Crash Course - U.S. History #1

What were some characteristics of native North Americans before European arrival?

• They had monumental architecture and empires

• They had metalwork, gun powder, and written languages

• They had farming, complex social structures, and widespread trade networks

• They had domesticated animals and wheels

What does the term 'primitive' imply according to John Green?

• A romanticized view of simple people

• An infantilization of native North Americans

• A Eurocentric perspective of human progress

• All of the above

What was the estimated population of North America before European arrival?

• 75 million

• 2 million

• 10 million

• It is unknown

Which Native American civilization peaked around 1200 CE?

• Aztec

• Inca

• Zuni

• Hopi

What caused the decline of civilizations in North America?

• Environmental degradation

• Lack of resources

• European colonization

• Drought

How did most native groups in most places organize themselves?

• As tribes

• As empires

• As city-states

• As kingdoms

What was the best-known confederacy or league of Native American tribes?

• Iroquois Confederacy

• Aztec Empire

• Inca Empire

• Maya Civilization

How did Native Americans view property?

• Land could be privately owned

• Land was a common resource

• Land was owned by the tribe's leaders

• Land was owned by the European settlers

What was the outcome of the Pueblo uprising in 1680?

• The Spanish colony in New México was destroyed

• The Pueblos were defeated by the Spanish

• The Spanish converted to Native American religions

• The Spanish abandoned the encomienda system of forced labor

Who wrote 'A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies' and 'A History of the Indies' about the cruel treatment native people suffered at the hands of the Spanish?

• Bartolomé de las Casas

• Juan Ponce de León

• Álvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca

• Popé