HIST A170 - History of U.S. to 1876 - CRN 21256 - Fall 2011
Test
Quiz 1
Started
9/5/11 7:39 PM
Submitted
9/5/11 7:59 PM
Status
Completed
Score
5 out of 5 points
Time Elapsed
19 minutes.
Instructions
Question 1
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The theory about the settlement of North America that was most often accepted up to recent times was that the first settlers:
Selected Answer:
c.
crossed a land bridge called Beringia following large mammals.
Question 2
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One thing that we know for certain about the earliest people is that
Selected Answer:
c.
the greatest influx of people in the early period came between 20,000 and 10,000 BCE.
Question 3
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The Olmec people of Mexico were the earliest of several societies based on
Selected Answer:
d.
cultivation of Maize
Question 4
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The Iroquois Confederacy was formed in part for the purpose of
Selected Answer:
b.
Creating trade-networks for the sharing of resources.
Question 5
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Most Native Americans believed that property
Selected Answer:
b.
could not be privately owned, but could be used by everyone when needed.
Question 6
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Of the immigrants who arrived in North America between the 16th and 18th centuries, about how many came from Africa as slaves?
Selected Answer:
c.
250,000
Question 7
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Which of the following statements is true of the empires of West Africa?
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a.
The principal city of Mali was Timbuktu.
Question 8
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Up to the 12th century, which of these regions was least culturally advanced?
Selected Answer:
d.
Europe
Question 9
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The Hundred Years’ War made it necessary for Iberian and Italian merchants to search for new water routes that connected northern and southern Europe, because they could not safely travel through
Selected Answer:
a.
France
Question 10
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Before 1500, which of these European countries was weakest?
c. 
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