Question

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

They fought more frequent wars with neighboring communities.


They were generally larger and more politically intricate.


They developed sophisticated agricultural techniques.


They established a religion featuring rituals and spiritual


2.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 options:

They created permanent agricultural villages.


They engaged in fewer military conflicts.


They developed more extensive agriculture.


They participated in more extensive trade.


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

Question 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

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

Question 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.

Answer 1

1. If my memory serves me well, the Aztec and Inca civilization were different from American Indian civilization in North America before contact with European explorers, because they were generally larger and more politically intricate. They built big cities and they had their own language and government.

2. I am completely sure that the main difference between Northeastern Indian tribes and those who lived in the Mississippi were that Northeastern Indians created permanent agricultural villages. Other tribes were nomadic and hostile to others.

3. As far as I remember, the main reason why Europeans started their explorations in the 15th century were that they wanted to reach Asia. They tried to find a route to Asia as the majority of European countries were relatively poor and they needed to gain access to Asian resources.

4. The most suitable 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."