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How did the physical characteristics of North America influence the development of early American Indian societies?

Question 1 options:

North America’s temperate climate allowed American Indians to fulfill all of their needs through hunting and gathering.


North America’s unpredictable weather patterns prevented American Indians from developing agriculture.


North America’s many rivers and mountains kept American Indian tribes isolated, limiting both trade and warfare.


North America’s distinct regional climates led to great cultural and economic diversity among American Indians.


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How were the Aztec and Inca civilizations different from American Indian civilizations in North America before contact with European explorers?

Question 4 options:

They were generally larger and more politically intricate.


They established a religion featuring rituals and spiritual leaders.


They fought more frequent wars with neighboring communities.


They developed sophisticated agricultural techniques.



How did American Indian tribes living in the northeastern parts of the modern United States differ from those who lived in the Mississippi River valley prior to contact with Europeans?

Question 5 options:

They created permanent agricultural villages.


They engaged in fewer military conflicts.


They developed more extensive agriculture.


They participated in more extensive trade.

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Which of the following describes a major motivation behind the European explorations of the 15th century?

Question 6 options:

The fall of Muslim empires that had previously controlled sea routes


A desire to establish plantations in the Americas using African slaves


Competition between monarchs over access to Asian resources


Unification of the Holy Roman Empire across most of Europe

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Which of the following best describes the forced labor practices used by Spanish colonists in the Americas as part of the encomienda system?

Question 7 options:

Spanish missionaries required all non-Christians to serve as temporary slaves until they converted.


Spanish leaders granted their followers control over all natives living in certain areas.


Spanish sailors convinced Europeans to work on American farms for a period of time in exchange for passage to the Americas.


Spanish landowners established enormous plantations that were worked by African slaves.

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The first transatlantic interactions produced which of the following consequences in both Europe and the Americas during the 16th century?

Question 8 options:

An increase in the use of African slave labor


An overall increase in population


The creation of increasingly secular societies


The rapid spread of foreign food crops

Answer 1

1. I am definitely sure that the most suitable option is: North America’s unpredictable weather patterns prevented American Indians from developing agriculture. It can be proved by the demise of the Anasazi culture because of drought.

4. I think the main difference between Aztec/Inca civilization and American Indian civilizations was that the Aztecs and Incas were generally larger and more politically intricate. They had their own system of writing and advanced  calendar.

5. I am completely sure that the main difference between those Indians was that the American Indian tribes living in the northeastern parts of the modern United States created permanent agricultural villages. While the others were nomadic tribes and made war with other Indians.

6. As far as I remember a major motivation behind the European explorations of the 15th century were: Competition between monarchs over access to Asian resources. The main goal of these explorations were to find a new sea route to Asia because the main countries in Europe were relatively poor and they needed the access to new source of goods.

7. The option which best describes the forced labor practices used by Spanish colonists in the Americas as part of the encomienda system is: Spanish missionaries required all non-Christians to serve as temporary slaves until they converted.

8. If my memory serves me well, the first transatlantic interactions produced an increase in the use of African slave labor. It was the best example of the forced migration.