5 Written Questions

1. The Spanish Conquistadors had little to do with the native peoples of Mexico and refused to intermarry with them.
2. Cortes and his men were able to conquer the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan partly because
3. North America was first settled by people who came by boat across the water of the Pacific Strait from Japan to Alaska.
4. Spanish gold and silver from the Americas fueled inflation and economic growth in Europe.
5. Much of the impetus for Spanish exploration and pursuit of glory came from Spain's recent

3 Matching Questions

1. c.
2. True
3. d.

1. a The belief that the Spanish only killed and tortured and stole in the Americas while doing nothing good is called
2. b The primary staples of Indian agriculture were
3. c The geography of the North American continent was fundamentally shaped be the glaciers of the Great Ice Age.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Indian peoples of the New World
   1. b.
   2. a.
   3. c.
   4. d.
2. The Iroquois Confederacy remained a strong political and military influence until
   1. a.
   2. c.
   3. d.
   4. b.
3. Most North American Indians lived in small semi-nomadic agricultural and hunting communities.
   1. d.
   2. True
   3. a.
   4. False
4. Many Indian cultures like the Iroquois traced the decent through the female line.
   1. False
   2. True
   3. c.
   4. d.
5. A primary motive for the European voyages of discovery was the desire to find a less expensive route to Asian goods and markets.
   1. True
   2. a.
   3. b.
   4. d.

5 True/False Questions

1. False → The geologically oldest mountains in North America are

   True        False

2. a. → The Indian peoples of the New World

   True        False

3. a. → The primary staples of Indian agriculture were

   True        False

4. a. → Among the most important American Indian products to spread to the Old World were

   True        False

5. False → The geography of the North American continent was fundamentally shaped be the glaciers of the Great Ice Age.

   True        False