Hist 1301, Inquizitive 1

Identify the territory that would be considered a borderland

the middle ground of the upper great lakes

Identify the key characteristics of the Hopi and Zuni civilizations of Western Indians

constructed dams and canals to gather and distribute water conducted trade with faraway groups built planned towns with large multi-family dwellings

Most Native American societies were matrilineal. Which of the following is a characteristic of a matrilineal society?

Children become members of their mother's family, not their father's family

What country had a large naval fleet and could have located America before Columbus? Click on the country to select your answer.

China

Identify the statements that describe the voyages of discovery across the Atlantic Ocean.

Columbus crossed the Atlantic from Europe four times, landing in the present-day Caribbean and South America. Cabot was the only explorer to arrive in present-day Canada.

Identify the statements that describe the encounters between the peoples of the Americas and the Europeans.

Europeans sought wealth in the New World, initially relying on natives for either trade or labor. The invention of printing made it possible for Europeans to share information and follow in each other's sailing paths. The Europeans competed with each other, trying to amass as many native converts to their specific religion as possible.

Stories of the Black Legend of Spain spread throughout Europe and the colonies through both writings and visual imagery. Identify the statement that best describes the Black Legend.

Spain's reputation as a brutal and exploitative colonizer

Place in chronological order the events and actions that led to Cortés conquering the Aztecs.

The Aztecs alienate neighboring tribes Cortes befriends non-Aztec tribes Disease overtakes the Aztecs The king was captured and killed

Identify the statement that describes the French treatment of Indians.

The French had great admiration for the native societies, and as a result, frequently adopted their ways

What were the outcomes of the Pueblo Revolt?

The Spanish became more tolerant of the Natives The Natives united to revolt

What impact did the unifying of the kingdoms of Aragon and Castile have on potential westward expansion for Spain?

It enabled them to complete the reconquista of Spain from the Moors

A large group of Native Americans constructed a series of giant semicircular mounds. Which tribe is known as "mound builders"?

Cahokia

The Spanish, French, and Dutch approached colonial settlement from different perspectives. Unlike the French and Dutch, the Spanish developed an empire. Identify the statements that describe the population in Spanish colonies.

All single men were required to marry. Persons born in Spain were the minority of the population in the Spanish colonies. Wives of colonists were required to leave Spain and join their husbands in the colonies.

Why was Columbus more confident than others about his ability to sail westward?

Columbus used the Bible to calculate that Asia was only 3,00 miles to the West

Given his recommendation for the improvement of Indian and Spanish relations, Bartolomé de Las Casas would have most in common with which other reform-minded individual?

Martin Luther

Columbus went to his grave believing he discovered a westward route to Asia. He referred to the native peoples he encountered as Indians, a term that has endured to this day. But who were the people that Christopher Columbus actually "discovered"?

Native Americans

The "Columbian Exchange" was a process of introducing animals, plants, technology, and disease from one part of the world to another. The exchange went both ways. Identify the country of origin of the goods that were part of this exchange.

Old world: smallpox horses and cattle sugarcane New world: corn and potatoes

Identify the statements that describe what the Florentine Codex reveals about Cortés's attack on the Aztecs.

The Spanish had superior weapons Aztec men, women, and children were willing to fight against the Spanish

Identify the differences between native ways of life in the northern and southern portions of what became the United States.

Tribes in South: HUnted Alligators Managed Orchards Foraged along the seacoast

Identify the definition of métis.

the child of an Indian woman and French man

Identify the statement that best describes religious freedom in seventeenth-century Europe.

People in seventeenth century europe

The development of new technologies allowed Europeans to explore west across the Atlantic. Identify the new technologies that enabled this travel.

invention of the compass invention of the quadrant development of the caravel

Europeans held numerous ideas of freedom. Identify the characteristics of Christian liberty.

Correct Answers: Less a political or social status, and more a moral or spiritual condition Meant abandoning the life of sin and embrace the teachings of Christ

Martin Luther, a German priest, gained much attention when he posted his Ninety-Five Theses. What arguments did Luther express in the document?

Correct Answers: Luther wanted to stop the sale of indulgences, which granted forgiveness in exchange for a fee Luther accused to Catholic church of corruption Luther wanted all christians to read the bible for themselves

Most Native American tribes were individual groups before Europeans arrived; however, five Iroquois peoples did unite and formed a Great League of Peace. Identify the most likely reasons the five tribes of Iroquois united under one confederacy.

Correct Answers: To combine their fighting forces to defeat other native tribes in the area To form an alliance against European invasion

According to the widespread legal doctrine known as "coverture," when a woman married she surrendered her legal identity and became "covered" by that of her husband. What did coverture mean for married women?

A married woman couldn't own property or sign contracts in her name. Family life was dependent on male dominance and female submission. A married woman couldn't go to court to seek divorce.

Identify that statement that most accurately describes why Las Casas, after describing the ill treatment of Indians, would write, "And this was the freedom, the good treatment and the Christianity the Indians received."

Although the Spanish saw themselves as "Servents to God," an important tenet of Christian liberty, they had no issues enslaving and abusing the natives if they refused to convert

Identify that statement that most accurately describes why Las Casas, after describing the ill treatment of Indians, would write, "And this was the freedom, the good treatment and the Christianity the Indians received."

Although the Spanish saw themselves as servants to god, an important tenet of christian liberty, they had no issue enslaving and abusing the natives if they refused to convert

To what degree did ideas of freedom inspire English settlers in North America?

Correct answers: The English believed that they were bringing freedom to the Native American population and rescuing them from the Spanish The English prided themselves on being exemplars of freedom

Identify the most likely reasons the five tribes of Iroquois united under one confederacy.

Correct answers: to form an alliance against European invasion to combine their fighting forces to defeat other native tribes in the area

European ideas of "freedom" were very different than native ideas of freedom. Identify whether the following characteristics applied to native or European societies' definitions of freedom.

Europeans: Moral behavior was directed by a written code of laws. Specific freedoms were outlined in formal laws. Individual freedom was prioritized over group needs. Freedom was associated with individual ownership of property. Natives: They supported the idea of freedom of religious choice Correct label: Family ties and kinship were prioritized over individual needs. Correct label: Families "owned" the right to use land.

Identify the key characteristics of the Spanish, French, and Dutch colonies.

French: They married Indian women, relying on them as guides, traders, and interpreters They prided themselves on their "humane" policy with local Indians, and forged military, commercial, and diplomatic alliances with them. Dutch: Legal rights existed for women Religious toleration existed for colonists

Identify why Christopher Columbus most likely brought ten inhabitants from the island of Hispaniola back to Spain.

He wanted to prove to the King and Queen of Spain that he found new converts for the catholic church