1 Exam with complete solution(Answers
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1.
(01.02 MC)
The most significant initial impact on the Native American population from
interaction with Europeans came from (4 points)
technology such as guns and horses, which allowed them to "civilize"
rapidly
✓ old world diseases from which they had little to no immunity
domesticated livestock, which created much greater food variety
seeds and plants, which transformed the landscape of North America
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✓
2.
(01.02 MC)
What role did religion play in Cortés's and Columbus's explorations? (4
points)
They were determined to convert American Indians to Christianity.
✓ Catholics in Spain and Italy supported their expeditions because they
wanted to end Muslim control of the Eastern trade.
They benefited from Ferdinand's and Isabella's efforts to promote
tolerance in Spain.
✓
3.
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,Sp wanted them to find a refuge for those being driven out of the country
ain by the Reconquista.
(01.02 LC)
Which one of the following is true of agriculture in Spanish America? (4 points)
African American slaves performed most of the labor.
, Spain did not do any farming in its empire.
✓ American Indian slaves did the work on large-scale farms.
Catholic priests were forbidden to be involved in farming.
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4.
(01.02 LC)
Which of the following is true of the Spanish conquerors in the Americas? (4
points)
✓ At first, they thought the American Indians would be easy to
convert to Christianity.
They thought that the American Indians did not know the value of gold
and silver.
They were surprised by the poverty of most American Indians, even
the leaders.
At first, they thought the American Indians had a religion similar to their
own.
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✓
5.
(01.02 MC)
What motivated the Portuguese to begin exploration to find a water route to
India, China, and the East Indies? (4 points)
To prove that the world was round
To establish land empires in India and China
✓ To eliminate Muslim "middlemen" in the luxury goods trade