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WGU Euopean Exp & co
WGU HCC1 European Exploration & Conquest
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| As a result of contact with Europeans, the Native Americans | were introduced to many diseases from to which they had no immunity. |
| In which of the following regions did the most advanced Native American cultures appear? | Mexico and Central America |
| In the initial contact between Europeans and Native Americans, Europeans believed that Native Americans regarded them as | gods. |
| The warlike people who had swept through the Valley of Mexico, conquering the great cities constructed by their enemies and reducing them to tributary status before the Europeans' arrival, were the | Aztecs. |
| The peopling of North America occurred over many millennia as | humans crossed a land bridge formed during an Ice Age over what is now the Bering Strait. |
| Which of the following statements accurately describes West Africa before contact with Europeans? | It was culturally, socially, economically, and politically diverse. |
| Which of the following statements does NOT accurately describe initial trade between West Africans and Europeans? | It occurred mainly in the interior of the region. |
| The Spanish conquest of the "New World" was achieved by men known as | conquistadores. |
| It is most likely that Native Americans did not experience the spread of contagious diseases like small pox and measles until after contact with Europeans because | they lived in physical isolation and did not domesticate animals. |
| Which of the following revolutionized early Native American cultures? | the development of agriculture |
| The term "Eastern Woodland culture" describes all of the following EXCEPT | Native Americans who made their home in the woodlands of the Appalachian Mountains and survived predominantly by hunting and gathering. |
| The decimation of Native American peoples was an aspect of ecological transformation known as | the Columbian Exchange. |
| The Native Americans of North America defined their status in society primarily through | kinship. |
| Which of the following was NOT a major kingdom in West Africa at the time of initial contact between Africans and Europeans? | Egypt |
| The first Europeans to reach Africa by sail were the | Portuguese. |
| Which of the following did NOT contribute to the rise of the nation-states in Europe that led the "age of exploration"? | the rise of feudalism |
| The Spanish system of settlement in the "New World" was known as the | encomienda system. |
| Which of the following is NOT an accurate description of the French colonization of Canada? | The French found ample stores of precious minerals like gold and silver in their initial explorations of North America. |
| One of the most important theologians of the English Protestant Reformation was | John Calvin. |
| The experience of the British in __________________ helped shape their colonization of the "New World." | Ireland |
| The individual most responsible for promoting English colonization of the "New World" was | Richard Hakluyt. |
| Which of the following was NOT a basis for the Protestant Reformation in England? | the spread of education among the masses |
| According to John Calvin's teachings, | God chose some individuals for salvation and others for eternal damnation, and one could do nothing to alter this decision. |
| Evidence poses a particular problem in studying Andean civilizations because they never developed | writing. |
| Mesoamerica designates a distinctive and enduring | cultural tradition. |
| The most prominent of the Early Formative period cultures is that of the | Olmec. |
| What city became Mesoamerica’s first true city-state and the dominant force in central Mexico? | Teotihuacán |
| Above all, Aztec society was organized for | war. |
| In the Andean region, small rivers descend the western face of the mountains, creating a series of _____ from north to south. | oases |
| The earliest monumental architecture in Peru dates to | early third millennium B.C.E. |
| Chavín de Huantar was the center of a powerful | religious cult. |
| The Early Intermediate Period saw the emergence of the first _____ in the Andes. | territorial states |
| The spread of _____ may have facilitated the expansion of the Huari Empire. | techniques for terracing and irrigating valley slopes |
| Mesoamerica's geography can best be described as... | Diverse in landscape and temperature depending on where you are |
| Among the domesticated animals in Mesoamerica were | dogs. |
| The spread of ideas throughout Mesoamerica that contributed to the formation of common Mesoamerican cultural traditions was likely fostered by | a web of trade. |
| The Classical Maya developed a sophisticated | mathematics. |
| A dramatic clash with whom brought the Aztec Empire to an end? | Spanish |
| In the puna grasslands, the Andeans kept herds of | llamas and alpacas. |
| The public structures of both the coast and the highlands during the late preceramic period suggest that these societies were relatively | egalitarian. |
| Excavation at Chavín and other Early Horizon sites point to increasing | social stratification. |
| The discovery in the late 1980s of the undisturbed tombs of Moche rulers suggests that what central theme in Moche iconography was an actual Moche ritual? | the sacrifice ceremony |
| What was an important means of communication in Inca society? | cloth |
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