AMH 2010 - Final Exam UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
How does the Irish Potato Famine (mid-19th century) connect to the Columbian Exchange that
began in the late 15th century? - CORRECT ANSWER - Potatoes, native to Peru, had no
pests when first brought to Europe; when the potato's natural enemy arrived in the 19th century,
the potatoes lacked resistance.
What helps explain why Columbus' journey to the New World had a larger influnce than the
Vikings, who arrived centuries before? - CORRECT ANSWER - The revolution in
printing.
Which of the following is true regarding King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella's support of
Columbus? - CORRECT ANSWER - They were in part motivated by a larger policy of
religious conformity and intolerance.
Why did Columbus and his sponsors want to go west? - CORRECT ANSWER - To find
another route to Asia in order to prevent the Ottomans from profiting from the west to east trade.
To trade for spices, which were important for use in food preservation and religious rituals.
Because spices were lightweight and relatively profitable to transport over long distances.
Who is Dr. Spencer Wells? - CORRECT ANSWER - A geneticist who investigates early
human migrations through DNA analysis.
What is significant about Carapella's map? - CORRECT ANSWER - It provides a glimpse
at the diversity of Native American tribes.
Which of the following is an element of historical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Considering the context (time and place) of events, situations, and ideas in order to understand
how and why such events, situations, and ideas came to be.
, Which of the following is true? - CORRECT ANSWER - History is a dynamic field in
which new sources and new perspectives challenge what we thought we knew about the past.
Which of the following should be included in history essays or discussion board posts? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Specific details from specific sources, which provide evidence to
support your argument.
Which of the following describes the Columbian Exchange? - CORRECT ANSWER - It
was the transfer of diseases, plants, and animals between the Old World and the New World.
Far more deadly diseases were transferred from the Old World to the New World because of the
Old World practice of domesticating animals.
Its consequences are still visible today.
The size of Tenochtitlan compared to European cities (in the early 1500s) suggests that... -
CORRECT ANSWER - The Aztecs had a more advanced civilization than Europeans gave
them credit for
Which of the following would be a good primary source to use for researching the social
relations of the Puritans who settled Massachusetts in the 1630s? - CORRECT ANSWER -
The record of the Trial and Interrogation of Anne Hutchinson, from 1637, available online
through Swarthmore College, http://www.swarthmore.edu/SocSci/bdorsey1/41docs/30-hut.html.
Who settled America first? - CORRECT ANSWER - People who had first travelled out of
Africa, across Asia, across the Bering Land Bridge, and then down the West Coast and across the
continents of the New World.
Which of the following is a primary source that would be used to investigate the rise of racial
slavery in 17th century Virginia? - CORRECT ANSWER - Virginia laws created in the
1660s and 1670s relating to servants and slaves.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
How does the Irish Potato Famine (mid-19th century) connect to the Columbian Exchange that
began in the late 15th century? - CORRECT ANSWER - Potatoes, native to Peru, had no
pests when first brought to Europe; when the potato's natural enemy arrived in the 19th century,
the potatoes lacked resistance.
What helps explain why Columbus' journey to the New World had a larger influnce than the
Vikings, who arrived centuries before? - CORRECT ANSWER - The revolution in
printing.
Which of the following is true regarding King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella's support of
Columbus? - CORRECT ANSWER - They were in part motivated by a larger policy of
religious conformity and intolerance.
Why did Columbus and his sponsors want to go west? - CORRECT ANSWER - To find
another route to Asia in order to prevent the Ottomans from profiting from the west to east trade.
To trade for spices, which were important for use in food preservation and religious rituals.
Because spices were lightweight and relatively profitable to transport over long distances.
Who is Dr. Spencer Wells? - CORRECT ANSWER - A geneticist who investigates early
human migrations through DNA analysis.
What is significant about Carapella's map? - CORRECT ANSWER - It provides a glimpse
at the diversity of Native American tribes.
Which of the following is an element of historical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Considering the context (time and place) of events, situations, and ideas in order to understand
how and why such events, situations, and ideas came to be.
, Which of the following is true? - CORRECT ANSWER - History is a dynamic field in
which new sources and new perspectives challenge what we thought we knew about the past.
Which of the following should be included in history essays or discussion board posts? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Specific details from specific sources, which provide evidence to
support your argument.
Which of the following describes the Columbian Exchange? - CORRECT ANSWER - It
was the transfer of diseases, plants, and animals between the Old World and the New World.
Far more deadly diseases were transferred from the Old World to the New World because of the
Old World practice of domesticating animals.
Its consequences are still visible today.
The size of Tenochtitlan compared to European cities (in the early 1500s) suggests that... -
CORRECT ANSWER - The Aztecs had a more advanced civilization than Europeans gave
them credit for
Which of the following would be a good primary source to use for researching the social
relations of the Puritans who settled Massachusetts in the 1630s? - CORRECT ANSWER -
The record of the Trial and Interrogation of Anne Hutchinson, from 1637, available online
through Swarthmore College, http://www.swarthmore.edu/SocSci/bdorsey1/41docs/30-hut.html.
Who settled America first? - CORRECT ANSWER - People who had first travelled out of
Africa, across Asia, across the Bering Land Bridge, and then down the West Coast and across the
continents of the New World.
Which of the following is a primary source that would be used to investigate the rise of racial
slavery in 17th century Virginia? - CORRECT ANSWER - Virginia laws created in the
1660s and 1670s relating to servants and slaves.
