United States History Chapter 1 Test 1

Front

The study of the writing of history is called ______

Back

historiography

Front

Native American cliff dwellings were built in the ______ region.

Back

Southwest

Front

The Native American cultures of ______ featured pyramids, advances in mathematics, and the practice of human sacrifice.

Back

Central and South America

Front

The closure of the ______ by the Muslims in 1453 motivated European nations to search for another route to the Far East.

Back

Silk Road

Front

The compass, the astrolabe, and the caravel were all ______

Back

technological advances of the Renaissance which made exploration possible

Front

Evidence indicates that ______ came to North America and established colonies around AD 1000.

Back

Scandinavian Vikings

Front

Each of the following is true about the encomienda system except that ______:
it gave Spanish conquistadors the right to the labor of the native people,
the conquistadors were to care for, pay, protect, and Christianize the native people,
Spanish colonists resisted efforts to reform the system

Back

the Spanish were careful not to treat the native people of the Americas like slaves

Front

The Columbian Exchange refers to ______

Back

the flow of new goods between Europe and the Americas

Front

The primary cause of the drastic decline in the Native American population after the arrival of the Europeans was ______

Back

exposure to diseases such as smallpox and measles

Front

The Spanish explorer who traveled up the east coast of Florida, claiming it for Spain, was ______

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Juan Ponce de León