chapter 1 quiz

which of the following statements best explains the purpose of Cahokia-the largest city in present-day United States- in pre-Columbian times

It was a large regional trading center built near the junction of major river trade routes.

Which of the following statements would be correct concerning the mexica empire in the americas

It was an elaborate society with a hierarchical social structure, sophisticated irrigation engineering, and magnificent art and architecture.

what is the significance of Santa Fe in New Mexico?

It was the first center of Spanish government in the present-day United States.

what is the significance of St. Augustine in Florida

It was the first permanent European settlement in the present-day United States.

Which nation saw the conversion of native people to Roman Catholicism as motivation to explore and colonize the Americas?

Spain

in 1565, the first permanent European town was established in the current-day united states at?

St. Augustine

The English attempt to establish a colony on Roanoke Island resulted in:

the disappearance of the colonists

by the eighteenth century, Mestizos made up majority of the population in Mexico and New Mexico. Who were they?

the offspring of Spanish and Native American parents

which of the following foods did europeans introduce to the new world

wheat, rice

which of the following terms is used collectively for the native people who lived in the eastern and southern parts of the present-day united states

East Woodland People

For which country did Sir Walter Raleigh attempt to establish colonies in the New World?

England

Ponce de León was the first European to explore

Florida

which of the statements below best explains the impact of horses on the native cultures of the Great Plains?

Great Plain Indians transformed themselves into nomadic horse cultures focused almost entirely on buffalo hunting

Which of the following early cultures created an empire based in the central highlands of present-day Mexico

Mexicas

Elaborate earthen burial mounds, sometimes topped with thatch-roofed temples, were a distinctive characteristic of early cultures in this region of the Americas?

Mississippi and Ohio river valleys

Who were the first Europeans to "discover" and colonize areas of North America?

Norsemen ("Vikings") from Scandinavia

The first europeans to sail around Africa and on to India were the?

Portuguese

A central element of John Calvin's theology was his belief in

Predestination

Which of the following statements best describes Portuguese sea exploration efforts by 1500

The Portuguese were leaders in technology and seagoing but were more interested in creating trading posts than colonies.

Which of the following statements best explains why European global exploration began at the time that it did in the 1400s

The development of large kingdoms with centralized governments, trade-based economies, and new technologies stimulated seaborne exploration.

Which of the following statements best explains why European global exploration beganat the time that it did in the 1400s?

The development of large kingdoms with centralized governments, trade-based economies, and new technologies stimulated seaborne exploration.

After the arrival of Europeans, the greatest number of Indians died as a result of:

diseases

Early people's in the americas became experts in growing plants that became primary food crops, especially this native American plant?

maize, corn