Period 1: 1491- 1607 Quiz

Before 1492, many American Indian cultures were strongly influenced by the

• Spread of corn cultivation

• Ravages of smallpox epidemics

• Regular contacts with Africa

• Domestication of horses

Which of the following was an outcome of the Columbian Exchange?

• The life expectancy of Native American increased.

• Horses and smallpox were introduced in Europe.

• Sugar and rice were introduced in Africa.

• The diets of Europeans improved.

• The population of Europe decreased

Which of the following contributed most to the changes shown in the graph?

• The introduction of new plants and animals

• The introduction of new diseases

• Loss of territory and access to natural resources

• Warfare with Europeans

The encomienda and slavery systems both contributed to which of the following developments?

• The Spanish colonies developed a social hierarchy based on economic status rather than on racial categories

• The Spanish colonies experienced intermingling between European and Native American populations to such an extent that racial categories ceased to be recognized.

• Native Americans, Africans, and Europeans were all integrated into Spanish colonial society on an equal basis.

• The Spanish developed a race-based caste system that defined the status of Europeans, Native Americans, Africans, and people of mixed race in their colonies.

Before 1800, which of the following European imports had the greatest impact on the lives of the Plains Indians?

• Steel plow

• Cattle

• Horses

• Christianity

• Money

The most important factor that enabled the Spanish to conquer native peoples in Mexico and New Spain in the sixteenth century was the?

• Introduction of cattle and pigs, which disrupted native patterns of agriculture

• Introduction of European diseases to which native peoples were not resistant

• Introduction of Christianity, which weakened the solidarity of native peoples

• Superior horsemanship displayed by the Spanish conquistadores

• Introduction of trade goods that drove wedges between native peoples and set them to war against each other