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The main difference between the sedentary, semisedentary, and
nonsedentary indigenous groups that inhabited the Americas before the
Europeans arrived was
the way they adapted to their land.
Why did Tenochtitlan become important to Spanish conquerors?
It was the capital of the Aztec Empire.
Why did the Spanish conquerors already have a "crusading mentality"
upon arriving to America?
The prolonged Christian reconquest of Iberia shaped their attitudes
The reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula shaped the history of Spain and
Portugal in multiple ways. Which of the following was a direct consequence
of the reconquest?
The growing influence of the Christian nobles
What did the Inca, Aztec, and Maya have in common?
They had sustainable forms of agriculture.
Which of the following defines the largest number of New World
inhabitants at the time of the Encounter?
nonsedentary or semisedentary people
Upon reaching Hispaniola in the early 1490s, Columbus and his partners
did which of the following?
spent more than a decade dealing exclusively with the local Taino/Arawak
people
What best characterizes the first reaction that the Portuguese had toward
their land in Brazil?
They believed it was a place that did not have much to offer aside from the
Brazilian wood.
What was the initial Iberian reaction to life in the Americas (during the
early conquest)?
They refused to do any manual work considering it contrary to the ideal of
"success."
Brazil's indigenous forest dwellers
were attacked and enslaved by the Portuguese, many dying in the process
The Portuguese settled the two thousand miles of Brazilian coast by doing
which of the following?
They parceled out big chunks of the territory to wealthy "captains."
Besides his strategy and weaponry, as well as knowledge of his adversaries,
what else helped Hernán Cortés defeat the Aztecs?
the smallpox virus
Why did the African slaves survive to populate Brazil while large numbers
of Tupi died?
African slaves had built immunity against, and therefore were not
vulnerable to, European diseases
The Spanish defeat of the Aztecs and the Incas was
surprising considering the Spanish army was much smaller than those
commanded by the indigenous emperors.
Most of the rewards received by the Spanish colonists for their conquests
consisted of
Indian workers entrusted to them for labor.
Mestizo children were
unable to inherit much from their Spanish fathers. (check pages 45-46)
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Which of the following statements best describes Africa by the time of
conquest?
Slavery was a social institution basic to economic life
Why is it important to understand the relationship between the reconquest
of the Iberian Peninsula and the history of conquest in the Americas?
During the Conquest of the New World, the Iberians copied some of the
successful strategies they used in the reconquest of the peninsula
The Moors occupied the Iberian Peninsula for 800 years. Which of the
following was a consequence of this occupation?
Iberia became a multiethnic society.
During the reconquest
Moors and Jews were forced to convert to Catholicism
What type of society did fully sedentary people of the New World tend to
be?
strongly stratified by class
What language did the people of Cuzco (Inca Empire) speak?
Quechua
From what type of group do most of the indigenous groups still living in
Latin America descend?
Sedentary
Which areas were most affected by the slave trade in Africa?
West Africa, Angola, and Mozambique
Which statement best describes an encomienda?
The encomienda is an institution whereby groups of indigenous people
were legally "entrusted" to a Spanish conqueror with the duty of paying
him labor and/or tribute.