History 105 - Exam 1 - McGlone –
TAMU Test Questions with Solved
Solutions 2025-2026 Updated.
Traditional Theory of American Settlement - Answer 12-15k years ago nomads crossed the
Bering Straight land bridge (From Asia to North America) (The Ice Age)
Clovis People - Answer The name of early residents of North America whose spear points
were found near what is now Clovis, New Mexico, in 1929. **All NA civilizations can be traced
back to them
When/ who discovered the Clovis people - Answer 1929, Ridgely Whiteman
Effects of global warming on NA civilizations - Answer -5000 BC
-Lots of the larger mammals died off so they started hunting smaller animals
-They grew crops in the warmer land to add to the smaller animals (Three sisters)
Three Sister Crops - Answer corn, beans, squash
Cahokia - Answer -an ancient settlement of southern Indians
-located near present day St. Louis
-a key trading center partly because of its position near the Mississippi, Illinois, and Missouri
Rivers
-10k-30k people
Cahokia slavery - Answer -The enslaved were people who lacked kinship networks
-Slavery was not always a permanent condition.
Very often, a formerly enslaved person could become a fully integrated member of the
community -Adoption or marriage could enable an enslaved person to enter a kinship network
and join the community.
-Slavery and captive trading became an important way that many Native communities regrew
and gained or maintained power.
, -Possibly because of environmental strain from large population or political conflict and warfare
Incan Empire - Answer -Emerged in 12th century
-12m people
-2500 miles along Andes and South America
-centralized religion + language = growth
-string militaristic leaders
-fell bc disease and Spanish invaders
Settlements in Mexico Characteristics - Answer -1500 BC -1st farming towns appeared
-settling down allowed people to focus on arts, hobbies, and culture
-towns, cities, pyramids, + more
Mesoamerica - Answer early Mexican cities
Black Death Stats - Answer Arrived in Europe in October 1347
Killed 20m people (1/3 of population) in 5 years
Change in 14 Century Europe (after black death) - Answer -people no longer tied to rigid
social systems
-stringer central governments = nation states
Renaissance - Answer -"Rebirth"
-rekindling of interest in learning, literature, art, and culture
-wealthy intellectuals travelled to study ancient Greek and Roman texts & ruins
Where did the Renaissance begin? - Answer Italy (14th century)
Humanism - Answer -question traditional thinking
-focused on laws and nature & physical world
TAMU Test Questions with Solved
Solutions 2025-2026 Updated.
Traditional Theory of American Settlement - Answer 12-15k years ago nomads crossed the
Bering Straight land bridge (From Asia to North America) (The Ice Age)
Clovis People - Answer The name of early residents of North America whose spear points
were found near what is now Clovis, New Mexico, in 1929. **All NA civilizations can be traced
back to them
When/ who discovered the Clovis people - Answer 1929, Ridgely Whiteman
Effects of global warming on NA civilizations - Answer -5000 BC
-Lots of the larger mammals died off so they started hunting smaller animals
-They grew crops in the warmer land to add to the smaller animals (Three sisters)
Three Sister Crops - Answer corn, beans, squash
Cahokia - Answer -an ancient settlement of southern Indians
-located near present day St. Louis
-a key trading center partly because of its position near the Mississippi, Illinois, and Missouri
Rivers
-10k-30k people
Cahokia slavery - Answer -The enslaved were people who lacked kinship networks
-Slavery was not always a permanent condition.
Very often, a formerly enslaved person could become a fully integrated member of the
community -Adoption or marriage could enable an enslaved person to enter a kinship network
and join the community.
-Slavery and captive trading became an important way that many Native communities regrew
and gained or maintained power.
, -Possibly because of environmental strain from large population or political conflict and warfare
Incan Empire - Answer -Emerged in 12th century
-12m people
-2500 miles along Andes and South America
-centralized religion + language = growth
-string militaristic leaders
-fell bc disease and Spanish invaders
Settlements in Mexico Characteristics - Answer -1500 BC -1st farming towns appeared
-settling down allowed people to focus on arts, hobbies, and culture
-towns, cities, pyramids, + more
Mesoamerica - Answer early Mexican cities
Black Death Stats - Answer Arrived in Europe in October 1347
Killed 20m people (1/3 of population) in 5 years
Change in 14 Century Europe (after black death) - Answer -people no longer tied to rigid
social systems
-stringer central governments = nation states
Renaissance - Answer -"Rebirth"
-rekindling of interest in learning, literature, art, and culture
-wealthy intellectuals travelled to study ancient Greek and Roman texts & ruins
Where did the Renaissance begin? - Answer Italy (14th century)
Humanism - Answer -question traditional thinking
-focused on laws and nature & physical world
