APUSH CERTIFICATION EVALUATION TEST
PAPER COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
●● The spread of maize cultivation from present-day Mexico northward
into the present-day American Southwest and beyond supported
economic development, settlement, advanced irrigation, and social
diversification among societies.
Answer: Maya
-used innovation call Chinampas which are artificial islands in swampy
areas that create good plots of land
-adapted to their environment and increased production of maze
●● Societies responded to the aridity of the Great Basin and the
grasslands of the western Great Plains by developing largely mobile
lifestyles.
Answer: Hunting Societies
-utilized a spear throwing device called the atlatl to catch small game
while traversing the Great Plains for buffalo
-the creation of the bow and arrow was also used to to support this
lifestyle
,●● In the Northeast, the Mississippi River Valley, and along the Atlantic
seaboard some societies developed mixed agricultural and hunter-
gatherer economies that favored the development of permanent villages.
Answer: Iroquois
-lived in villages in the northeast and cultivated maize and other
vegetables
-lived communally with multiple generations
-women held power and inheritance
-depended on warriors to hunt and fish
●● Societies in the Northwest and present day California supported
themselves by hunting and gathering, and in some areas developed
settled communities supported by the vast resources of the ocean.
Answer: The Chumash
-lived on Pacific coast
-developed permanent communities due to the vast amount of resources
-participated in regional exchange networks up and down the coast
●● European nations' efforts to explore and conquer the New World
stemmed from a search for new sources of wealth, economic and
military competition, and a desire to spread Christianity.
Answer: Christopher Columbus
,-proposed to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain that he would
find a new route to the Indies in an area not controlled by Italy or
Portugal
●● The Columbian Exchange brought new crops to Europe from the
Americas, stimulating European population growth, and new sources of
mineral wealth, which facilitated the European shift from feudalism to
capitalism.
Answer: -brought high yield crops such as maize and potatoes
-the Incan and Aztec empires provided gold and silver to Spain, ensuring
their dominance over Europe
-the discovery of sugar and tobacco and the Africans immunity to
disease led Europe to seek enslaved labor
●● Improvements in maritime technology and more organized methods
for conducting such international trade, such as joint-stock companies,
helped drive changes to the economies in Europe and the Americas
Answer: -the Portuguese developed caravels, maritime charts,
astrolabes, and the triangle lateen sail
●● Spanish exploration and conquest of the Americas were accompanied
and furthered by widespread deadly epidemics that devastated native
populations and by the introduction of crops and animals not found in
the Americas.
, Answer: -the Spanish victory against the Aztecs was partly due tot the
fact that when smallpox swept through Tenochtitlan, it left thousands
dead and the Aztec army weakened
●● In the encomienda system, Spanish colonial economies marshaled
Native American labor to support plantation based agriculture and
extract precious metals and other resources.
Answer: -Malintzin, a native who formerly lived as a noble was taken by
Mexican merchants to work on cotton fields/households of slave owners
●● European traders partnered with some West African groups who
practiced slavery to forcibly extract slave labor for the Americas. The
Spanish imported enslaved Africans to labor in plantation agriculture
and mining.
Answer: -Northwest Africa practiced slavery in which poor Africans
would work for the rich
-Europeans would come to communities raided by powerful groups to
collect prisoners of war
-in return the Africans received guns and power
●● The Spanish developed a caste system that incorporated, and
carefully defined the status of, the diverse population of Europeans,
Africans, and Native Americans in their empire.
Answer: -the Spanish crown demanded a tribute from the lower class
based on their race, wealth, and education
-higher class=less taxes and labor
PAPER COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
●● The spread of maize cultivation from present-day Mexico northward
into the present-day American Southwest and beyond supported
economic development, settlement, advanced irrigation, and social
diversification among societies.
Answer: Maya
-used innovation call Chinampas which are artificial islands in swampy
areas that create good plots of land
-adapted to their environment and increased production of maze
●● Societies responded to the aridity of the Great Basin and the
grasslands of the western Great Plains by developing largely mobile
lifestyles.
Answer: Hunting Societies
-utilized a spear throwing device called the atlatl to catch small game
while traversing the Great Plains for buffalo
-the creation of the bow and arrow was also used to to support this
lifestyle
,●● In the Northeast, the Mississippi River Valley, and along the Atlantic
seaboard some societies developed mixed agricultural and hunter-
gatherer economies that favored the development of permanent villages.
Answer: Iroquois
-lived in villages in the northeast and cultivated maize and other
vegetables
-lived communally with multiple generations
-women held power and inheritance
-depended on warriors to hunt and fish
●● Societies in the Northwest and present day California supported
themselves by hunting and gathering, and in some areas developed
settled communities supported by the vast resources of the ocean.
Answer: The Chumash
-lived on Pacific coast
-developed permanent communities due to the vast amount of resources
-participated in regional exchange networks up and down the coast
●● European nations' efforts to explore and conquer the New World
stemmed from a search for new sources of wealth, economic and
military competition, and a desire to spread Christianity.
Answer: Christopher Columbus
,-proposed to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain that he would
find a new route to the Indies in an area not controlled by Italy or
Portugal
●● The Columbian Exchange brought new crops to Europe from the
Americas, stimulating European population growth, and new sources of
mineral wealth, which facilitated the European shift from feudalism to
capitalism.
Answer: -brought high yield crops such as maize and potatoes
-the Incan and Aztec empires provided gold and silver to Spain, ensuring
their dominance over Europe
-the discovery of sugar and tobacco and the Africans immunity to
disease led Europe to seek enslaved labor
●● Improvements in maritime technology and more organized methods
for conducting such international trade, such as joint-stock companies,
helped drive changes to the economies in Europe and the Americas
Answer: -the Portuguese developed caravels, maritime charts,
astrolabes, and the triangle lateen sail
●● Spanish exploration and conquest of the Americas were accompanied
and furthered by widespread deadly epidemics that devastated native
populations and by the introduction of crops and animals not found in
the Americas.
, Answer: -the Spanish victory against the Aztecs was partly due tot the
fact that when smallpox swept through Tenochtitlan, it left thousands
dead and the Aztec army weakened
●● In the encomienda system, Spanish colonial economies marshaled
Native American labor to support plantation based agriculture and
extract precious metals and other resources.
Answer: -Malintzin, a native who formerly lived as a noble was taken by
Mexican merchants to work on cotton fields/households of slave owners
●● European traders partnered with some West African groups who
practiced slavery to forcibly extract slave labor for the Americas. The
Spanish imported enslaved Africans to labor in plantation agriculture
and mining.
Answer: -Northwest Africa practiced slavery in which poor Africans
would work for the rich
-Europeans would come to communities raided by powerful groups to
collect prisoners of war
-in return the Africans received guns and power
●● The Spanish developed a caste system that incorporated, and
carefully defined the status of, the diverse population of Europeans,
Africans, and Native Americans in their empire.
Answer: -the Spanish crown demanded a tribute from the lower class
based on their race, wealth, and education
-higher class=less taxes and labor
