World History Multiple Choice Questions
1.
Archaeologists call the earliest Americans:
a. Indios.
b. Paleo-Indians.
c. Native Americans.
d. Siberians.
2.
Which group dominated Mexico from 900 to 1100 A.D.?
a. the Aztecs
b. the Toltecs
c. the Mayans
d. the Olmecs
3.
In the fourteenth century, Europeans were most familiar with the _________ part of Africa.
a. southern
b. western
c. northern
d. eastern
4.
Slave status in Africa was:
a. generally permanent.
b. transferred from parent to child.
c. not necessarily permanent.
d. voluntary.
5.
The Renaissance originated in the city-states of:
a. Italy.
b. Portugal.
c. Greece.
d. Spain.
6.
Of the following countries/regions, which was least involved in voyages of discovery?
a. Portugal
b. France
c. England
d. Italy
7.
The conquistadors were primarily interested in:
a. founding settlements.
b. fighting Muslims.
c. spreading Christianity.
d. finding gold.
8.
What has been dubbed “the Columbian exchange”?
a. the spread of Christianity among the Indians
b. the spread of trade throughout America
c. the transfer of gold from America to Europe
d. the spread of European diseases to America
9.
England’s first colonization target under King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth was:
a. France.
b. North Africa.
c. Ireland.
d. Cuba.
10. Gilbert and others believed there was an English population:
a. deficit.
b. equilibrium.
c. surplus.
d. none of these answers
11. Which product fueled the demand for furs in Europe in the early 1600s?
a. beaver fur hats
b. fur coats
c. mink hats
d. otter fur pouches
12. By 1600, which group had become the leading economic power in Europe?
a. the French
b. the Dutch
c. the English
d. the Irish
13. What was the House of Burgesses?
a. a large trading center in Virginia
b. the home of the colonial governor
c. the first legislative body in English America
d. the colonial courthouse
14. What were the greatest causes of death in the
Archaeologists call the earliest Americans:
a. Indios.
b. Paleo-Indians.
c. Native Americans.
d. Siberians.
2.
Which group dominated Mexico from 900 to 1100 A.D.?
a. the Aztecs
b. the Toltecs
c. the Mayans
d. the Olmecs
3.
In the fourteenth century, Europeans were most familiar with the _________ part of Africa.
a. southern
b. western
c. northern
d. eastern
4.
Slave status in Africa was:
a. generally permanent.
b. transferred from parent to child.
c. not necessarily permanent.
d. voluntary.
5.
The Renaissance originated in the city-states of:
a. Italy.
b. Portugal.
c. Greece.
d. Spain.
6.
Of the following countries/regions, which was least involved in voyages of discovery?
a. Portugal
b. France
c. England
d. Italy
7.
The conquistadors were primarily interested in:
a. founding settlements.
b. fighting Muslims.
c. spreading Christianity.
d. finding gold.
8.
What has been dubbed “the Columbian exchange”?
a. the spread of Christianity among the Indians
b. the spread of trade throughout America
c. the transfer of gold from America to Europe
d. the spread of European diseases to America
9.
England’s first colonization target under King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth was:
a. France.
b. North Africa.
c. Ireland.
d. Cuba.
10. Gilbert and others believed there was an English population:
a. deficit.
b. equilibrium.
c. surplus.
d. none of these answers
11. Which product fueled the demand for furs in Europe in the early 1600s?
a. beaver fur hats
b. fur coats
c. mink hats
d. otter fur pouches
12. By 1600, which group had become the leading economic power in Europe?
a. the French
b. the Dutch
c. the English
d. the Irish
13. What was the House of Burgesses?
a. a large trading center in Virginia
b. the home of the colonial governor
c. the first legislative body in English America
d. the colonial courthouse
14. What were the greatest causes of death in the