Chapter 2: When Worlds Collide, 1492-1590

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During the late Middle Ages (1000 - 1300), which advance in farming technology did not take place in Europe?

crop rotationiron plowsintroduction of corn and potatoesimproved horse and ox harnesses

During medieval times, the Catholic Church:

sold off all its property to aid the poor.was challenged by Protestantism.supported the existing social hierarchy.focused more on social needs than awe-inspiring display.

Columbus' three voyages to the Caribbean:

uncovered many spices familiar to Europeans.gathered a large number of Indian slaves for the European market.revealed the winds and currents for navigating the Atlantic.extracted large amounts of gold and silver.

	Bartolomé de las Casas was a key figure responsible for the enslavement of Indian peoples in New Spain.

	True False

The greatest loss of life among Indian cultures in Central America and the Caribbean was caused by:

"Old World" diseases.fighting with tribes allied with the Spanish.The encomienda system.fighting with the Spanish.

The French Huguenot colonies were destroyed by:

diseasethe Spanishthe Indiansthe English

	King Henry VIII of England established the Protestant Church of England.

	True False

	In the Middle Ages, Western Europe was an agricultural society.

	True False

	Europeans provided Muslim scholars with Greek and Roman texts previously unknown to them.

	True False

	Ferdinand and Isabel of Spain completed the Reconquista.
	Ferdinand and Isabel of Spain completed the Reconquista.
	True False

	By the mid-15th century, all educated Europeans believed the world was round.

	True False

The encomienda was:

the compulsory labor system that forced Indians to work for the Spanishthe Spanish invasion of Central Americathe reconquest of Spain by Christians.the title of Las Casas's history of the Spanish conquest of the Americas

All of the following contributed to the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs except:

superior military resources.the wholesale conversion of the Aztecs to Christianity.alliances with other Indian peoples.a small pox epidemic.

Unlike other major European powers, Spain backed Christopher Columbus because:

it had the strongest tradition of military conquest and plunder.its monarchy was well established and stable.the reconquest of Muslim-held lands in Spain was stalled.its leaders wanted to settle large numbers of peasants overseas.

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Self-Study Quiz: Pretest

During the late Middle Ages (1000 - 1300), which advance in farming technology did not take place in Europe?

During medieval times, the Catholic Church:

Columbus' three voyages to the Caribbean:

Bartolomé de las Casas was a key figure responsible for the enslavement of Indian peoples in New Spain.

The greatest loss of life among Indian cultures in Central America and the Caribbean was caused by:

The French Huguenot colonies were destroyed by:

King Henry VIII of England established the Protestant Church of England.

In the Middle Ages, Western Europe was an agricultural society.

Europeans provided Muslim scholars with Greek and Roman texts previously unknown to them.

Ferdinand and Isabel of Spain completed the Reconquista.

By the mid-15th century, all educated Europeans believed the world was round.

The encomienda was:

All of the following contributed to the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs except:

Unlike other major European powers, Spain backed Christopher Columbus because: