APUSH Period 1

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

One significant impact of the Columbian 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

Mesoamerica refers to

• present day Southern Mexico and Central America

• present day Southwestern United States

• the Ice Age land bridge connecting Asia and the Americas

• the lands that feed into the Mississippi river basin

Pre-Columbian Southwest Indians were most noted for which environmental transformation practice?

• Irrigation

• Burning Grasslands and Forests

• Mound-Building

• Overhunting

Which European nation was first to lay claim to the New World?

• Portugal

• Spain
• France
• England

Which relative would be important in tracing your descent in a matrilineal society?

• grandmother

• grandfather

• brother

• uncle

Which of the following livestock introduced by the Spanish had the greatest impact on Great Plains Indian settlement patterns?

• Cows

• Horses

• Pigs

• Bison

One major impact of maize cultivation in Mesoamerica was

• a stable food supply that allowed for growth of civilization

• the disappearance of the Mayan civilization

• reduced conflict between formerly nomadic tribes

• increased reliance on livestock to work the land

What divided the claims between Spain and Portugal in the New World?

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Treaty of Tordesillas

• Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

• Proclamation Line

Spanish mineral wealth from the Americas caused a shift toward

• socialism

• feudalism

• mercantalism

• capitalism