HISTORY UNIT 11

The Christian Churches performed mass conversions in the New World, this was especially true of the Catholic Church from the earliest eras of exploration. England did not convert the natives to the Catholic faith, why?

England had founded the Anglican Church under Henry VIII.

Based on the work of archeologists, the ___________is considered that oldest of the Mesoamerican tribes.

Olmec

The earliest existence of irrigation in the New World was found to be used by the _______tribe.

Olmec

Although all of the following choices(cotton, sugarcane, tobacco) were crops of the New World, _________ was not harvested with slave labor.

potatoes

Mexican pyramids are ______________ to their Egyptian pyramid counterparts found in Africa.

similar

Malaria is a disease carried by vectors such as the mosquito. With the humid conditions of the West Indies, malaria was a result with many that worked in those conditions for long periods contracting the disease and death soon followed. Which statement is most accurate with malaria and slavery.

African slaves had a natural resisitance to malaria so they were sought after for these disease stricken areas.

Which statement best describes the Columbian Exchange?

An exchange of foods, animals, and diseases between the "Old World" and the "New World"

Slavery was not exclusive to the New World, which groups used slave labor in previous civilizations.

Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome

Maya

Chicken Itza

Scientists have decided that the earliest migrations from Asia to North America was via the Bering Straight. The Bering Strait is found in what is now Alaska and Russia. The early migrations chose not to settle in this area but continued south. Choose the best reason or reasons for this to have taken place.

Extreme climate and few stable food sources

Louis Jolliette

France

The plantation system was developed in multiple regions upon the discovery of the Americas. These large farms required a significant labor force to ensure crops were harvested and land was used to its potential. Why was this system not used in Europe?

Land grants/plots were smaller than the vast land of the Americas

Indentured servants and slaves were used extensively in the New World to supplement the labor force, which of the following is not true.

Indentured servants outnumbered slaves due to immigration.

Inca

Machu Picchu

Olmec

Mexico

Prince Henry

Portugal

The common factor among all of the Mesoamerican tribes was a religion that chose the Sun as a god and multiple deities, as they were polytheistic in nature. Maya expanded their beliefs to include lunar deities as well. Archeologists have reached this decision after having studied what?

Pyramid of the Moon

Alver Nunez de Vaca

Spain

The Dutch and English were more involved in the slave trade than the Spanish, choose the reason that is most accurate for this lack of interest in the slave trade.

Spain had lost their navy in a battle with the English so limited in sea travel thereafter.ica.

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, yet he sailed for Spain.This was not uncommon, as some Portuguese explorers sailed under a Spanish flag. Choose the following answer that best explains why this took place.

Spanish royals saw potentail wealth and wanted to spread the Catholic faith into new lands.

The Jesuits were instrumental in the expansion of the Roman Catholic faith to the New World.

TRUE

Aztec

Tenochtilan

Alpacas are indigenous to South America, why did the Europeans domesticate them outside of their homeland?

The alpaca fleece is prized for its soft and durable qualities.

The potato is readily identified with the Irish, this is especially true with the Great Potato Famine and the many Irish recipes that use the potato as an ingredient. This is odd since the potato is a "New World" food, how did this Irish connection come to be?

The potato thrived in the rich soil found in Ireland.

Mesoamerica was the site of the origination for the advanced civilizations of the era, why?

climate was ideal for farming maize

All of these originated in Europe

horse, sheep, cattle, cats, chicken, rats, pigs, cows

Smallpox was detrimental to the indigenous people of the Americas, as they lacked _____ to the European diseases.

immunity

Disease and death were common with the slave ships, all are considered causes for this(overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, diet) except_________.

insects

All of the reasons below(ship building innovation, well mapped sea routes, high mortality rate with Native American slaves) were causes for the increased slave trade of the early 1800's except, _________________.

lack of indentured servants from Europe

Today, scientists feel they are well versed in the ways of the ancient tribes of Mesoamerica because of the archeological findings and ______________.

ongoing research and discovery of artifacts.

All of the following contributed to the end of the Atlantic Slave Trade(economic factors, moral indignation, abolishment as a social issue) except,

piracy taking over slave ships in record numbers