Chapter 1

Question 1

Domesticated agriculture, and the resulting growth of sedentary societies, first became a significant social feature in the:

Answer 1

Archaic Era

Question 2

During the 14th and 15th century, the most powerful and vibrant religious transition throughout most of the world was:

Answer 2

Islam

Question 3

________, the capital city of the Mali and Songhay, was the cultural and artistic center of Africa during the 14th and 15th centuries.

Answer 3

Timbuktu

Question 4

Which of the best describes feudalism?

Answer 4

A system of labor whereby a nobleman granted control of a section of land, and all the inhabitants thereof, to an artistocratic ally known as a vassal

Question 5

The one overreaching, powerful institution that served as the common cultural denominator in medieval Europe was:

Answer 5

Roman Catholic Church

Question 6

The one African region that did not see significant interpenetration of Islam by the early modern era was:

Answer 6

Lower Guinea

Question 7

All of the following we’re important factors in the decline of feudalism, except:

Answer 7

Growth of Manors

Question 8

All of the following describe the general character characteristics of West African societies on the eve of European contact, except:

Answer 8

Significant areas of catholic belief and practices

Question 9

The ______, in the Great Lakes region, was a multi-tribal confederacy that provided trade and mutual defense for its member people’s.

Answer 9

Iroquois Confederacy

Question 10

The ruler and many citizens of the African Kingdom of ________ converted to Catholicism 1500 as a result of contact with the Portuguese.

Answer 10

Kongo

Question 11

Which of the following best describes the geopolitical situation of Europe before the 14th century?

Answer 11

Isolated from much of the rest of the world, due to political fragmentation and competition

Question 12

The peasant population of Europe was impacted by the Black Death in which of the following ways?

Answer 12

Peasants were more valuable, as there were less of them, so they received more latitude and privileges from labor-starved landlords.

Question 13

Predominant in early modern Europe, the theory that the nations-state’s prosperity depended upon the total volume of its commerce and trade was known as:

Answer 13

Mercantilism

Question 14

Which of the following was a significant effect of the 100 year’s War?

Answer 14

The development of maritime trade routes, in response to the wartime disruption of overload trade

Question 15

The term renaissance describes:

Answer 15

Intellectual and artistic rebirth in the Europe influenced by Greco-Roman traditions

Question 16

Most Native American societies viewed the land as a ________ resource.

Answer 16

Communal

Question 17

The crusades affected European culture in all of the following ways, except:

Answer 17

They led to a complete defeat of Islam, opening the “Holy Land” to:

Question 18

The crusades affected European culture in all of the following ways, except:

Answer 18

Christians

Question 19

Which of the following best describes Europe in 1492?

Answer 19

A region where new institutions such as nation-states, and groups like merchants, were rising to prominence

Question 20

The beads made from polished shells that serve as an integral part of trade and economic relations for the natives of eastern North America we called:

Answer 20

Wampum

Question 21

The development of ______ as a staple food crop triggered an agricultural revolution that became a key element in the growth of sedentary societies.

Answer 21

Maize