HIST1112 Midterm Lessons 1-8
"Renaissance" thinkers and artists considered their period a time of "rebirth" (the literal meaning of the word in the _______ language). A. French B. Portuguese C. Italian D. Greek
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A mathematician and assistant of Galileo, Evangelista Torricelli experimented with mercury-filled tubes to lay the groundwork for the first ___________. A. Barometer B. Telescope C. Steam engine D. Thermometer
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Acquiring wealth with the help of money and thereby perhaps gaining a glimpse of one's fate became one of the hallmarks of ____________. A. Calvinism B. Lutheranism C. Zwinglianism D. Catholicism
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After being kidnapped by Christian pirates, Al-Hasan Ibn Muhammad al-Wazzan was baptized under the name of Pope _________. A. Leo X B. Julius II C. Alexander VI Borgia D. Paul II
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After selection for the service, an Incan female would generally spend _____________ years within the 'Houses of Chosen Women'. A. Four B. Forty C. Ten D. Two
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An estimated __________ Spaniards emigrated from Europe to the Americas between 1500 and 1800. A. 300,000 B. 10,000 C. 30,000,000 D. 1,000,000
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Beginning in the 1990s and on the basis of the study of terra preta, scholars proposed that indigenous peoples in the Amazonian rainforests: A. Had employed slash and char techniques, reducing trees to nutrient-rich charcoal. B. Had experienced a devastating flood that caused them to relocate en masse. C. Had employed slash and burn techniques, reducing trees to nutrient-poor ash. D. Had experienced a devastating drought that caused them to relocate en masse.
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Brazil produced a total of 1000 tons of _________ in the eighteenth century, a welcome bonanza for Portugal at a time of low agricultural prices. A. Gold B. Sugar C. Silver D. Indigo
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By the second half of the sixteenth century, the Ottoman Empire was a vast multiethnic and multireligious state of some ______________ inhabitants. A. 15 million B. 5 million C. 30 million D. 50 million
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From the middle of the seventeenth century, the pueblos de indios were fully functional, self-administering units, with councils (________), churches, schools, communal lands, and family parcels. A. Cabildos B. Pampas C. Crioulos D. Zacatecas
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In 1498, the king of Portugal sent Vasco da Gama on a voyage to __________. A. India B. Mecca C. China D. South Africa
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Isaac Newton's ___________ Principles of Natural Philosophy, published in 1687, was the towering achievement of the New Sciences. A. Mathematical B. Unassailable C. Selected D. Cartesian
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It is possible that imperial propaganda machines in the Aztec and Inca Empires, similar to those of the __________ and Mongols in Eurasia, attempted to intimidate their enemies through tales of brutal treatment. A. Assyrians B. Hittites C. Buddhists D. Persians
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Martin Luther protested the sale of indulgences in ________ with 95 theses addressed to his archbishop. A. 1517 B. 1525 C. 1546 D. 1501
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On St. _______'s Day in August 1572, the Catholic king and aristocracy of France perpetrated a wholesale slaughter of thousands of Huguenots. A. Bartholomew B. Valentine C. Crispin D. Louis
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Tenochtitlaìn was: A. A city established one of the islands in the Valley of Mexico. B. The Mayan astronomical observatory at Chichén Itzá. C. The capital of the Toltecs. D. A colony established by the Wari in the Moquegua valley.
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The Pueblo cultures, in today's ____________ were based on sophisticated irrigated farming systems and are known for their distinctive painted pottery styles. A. Southwestern United States B. Yucatán Peninsula C. Coastal Peru D. Western Argentina
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The Shehzade and Süleymaniye mosques in Istanbul and the Selimiye mosque in Edirne were designed by __________. A. Sinan B. Devșirme C. Süleyman I D. Michelangelo
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The chacmool, or __________, can be found in several Mesoamerican sites, as far north as Tenochtitlán and Tula. A. Offering table B. Charcoal burner C. Wheeled chariot D. Wooden foot plow
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The memoir of the former slave and abolitionist __________ would help push the movement of liberating slaves forward in the nineteenth century. A. Olaudah Equiano B. Harriet Martineau C. William Wilberforce D. Bartolomé de las Casas
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The portolan (nautical chart) drawn by Pedro Reinel is the earliest known map to include _____________. A. Lines of latitude B. Wind directions C. Compass lines D. The Americas
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The ruler Ewuare was the first to rise to dominance over chiefs (azuma) and assume the title of king (obo) over _________. A. Benin B. Kongo C. Chad D. Ethiopia
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Under Süleyman "the Magnificent" most of the Janissaries were stationed in barracks in and near the _____________. A. Topkapi Palace B. Hagia Sophia C. Austrian border D. Shehzade Mosque
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With __________ inhabitants in the sixteenth century, the capital of Kongo, M'banza, was comparable in size to many European cities at the time. A. 60,000 B. 1,000,000 C. 6000 D. 100,000
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A member of the _________ family of rulers, Frederick II "the Great" of Prussia enlarged his army and pursued an aggressive foreign policy. A. Bourbon B. Hohenzollern C. Stuart D. Habsburg
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All of the following are true of the use of quipu by the Incas except: A. Officials passed them upward from level to level in the imperial administration. B. 700 of them have been deciphered and translated. C. They were used in the Andes long before the Incan empire appeared. D. They seem to have been used for keeping records.
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As a proponent of Copernican heliocentrism, Galileo seemed to contradict the passage in the Hebrew Bible's Book of ___________, in which God stops the sun in the sky for a day. A. Ezekiel B. Joshua C. Jonah D. Genesis
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Aztec farmers constructed soil islands in Lake Texcoco called _________ and grew corn, beans, squash, and other vegetables on them. A. Charquis B. Chinampas C. Curacas D. Ayllus
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Between 1434 and 1472, through a combination of private and public expeditions, _________ mariners explored the African coast as far east as the Bight of Benin. A. Spanish B. Portuguese C. British D. Dutch
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By means of land-labor grants called __________, Spanish entrepreneurs were entitled to use forced indigenous or imported slave labor to exploit natural resources in the New World. A. Cabildos B. Encomiendas C. Criollos D. Haciendas
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By the late 13th and early 14th centuries, native shipwrights and their teachers from Genoa teamed up in the port of _____________ to develop new ships suited to the stormy Atlantic. A. Venice B. Lisbon C. Dublin D. Constantinople
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Despite his appearance in the city in 1536, it was well into the 1550s before John Calvin's form of Protestantism prevailed in __________. A. Edinburgh B. Geneva C. Paris D. Vassy
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Despite the appearance of his beaming benevolence at Versailles, the "absolutist" rule of ____________ was a complex mixture of centralized and decentralized forces. A. Henry IV B. Louis XIV C. Ferdinand II D. Peter I "the Great"
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Fought in the Eastern Mediterranean in 1571, the Christians won the Battle of _________ thanks to their superior naval tactics. A. Ragusa B. Lepanto C. Trafalgar D. Tripoli
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Humanism was an intellectual movement focused on human culture, in such fields as philosophy, philology, and literature, and based on the corpus of ___________ texts. A. Arabic and Latin B. Greek and Roman C. Byzantine and Ottoman D. Catholic and Orthodox
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In many places, the ____________-mile Incan road network still exists today. A. 150 B. 25,000 C. 2500 D. 1500
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In the 15th century, more than ______ of the people in the Mexican Basic lived in cities like Tenochtitlán. A. A tenth B. Half C. A quarter D. Two thirds
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Juana Inés de la Cruz secretly studied Latin, Greek, and _________ in her maternal grandfather's library. A. French B. Nahuatl C. Hebrew D. Mayan
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Mercantilist economic theory dictates that: A. Merchants should be in control of all political decisions in the home country. B. States should keep their economies blocked off from competitors and import as little and export as much as possible. C. People should not be bought and sold like property. D. Free and open markets will result in the best result for the largest number.
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Of the approximately 144,000 estimated Native Americans in New England in 1600, fewer than 15,000 remained by ______. A. 1607 B. 1620 C. 1690 D. 1176
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Portuguese colonial cities and Jesuits repeatedly clashed over the ____________ of the "pioneers" (bandeirantes) into the Brazilian interior. A. Scientific discoveries B. Slave raids C. Tax evasion D. Silver mining
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Potable water was made available in Tenochtitlán by means of: A. An elaborate importation system by road from the Andean highlands. B. An aqueduct that arrived on one of the western causeways. C. The performance of rain dances by the priests of Quetzalcoatl. D. The conquest of the well-watered Yucatán.
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The Atlantic system or the "_________" trade connected the American colonies with Africa and Europe. A. Circular B. Triangular C. Devil's D. Hateful
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The Danish mariner Peter von Sivers rose to the position of admiral in the _________ fleet. A. Swedish B. Russian C. British D. French
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The El Escorial palace complex was built by Juan Bautista de Toledo in _____________. A. Istanbul B. Madrid C. Toledo D. Rome
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The Jewish community of ___________ excommunicated Baruch Spinoza for heresy, since he seemed to make God immanent in the world. A. Lisbon B. Amsterdam C. London D. Frankfurt
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The Ottomans benefited from the trade of a new commodity, _____________, which was produced in Ethiopia and Yemen. A. Oil B. Coffee C. Sandalwood D. Tea
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The final provinces added to the Inca empire, in the __________ century, were in northern Ecuador as well as on the eastern slopes of the Andes. A. Ninth B. Sixteenth C. Eleventh D. Fifteenth
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The majority of the Jewish population in Granada was forced to emigrate by __________. A. 1497 B. 1492 C. 1481 D. 1517
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The most successful _________ settlement in North America was in the subtropical district at the mouth of the Mississippi River in what is now Louisiana, where some 300 settlers and 4000 African slaves founded sugar plantations. A. Dutch B. French C. English D. Spanish
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The resourceful Queen ________ of Ndongo sometimes negotiated with the Portuguese and fought guerilla campaigns against them at others. A. Khoi B. Nzinga C. Askiya D. Beatriz Kimpa Vita
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The southern Peruvian city-state of _________, with its Inca elite, emerged in the early fifteenth century at the head of a highly militaristic, conquering polity. A. Chilecito B. Cuzco C. Quito D. Quechua
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The unequal relations between Tutsi cattle breeders and ______ farmers froze into a caste system during the nineteenth-century colonial occupation. A. Boer B. Hutu C. Luo D. Malian
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To support the mining centers and administrative cities, the Spanish colonial government ___________ the development of agricultural estates (haciendas). A. Dismissed as impractical B. Encouraged C. Heavily taxed D. Suppressed
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_________ inherited Habsburg territories throughout Europe and the Inca and Aztec Empires in the Americas when he became Emperor in 1516. A. Vlad III Dracul B. Charles V C. Süleyman I "the Magnificent" D. Philip II
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After staying three months on the first Bahaman island he found, Christopher Columbus returned to Iberia with ________ and a small quantity of gold. A. Syphilis B. A potato C. Seven captured Caribbean islanders D. Medicinal plants to cure malaria
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After the defeat of the Songhay, much of the trans-Saharan gold trade was siphoned off by the Portuguese on what became known as the Gold Coast (modern ________). A. Senegal B. Gabon C. Ghana D. Morocco
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Around 900, migrants speaking the language __________ arrived in the vicinity of the collapsed Teotihuacán. A. Nazca B. Tula C. Nahuatl D. Tiwanaku
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As part of the African ________, Africans moved to nearly all parts of the Americas primarily as a result of the transatlantic slave trade. A. Resurgence B. Passage C. Diaspora D. Migration
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Barbados was settled initially in 1627 by English planters, who grew tobacco, cotton, indigo, and ginger, employing English and Irish ____________. A. Sailors B. Enslaved people C. Indentured laborers D. Peasants
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Because _________ universities and scientific academies refused to admit women, in contrast to their counterparts in other countries, the salon became a bastion of well-placed and respected female scholars. A. German B. Spanish C. French D. Italian
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Coffeehouses allowed the literate urban public to meet, read __________, and exchange ideas. A. Royal proclamations encouraging their proliferation B. Humanist Biblical translations C. Daily newspapers D. Their fortunes in overturned coffee grounds
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Growing to a city of 30,000 inhabitants by the seventh century, Wari enlarged its agricultural base through the expansion of __________. A. The use of obsidian tools B. Extensive colonies in today's southern Chile. C. Terrace farming D. Road networks
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In "chattel" slavery, the slave is, in legal terms: A. Assigned only to agricultural labor. B. Temporarily contracted to work as a slave. C. An item of moveable personal property. D. Communally owned by an enslaving state.
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In 1649, a group of 70 mostly landless farmers and day laborers occupied "common" land about 25 miles south of ________ and set up a communal farm there. A. Berlin B. St. Petersburg C. London D. Birmingham
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In his preface, Cervantes claimed he had written Don Quixote of La Mancha to "ridicule the absurdity" of notions of ___________. A. Misogyny B. Religion C. Chivalry D. Windmill farming
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In the 1440s, Portuguese mariners raided the West African coast in the __________ region for slaves. A. Angola B. Mozambique C. Senegambia D. Congo
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In the course of his 14th-century journeys, Ibn Battuta passed through western Anatolia and Constantinople and was impressed by the rising power of the ____________. A. Arabs B. Byzantines C. Ottomans D. Venetians
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Mehmet II besieged and conquered Constantinople within ________ in 1453. A. Six months B. One week C. Two months D. One year
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Privateers were individual entrepreneurs who were virtually indistinguishable from: A. Communal farmers B. Diggers C. Pirates D. Slave traders
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Spain refused to recognize the "United Provinces of the ____________ Republic" until 1648. A. English B. Catalan C. Dutch D. Belgian
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Stationary theaters with stages, main floors, balconies, and boxes appeared in the main cities of Spain during the ________ century. A. Thirteenth B. Seventeenth C. Sixteenth D. Fourteenth
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The Karagöz was a: A. Tax-collector B. Harem reserved to the Sultan C. Shadow puppet theater D. Commander of the Janissaries
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The most prominent of the small Maya states, Chichén Itzá in the northern lowlands, flourished from about ____________. A. 650 to 800 B. 1350 to 1500 C. 850 to 1000 D. 150 to 300
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Toward the first half of the fifteenth century, the Ottoman sultans equipped their Janissaries with cannons and _________. A. Armored horses B. Korans C. Muskets D. Greek fire
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_______ was the only North American colony, and later state, in which African Americans outnumbered those of European descent. A. Georgia B. Florida C. South Carolina D. Rhode Island
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__________ was the first institution of higher learning in North America, devoted to teaching the "correct" balanced Calvinist Protestantism. A. Providence College B. Yale Divinity School C. Harvard College D. College of William and Mary
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"Auto-da-fé" means "act of faith" in the ___________ language. A. Latin B. Italian C. Spanish D. Portuguese
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A Native American reported an appearance of Our Lady of _________ in 1531, in a place where the native goddess Tonantzin used to be venerated. A. Lourdes B. Acapulco C. Tlaxcala D. Guadalupe
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Although they were under frequent attack by Songhay and Kanem-Bornu during the period 1500-1800, the _________ kingdoms enjoyed periods of independence during which many of the ruling clans converted to Islam. A. São Tomé B. Dahomey C. Loango D. Hausa
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An example of a Creole language that has survived for centuries is Gullah, used by the isolated communities along the coastal islands of Georgia and _______. A. Florida B. The Bahamas C. Haiti D. South Carolina
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An expedition sent out the Portuguese king ___________ the Navigator captured the city of Ceuta on the North African coast in 1415. A. Pedro B. Carlos C. João D. Henry
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Around 1750, there were about 10,000 Boers (Dutch for "_______") in the Cape Colony, easily outnumbered by slaves. A. Whites B. Masters C. Foreigners D. Farmers
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By some estimates, there were more ________ slave uprisings involving 10 or more slaves during the four centuries of Atlantic slavery. A. 150 B. 25 C. 55 D. 250
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By the early seventeenth century, a powerful elite of Spanish who ___________, called Creoles, was in place to assist the Spanish administrators. A. Had been brought across the Atlantic to marry the men and produce children. B. Had joined a specially created Franciscan order of priests. C. Had accompanied the conquistadors in the 1510s. D. Had been born in the Americas
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Copernicus began his studies at the University of __________, the only eastern European school to offer courses in astronomy. A. Wittenberg B. Prague C. Warsaw D. Kraków
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Having laid waste to Cuzco, Pizarro founded a new Andean capital at __________ in 1535. A. São Paulo B. Cartagena C. Santiago de Chile D. Lima
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In Tiwanaku society, llamas were used as transportation animals and as a __________. A. Decorative element in temples B. Breeding animal for the production of alpaca C. Symbol of the gods, who could propitiated through the animal's good treatment D. Food source
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In the 1540s the Spanish government introduced ___________ called repartimientos, which was a continuation of the mit'a system devised by the Inca for taxation. A. Tithe-based church endowments B. Khipu-calculated tax-tables C. Apartments for young women D. Rotating labor assignments
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In the seventeenth century, the process of manumission was: A. Rendered impossible by prohibitive taxation. B. Gradually expanded, in order to facilitate social mobility across the "color line". C. A rarity that elicited much favorable response. D. Sometimes followed by the freedman's acquisition of his own slaves.
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Leading a motley force of about 530 Spanish men, _________ defeated a much larger indigenous force at Tabasco in 1518. A. Alonso Ortíz B. Minas Gerais C. Francisco Pizarro D. Hernán Cortés
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Pulque was: A. A king who had been mummified by the Incas. B. The ceremonial removal of a victim's heart by an Aztec priest. C. A Quechua term for a household with an ancestral lineage. D. A fermented drink made from the pulp of the maguey plant.
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The "conquistadors" Francisco Pizarro, Hernán Cortés, and Alonso Ortíz all originated in the Spanish region of __________. A. Granada B. Catalonia C. Valencia D. Estremadura
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The Aztecs created an imperial polity from the Pacific to the Gulf, from Tarasco 200 miles to the northwest, to __________, over 500 miles to the south. A. Yucatán B. Baja California C. Nicaragua D. Oaxaca
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The Columbian Exchange characterizes the transfer of plants, animals, and ________ between the Americas and the rest of the world A. Minerals B. Population C. Ideas D. Diseases
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The Spanish quest for the mythical ____________ or "golden city" was fruitless. A. Shangri-La B. Del Rio C. El Jefe D. El Dorado
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The main goal of Gustavus II Adolphus's intervention in the Thirty Years' War was the creation of a Swedish-_________ centralized state around the Baltic Sea. A. Anglican B. Calvinist C. Catholic D. Lutheran
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The term "casta" originated in the desire of the Iberian and Creole settlers to draw distinctions among degrees of ___________. A. Age and establishment of possession B. Commitment to Catholicism C. Wealth and status D. Racial mixture
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Toward the middle of the fifteenth century, Aztec rulers set up a military school system for the sons of the elite plus those commoners who were to become __________. A. Merchants B. The husbands of princesses C. Sacrificial victims D. Priests
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When the city of ___________ was captured in November 1519, the emperor Moctezuma II was forced to swear allegiance to Emperor Charles V. A. Tlaxcala B. Veracruz C. Campeche D. Tenochtitlán
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