HIST 101 Quizes
what explorer ended Spain's attempt to find western shortcut to indies
Ferdinand magellan
In what geographic terrain area listed below would we be MOST likely to see an agricultural society thrive?
Fertile grasslands near rivers
who was important popularizer of tobacco
John Rolfe
after failing to hire columbus, Henry VII established a claim on settling part of America by hiring
John and Sebastian Cabot
which of these american colonies was taken by the english from another european power during war
New York
"Vinland" was actually another name for:
Newfoundland
Which group of MesoAmericans are considered a "mother culture" to later groups?
Olmec
Name of the scout on Pinta who signed Caribbean islands first
Rodrigo
what religion was result of African American traditions in Caribbean and catholicism?
Santeria
What is the name of Native American inventor of first phonetically based writing in America?
Sequoia
Viking explorer began cooling of "Vinland the Good"
Thorfinn Karlsefni
what was Columbus' big idea about earth
earth was smaller in circumference
Pilgrims were of the religious bent
separatist calvinist
what commodity did mt. potosi cement as reason for 2nd phase of Spanish exploration and settlement
silver
In mercantilism, the principle that all wealth is measured in Specie (hard currency) means you find value in
silver and gold
what disease was biggest killer of indigenous peoples in the great dying
smallpox
before becoming conquistador, spaniards may have had this occupation
soldiers
what resources/innovations were NOT associated with Eastern woodlands peoples?
sugar
The Inca engaged in a form of Terraforming called
terrace farming
for a statement to rise to the level of a hypothesis, it must be...
testable
virginia was originally the land mass we call today
the american southeast
best approximation of size of two smaller ships that Columbus sailed
1/6 of a football field
When we normally teach early American History, how much time (in years) do we normally emphasize in our History Classes / books?
90-100 years
Change of European calendar from Julian calendar to Gregorian led to what holiday being adopted as a result?
April Fool's Day
what city was founded as a result of Catholics trying to create a safe colony on the east coast
Baltimore
voyage of this individual spurred panic in Spain and contributed to their support of Columbus
Bartolomeu Dias
what modern area would NOT apply to spain
Brazil
which wife of Henry VIII triggered his need to create the Anglican Church
Catherine of Aragon
this city's fall led in part to increases interest in a sea route to asia
Constantinople
China was part of
East Indies
long house was characteristic of which type of American Indians?
Eastern woodlands
which of the following is NOT true about America Vespucci
He captained a voyage to south america
a location or totem that had a sacred spirit in it was known to pre-columbian peoples of Peru as
Huaca
Viking explorer wintered in Eastern Canada in 1000 CE
Lief Ericson
economic rival to Spain in 15th century that influenced their hiring of columbus
Portugal
Which is NOT one of the accomplishments about the mayan?
Prediction of the end of the world in 2012
Martin Luther was founder of which movement
Protestant Reformation
Feathered Serpent God of Aztecs was known as
Quetzalcoatl
maryland's act concerning religion, when passed, allowed people who believed in what to join the colony
The Trinity
belief in Predestination, and the need to prove yourself you might be among the Elect, led to what American value according to 19th-20th century German sociologist
The protestant work ethic
which is NOT associated with Inca?
Urban city of Tenochtitlan
Which of the following is NOT true about vikings? Created Dragon Longboats told stories of their explorations in Vinland Sagas landed in America before Columbus Wore horned helmets used exactly same boat for 3 trips to America over 20 year span
Wore horned helmets
if I claim: "You should buy gold now, because in the past there have been economic calamities and only gold has always held high value," what claim am I making?
a positive appeal to history
a militia is the opposite of what kind of institution:
a standing army
henry hudson was
an englishman who worked for the Dutch
which was NOT one of the positives considered having Jamestown near clean running water in James river
bathing
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic we would associate with an early society pursuing an agricultural survival strategy, when comparing it to a society that is more nomadic? a) Having more complicated government structures b) Having more permanent architecture c) Wanting to have smaller families d) Worshiping gods of the sun and rain and crops
c) Wanting to have smaller families
Marco Polo called china this
cathay
anglicanism was suppose to be most like what religion
catholicism
which was apart of pre-columbian exchange ship's provisions
cheese
which types of spaniards were likely to have settled near potosi
conquistadors
what term for a pirate would not have been used in Caribbean due to its primary descriptor of piracy in Barbary coast
corsair
which crops was NOT a major moneymaker for south by 1750
cotton
what was nickname for WORST tobacco that you could sell
cowpen
the creepy message left on a post by the roanoke colonists said
croatoan
Which of these economic/political systems is the oldest
democracy
When we study groups of people by specific statistical subgroups (age, ethnicity, geography, religion, income, etc.) and analyze that information to see how people use those resources, we are using the tool known as:
demographics
which of the following would NOT be an example of using historiography?
doing archival research to find a missing fact
if you leave a place due to having less rights or facing imprisonment as a result of the religion you practice, you are
escaping religious persecution
Medieval catholic, who counted as a sinner
everyone
mixing of religious ideas between europeans and native Americans was unique to the experience of colonial america
false
What was the cause of Mayan Empire decline?
famine / Unsustainable growth
the french were mostly interested in the new world for
fur
doing penance through rite of Confession meant you were doing what
getting back in god's good graces by doing acts of contribution to counterbalance the bad
which economically motivated spaniards were more likely to settle near coast
government officials and merchants
what is NOT true about writer who suggested "Chinese settled first" hypothesis
he holds a PhD in history from yale
what evidence suggests Columbus was not a poor boy
his language dialect choices
Edmund Morgan was historian who helped us understand what facet of indigenous peoples and colonial relations
how the idea of disease might influence diplomacy
mercantilism has number of drawbacks. The one that Spain encountered after the defeat of the Armada was the problem of
hyperinflation
vikings first found what place in 870s CE?
iceland
according to christian model of authority in the Middle Ages, the people had the natural right to:
individuals had no inherent rights, as the Monarch has all the authority given to them by God
Marco polo's book is important because
it detailed the riches of china and the orient
which of these effects of the crusades is most important
it reignited interest in other lands, cultures and their goods
limited liability is the reason there is big value in having a
joint-stock company
form of execution that was used on ships that involved pulling someone under the wake of a ship by a rope
keelhauling
in 1942 what guns were used
matchlock
In order to understand why America is Capitalist in the colonial period, what economic system do we need to understand?
mercantilism
which of the following is a true statement?
multiple histories can be told very differently, but still be true
two very common naming conventions in the new world were
name land after your sponsor and after an old geographic location
A Huaca was an
object or place with a spirit or god inside
what culture don't we have as many physical artifacts but they deeply influences later indigenous peoples in the region?
olmec
desire among historians of the "African settled in the americas before Columbus" hypothesis in 1960s were affected by looking at animal drawings and the effect of this mental phenomena
pareidolia
the land Grant part of the colonial charter most resembled a
patent
this group of indigenous peoples were primarily nomadic
plains indians
letter of marque was issued to
privateer
George fox founded which religion
quakers
what was primary thing that England economically wanted and received from colonies after 1700
raw materials (tobacco, rice, and lumber)
which of these periods follows after the medieval period
renaissance
where catholic met vodun (voodoo) what new religion was formed
santeria
limes and other citruses proved to be an effective preventative against
scurvy
religious syncretism between catholic and Native American belief is sometimes theorized to have influenced this modern day Latin American catholic practice
the cult of the saints
the first phase of english exploration attempted to mimic the exploits of
the spanish
sir humphrey gilbert met his tragic fate sailing on a boat named
the squirrel
Culture of people we refer to as indigenous peoples whose name was never used by them. What is this weird mystery group?
toltec
why were these readings important
understanding the creation of new christian faiths created by doctrines of Grace and works will lead to some religious motivations to settle in New World
in 1513, this spaniard was first to see pacific and kept Spain's dream alive that there was shortcut to Indies going west
vasco Nunez de balboa
how many Spanish of lower class came over for early colonization
very few, almost none
what famous fixture of american life was created by the dutch settlement
wall street
in the navy, if you were "pressed into service" what did this mean
you were being kidnapped under pretense of law to work on a ship
missionaries to the americas were mostly
younger
