tobacco farmers confronted which major obstacle Too few workers
in the 1600s?
How did the Indian leader Popé respond to Spanish Popé organized a violent revolt against the Spanish.
exploitation and the work of Spanish missionaries in New
Mexico in 1680?
Bacon's Rebellion erupted in 1676 as a dispute over Indian the planter elite and small farmers.
policy and ended as a conflict between
Planters preferred a slave labor system over a servant could be controlled politically.
labor system because enslaved people
The slave labor system that was introduced to the Barbados.
Chesapeake was "exported" from
How did Bacon defend the actions of him and his men? He claimed that their actions were peaceful and civil.
Richard Frethorne explains how life in the colonies is False
substantially better than life in England.
According to Bacon, what did those in political power, such They gained greater control of trade and thus reaped great profits.
as Virginia's governor, gain from alliances with the
Indians?
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