Chapter 1.1 Quiz

At the time of first contact between Europeans and Native Americans, Native Americans had not developed

• structures of political power and governance.

• wheeled transportation.

• agriculture.

• religious beliefs and rituals.

Despite China's large power, their purpose in exploration was

• to establish the world's first global empire.

• to see if people already lived in the Western Hemisphere

• to impress other peoples with their might.

• to assess whether there were monsters in the Pacific Ocean.

Prior to 1800, the largest settled community in what is now the United States was:

• Teotihuacan.

• Cahokia.

• New Orleans

• Machu Pichu.

The Great League of Peace included all but the following:

• Mohawk

• Choctaw

• Seneca

• Oneida

The chief goal of fifteenth-century Portuguese expansion was:

• sanctuary for persecuted religious sects.

• hard evidence that the world was round

• further knowledge about African and Asian culture

• the establishment of a trading empire in Asia.

This dwelling structure in New Mexico stood five stories high and had more than 600 rooms.

• Pueblo Bonita

• Cahokia

• Catawba

• Oneida

In 1776, Adam Smith observed what fact about the Western Hemisphere?

• Colonies had done more harm than good for western Europe.

• There were not enough slaves.

• Indians had suffered great misfortunes.

• There were too many contagious diseases transmitted back to Europe.

Pre-Columbian Native Americans lacked metal tools:

• because no metal deposits existed in the Americas.

• so Europeans felt they were superior.

• resulting in no dams or irrigation.

• because they saw these tools as contradicting their religion.

Where did mound-building tribes flourish?

• Near the Atlantic Ocean.

• In the Ohio River Valley.

• In present-day New Mexico.

• In present-day south Florida.

How did Native Americans view the concept of land ownership?

• Native Americans believed that land should be permanently preserved.

• Individuals could own land outright.

• Families had the right to use land, but they did not actually own the land.

• Native Americans emphasized the dollar value of land.