Period 1 Review

What questions do you have before we begin?

Which of the following best describes the way Europeans treated Native Americans in the 1500s and 1600s?

• Native Americans were regarded as inferior people subject to Christian domination

• Since nothing of value could be learned or obtained from the Native Americans Europeans thought it was permissible to exterminate them

• Europeans cultivated good relations with Native Americans and sought to make them economic partners

• Only the English believed that Native Americans should be treated fairly

Which of the following was the LEAST important factor that caused European exploration and settlement in the 16th century?

• increase in scientific knowledge and technological change

• population increase

• development of nation-states and government power

• competition for trade

As a result of the Colombian Exchange, the New World gained...

• a significant new source of staple food crops

• an influx of gold and silver capital for the construction of new urban centers

• advanced medical techniques that extended the life-span of Native Americans

• new animals as sources of food that increased health

European diseases that arrived in the New World were particularly deadly because...

• little medical aid was available so far from European urban centers

• the European conquerors deliberately accelerated the spread of the most deadly strains

• the Native Americans had no natural resistance to these diseases

• the vast devastation of warfare with the Europeans left few to care for the sick

One significant impact of the Colombian Exchange on the Old World was...

• the growth of the food supply and subsequent population increase

• the introduction of slavery as a significant source of labor for European landowners

• the widespread devastation of new diseases among the poor

• a draining of capital from the royal families and a shift of wealth to the hands of the merchant class

What aspect of Spanish colonization did missionary Bartolome de Las Casas famously protest?

• the refusal of explorers to tithe on the wealth they discovered

• the lack of missionary zeal among the conquistadors

• the treatment of Native Americans as subhuman and expendable

• the focus of the Spanish Crown on Latin America while neglecting the Reconquista at home

Which of the following distinguished British settlement patterns from those of other major European powers?

• their respect for native cultures

• their establishment of widespread missions

• their focus on extracting gold and silver for export

• their creation of larger-scale colonies with permanent settlers

Which of the following is true about Native American cultures prior to contact with Europeans?

• they experienced frequent epidemic diseases

• they had developed wheeled vehicles pulled by livestock

• they exchanged goods with African societies

• they adapted to the environment and formed unique cultures

As Spanish labor demands grew, the labor source for imperial production transitioned to

• Spanish peasants

• indentured servants

• Native Americans

• African slaves