1. The location of the Inca civilization of South America demonstrates the A) B) C) D) importance of trade with western Europe ability of humans to adapt the environment influence of cultural diversity complexity of indigenous belief systems 2. Which statement best describes Aztec civilization at the time of the Encounter? A) Small groups of nomadic clans competed for food. B) Various ethnic groups had representation in a legislative body. C) Absence of a social class structure created unsettled living conditions. D) Advanced agricultural practices supported large urban centers. 3. Base your answer to the following question on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies. ...In the 1930s, Slyvanus G. Morley of Harvard, probably the most celebrated Mayanist of his day, espoused [argued for] what is still the best-known theory: The Maya collapsed because they overshot the carrying capacity of their environment. They exhausted their resource base, began to die of starvation and thirst, and fled their cities en masse, leaving them as silent warnings of the perils of ecological hubris [overconfidence]... -Charles C. Mann, 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus According to this passage, what was a major question Morley was trying to answer about the Mayas in the 1930s? A) Why did the Mayas abandon their cities? B) What was the structure of the Maya governments? C) How did religious beliefs affect the Maya economy? D) Which neighboring city-state conquered the Mayas? 4. Which situation was an immediate cause for the collapse of the Aztec civilization? A) B) C) D) disruption of overseas trade networks conquest by foreigners a series of crop failures a lack of military training 5. One way in which the people of the Tibetan kingdom and the people of the Inca Empire are similar is that they A) B) C) D) developed coastal ports adapted mountainous terrains designed ships to conduct global trade introduced camel caravans as their primary form of transportation 6. One way the Incas adapted their environment was by A) B) C) D) building a network of roads through the mountains growing rice as a major agricultural product establishing an encomienda system creating floating gardens 7. Which factor most influenced the development of diverse cultures in pre-Columbian South America? A) B) C) D) trade agreements geographic features imported religious ideas peasant revolts 8. A study of the achievements of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures would show that they A) sustained dense populations through intensive agriculture B) engaged in an extensive exploration of the Pacific Ocean C) built vehicles with wheels to transport goods D) developed rice paper and wood-block printing 9. Base your answer to the following question on the graphic organizer below and your knowledge of Social Studies. 11. A major agricultural advancement of the Incas was the A) B) C) D) domestication of cattle use of a steel plow terracing of mountains for farming development of floating gardens 12. Which phrase best completes the partial outline below? I. Achievements of the Incas A. ______________________ B. Kept records using quipus C. Built stone structures without using mortar A) B) C) D) Cast bronze statues Created a system of terrace farming Invented a foot stirrup Developed chariots 13. The ancient cultures of both the Incas and the Chinese adapted to the physical geography of their region by Which title best completes this graphic organizer? A) B) C) D) Characteristics of the Inca Golden Age Reasons for the Reconquista Results of Lenin's New Economic Plan Features of the Marshall Plan 10. Base your answer to the following question on the illustration below and on your knowledge of social studies. A) developing terrace farming on hillsides B) building chariots to protect their open plains against invaders C) becoming maritime traders D) constructing harbors to encourage exploration 14. The Aztec use of the calendar and the Maya writing system both illustrate that pre-Columbian cultures in the Americas A) B) C) D) Which element of civilization is most clearly shown in this Maya artwork? A) B) C) D) urbanization a system of education a code of laws social classes traded extensively with Africa flourished prior to European contact declined because of invasion and disease converted others to Islam 15. Base your answer to the following question on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies. 17. The Encounter occurred as a result of European explorers crossing the A) Atlantic Ocean C) Andes Mountains B) Sahara Desert D) Mediterranean Sea 18. One reason Spain sponsored the first voyage of Columbus to the west was to A) B) C) D) find a more direct trade route to Asia obtain military technology make contact with the Empire of Benin trade in established ports in the Americas 19. Why is the year 1492 considered a turning point in history? A) The Spanish established an exchange between Europe and the Americas. B) The Ming dynasty launched expeditions to the east coast of Africa. C) Muslim Arab armies succeeded in conquering Egypt and Syria. D) The British established control over new territories in India. 20. The encomienda system, the latifundia form of land ownership, and the office of viceroy are all closely associated with A) B) C) D) Which conclusion about the Inca city of Machu Picchu can be drawn from the map? A) Religious activities were prohibited in this city. B) The city was a ceremonial site, not a place of permanent settlement. C) Community planning and an organized way of life are not evident in this city. D) The city had a government with laws, leadership, and a military force. 16. Why is Ferdinand Magellan's voyage considered a turning point in world history? A) Portugal's claims to southern Africa were established. B) His ship was the first to land in the Americas. C) One of his ships was the first to circumnavigate Earth. D) Britain's control of the seas ended. Spanish rule in Latin America pre-Columbian practices of Native Americans attempts to halt the drug trade in South America reduction of trade barriers in the Western Hemisphere 21. What was a result of the efforts of Prince Henry of Portugal, Christopher Columbus, and Ferdinand Magellan? A) The importance of Mediterranean trade routes was established. B) The modem concept of universal human rights was promoted. C) The European view of the physical world was transformed. D) An understanding of the benefits of cultural diversity was encouraged. 22. New scientific knowledge and understandings that developed during the Scientific Revolution were most often based on A) B) C) D) 25. Base your answer to the following question on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies. observation and experimentation church law and faith superstition and ancient practices geometric formulas and astrology 23. Advances in navigation technology and the desire of Europeans to obtain goods from Asia are most closely associated with the A) B) C) D) rise of feudalism Agricultural Revolution Age of Exploration Age of Reason 24. The combined usage of the caravel, compass, and astrolabe in the late 1400s helped bring about the A) B) C) D) migration of the Bantu exploration of the Americas introduction of Buddhism to East Asia voyages of Zheng He The letter C indicates an area of Latin America that was colonized mostly by the A) Dutch C) English B) Portuguese D) French 26. Base your answer to question on the chart below and on your knowledge of social studies. This chart of the Columbian exchange shows the A) benefits of the exploration of Asia by Europeans B) effects of the Middle Passage on the Americas C) introduction of South American products into North America D) interaction of cultures between the Western and Eastern hemisphere 27. Base your answer to the following question on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies. The arrows on this map, "The African Diaspora," represent the A) B) C) D) development of trade routes in North Africa expansion of African kingdoms involved in the slave trade forced migration of African peoples from their homeland dependence by Africans on imports for economic development 28. The Middle Passage is best defined as A) a route through the Swiss Alps B) a narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water C) the forced journey of enslaved Africans to the Americas D) the expulsion of Muslims from Spain 29. What was a significant effect of the Columbian exchange? A) The Aztec conquered a vast empire. B) Potatoes were introduced into the diet of some Europeans. C) Prince Henry the Navigator established a school for sailors. D) China closed its borders to foreigners. 30. Which statement best describes a result of the encounter between Europeans and native populations of Latin America? A) Native societies experienced rapid population growth. B) European nations lost power and prestige in the New World. C) Large numbers of natives migrated to Europe for a better life. D) Plantations in the New World used enslaved Africans to replace native populations. Base your answers to questions 31 and 32 on the images below and on your knowledge of social studies. 31. Which historical event connects the activitv shmvn in hnage A to the activitv shown in Image B? A) opening of the Silk Road trade C) formation of the Hanseatic League B) Columbian exchange D) establishment of trans-Saharan trade 32. Which generalization is best supported by these images? A) B) C) D) Potatoes have been a key source of food for diverse populations at various times. The Inca produced more potatoes than any other civilization in history. The only crop Irish women and children produced was potatoes. Potatoes could only be grown in mountainous region 33. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the primary goal of mercantilism as practiced by European countries was to A) glorify the power and aggressiveness of the military B) create laws which guaranteed individual freedoms C) teach the natives Christianity and offer them protection in exchange for labor D) increase their supply of gold and silver through a favorable balance of trade 34. The Columbian exchange is most closely associated with the beginnings of A) mercantilism C) mass production B) humanism D) scientific socialism 35. Which idea is most closely associated with the economic concept of mercantilism? A) Colonies exist to provide raw materials and markets for a colonial power. B) Wealth and power are based on land exchanged between nobles. C) Goods and services are traded without government interference. D) Property is owned collectively and administered by the state. 36. Which social class controlled most of the political, economic, and social power in colonial Latin America? A) creoles C) indigenous people B) peninsulares D) mestizos 37. Which country is responsible for the extensive colonial use of the encomienda labor system? A) England C) the Netherlands B) France D) Spain 38. Why is Catholicism a major religion practiced in Latin America? A) Spain conquered and colonized much of Latin America. B) Disputes over international boundaries within Latin America were settled by the pope. C) The traditional beliefs of Africans were incorporated into the cultures of Latin America. D) The Church provided Latin America with a strong central government. 39. Base your answer to the following question on the 41. After contact with Europeans in the 1500s, millions of diagram below and on your knowledge of social studies. native peoples in the Americas died as a result of A) new foods, which the native peoples could not digest B) religious persecution resulting from the Spanish Inquisition C) new diseases to which the native peoples had no natural immunity D) slavery and the terrible conditions on their sea journey to Europe Which conclusion about Spanish colonialism in the Americas can be drawn from this diagram? A) The fewest people in the population had the greatest power. B) Africans and Native Americans were politically powerful. C) The peninsulares made up the majority of the population. D) Mestizos and mulattoes controlled the most land in the colonies. 40. The encomienda system in colonial Latin America led to the A) B) C) D) use of forced labor establishment of trade unions increase in landownership by Native Americans weakening of the power of peninsulares
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