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• What activities did women perform in the tribal economy of native societies?
- control of the raising and distribution of crops
• Archaeological studies of the Mound Builders suggest that Native American
- societies participated in a vast trading network that linked villages across the
continent.
• Timbuktu in the fourteenth century was a
- city in Mali, with a distinguished faculty of scholars.
• Which of the following characteristics of a matrilineal tribe in North America is NOT
accurate?
- newly married men remained in their father’s household
• How did Europeans view Native American people and their behavior?
- as cultural barbarians
- as religious pagans
- as political savages
• At the time of early contact with Europeans, Africa was a continent marked by
- diverse and elaborate cultures.
• The social organization of African societies included
- kings and noblemen at the top
- a great mass of people who worked as farmers
- urban craftsmen who supported the elites
• The Spanish encountered the Aztec people in Mexico in the year
- 1519
• To Europeans, "China" was known as
- Cathay
• Which of the following nations became the early leader of European exploration?
- Portugal
• The results of creating a more cohesive political confederacy for the Iroquois included
- increasing village stability
• The West African empire of Ghana became noted for its
- long-distance commerce
- elaborate sculpture and metalwork
- extensive urban settlement
• Population growth and cultural development in West Africa
- depended upon ecological conditions and geography
• The Aztecs, one of the Meso-American empires, created a(n)
- sophisticated agricultural system
• By the 1430s, Prince Henry's captains had reached
- the Madeira, Azores, and Canary Islands.
• The small country of Portugal was an early leader in navigation despite having a
population of only
- 1 million.
• As a result of the development of agriculture in the Americas, the members of native
tribes
- grew in numbers and founded separate societies
• In contrast to the fate of Africans enslaved in the Americas, the slaves in West African
societies
- did not suffer a permanently servile condition.
• Africans in West Africa could be enslaved for
- punishment for crimes
• The Pueblo people of the American Southwest, encountered by the Spanish in the 1540s
- used irrigation canals, dams, and hillside terracing to water their arid maize fields.
• In contrast to the Europeans, most natives of North America believed that land serves as
the basis for
- common sustenance
• The Little Ice Age impacted native societies in the Americas in all of the following ways
EXCEPT:
- Native women lost power
• To consolidate power in the second half of the fifteenth century, European monarchs
- sought political and social stability.
- created bureaucracies to manage their kingdoms
- nourished the impulse to expand.
• Many ancient humans migrated to the Americas over a
- land bridge
• Native Americans encountered by Europeans practiced a form of religion known as
- Polytheism
• To Native American peoples, trade was not only an economic matter but also a way to
preserve reciprocity between individuals and communities.
- True
• Humans settled the Americas, Japan, and Scandinavia around 35,000 B.C.E.
- True
• In the Southeast, native civilizations traced their ancestry back at least 8,000 years.
- True
• Portuguese sailors ventured down the West African coast by 1460.
- True
• The Iroquois Confederation numbered approximately 10,000 people by 1500.
- True
• The rebirth of learning in Europe, called the __________ , encouraged freedom of
thought, richness of expression, and an emphasis on human abilities.
- Renaissance
• The first European-controlled __________ were founded by the Portuguese
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