Question 1

During the sixteenth century, Spain became the most powerful country in both Europe and the Americas. Explain how Spain rose to this position of power, including both victories and failures.

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Question 2

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-Pact negotiated in 1494 to delineate land claims in the New World. It drew an imaginary line west of the Canary Islands; land discovered west of the line belonged to Spain, and land to the east belonged to Portugal.

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The Treaty of Tordesillas was negotiated in 1494 to delineate land claims in the New World by drawing an imaginary line west of the Canary Islands. Land discovered west of the line belonged to Spain, and land to the east belonged to Portugal.

Question 3

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-Under the control of the emperor Atahualpa, this region stretched along the western coast of South America and contained more than nine million people and a wealth in gold and silver.

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The reference to the emperor Atahualpa and the wealth in gold and silver points to the Incan empire, which was a powerful civilization in the western coast of South America before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors.

Question 4

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-Term referring to the Spanish explorers and soldiers who conquered lands in the New World.

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Conquistadors were Spanish explorers and soldiers who conquered lands in the New World.

Question 5

Despite Columbus's lack of success in locating the Asian mainland by sailing west, his arrival in the Caribbean had a profound and lasting impact on both the Old and New Worlds. Discuss Columbus's voyages. Discuss Spanish claims to the new lands in the West. Explain how Europeans' understanding of world geography changed owing to Columbus's discoveries. Discuss the Columbian exchange.

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Question 6

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-The centuries-long drive to expel Muslims from the Iberian Peninsula undertaken by the Christian kingdoms of Spain and Portugal. The military victories of this effort helped the Portuguese gain greater access to sea routes.

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The drive to expel Muslims from the Iberian Peninsula is known as the Reconquest.

Question 7

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-Indian uprising against the Spanish in 1599. It was violently suppressed by Juan de Oñate, but the Indians revolted again later that year, after which many Spanish settlers returned to Mexico.

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The description matches the Acoma pueblo revolt, which was an Indian uprising against the Spanish in 1599 that was violently suppressed by Juan de Oñate. The Indians revolted again later that year and many Spanish settlers returned to Mexico.

Question 8

Discuss how the Portuguese became the leaders in exploration during the fifteenth century Include in your discussion the significant accomplishments of the Portuguese relating to exploration.

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Question 9

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-Land in the New World held by the Spanish crown.

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New Spain refers to the land and territory that was under the control of the Spanish crown in the New World, including present-day Mexico, Central America, and parts of the United States.

Answer: D
 Conquistadors were Spanish conquerors who were responsible for the colonization and expansion of the Spanish empire in the New World.

Answer: K
 The Tainos were the indigenous peoples inhabiting the Caribbean islands at the time of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World.

Answer: L
 The Treaty of Tordesillas was an agreement between Spain and Portugal that divided the New World territories between the two nations, with Spain receiving the majority of the land.

Question 10

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-A disease that in the mid-fourteenth century killed about one-third of the European population and left a legacy of increased food and financial resources for the survivors as well as a sense of a world in precarious balance.

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The disease referred to is commonly known as the Black Death, which was a pandemic that killed about one-third of the European population in the mid-fourteenth century. Its impact was significant, leading to increased food and financial resources for the survivors as well as a sense of a world in precarious balance.

Question 11

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-The reform movement that began in 1517 with Martin Luther's critiques of the Roman Catholic Church, which precipitated an enduring schism that divided Protestants from Catholics.

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The Protestant Reformation was a movement that began in 1517 with Martin Luther's critiques of the Roman Catholic Church, leading to a schism between Protestants and Catholics.

Question 12

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-The transatlantic exchange of goods, people, and ideas that began when the Spanish arrived in the Caribbean, ending the age-old separation of the hemispheres.

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The description is referring to the Columbian exchange, which was the transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Americas and the rest of the world after Columbus's voyages.

Answer: K
 The Tainos were the indigenous people of the Caribbean who were encountered by Columbus on his first voyage.

Answer: L
 The Treaty of Tordesillas was a 1494 agreement between Spain and Portugal that divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between them.

Question 13

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-A system for governing used during the Reconquest and in New Spain. It allowed a town's Spanish "owner" to collect tribute from the town in return for providing law and order and encouraging "his" Indians to convert to Christianity.

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The system described is the encomienda system.

Question 14

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-Children born in the New World to Spanish parents. With the peninsulares, they made up the tiny portion of the population at the top of the colonial social hierarchy.

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The term "creoles" refers to children born in the New World to Spanish parents, who along with the peninsulares, made up the top portion of the colonial social hierarchy.

Answer: H
 New Spain refers to the Spanish colonial empire in the New World, which included present-day Mexico and parts of Central America and the Caribbean.

Question 15

A series of events and conditions existed in the Old World at the dawn of the fifteenth century that made New World exploration not only possible but also desirable. Identify these events and conditions and explain how each helped set the stage for exploration.

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Question 16

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-The Indians who inhabited San Salvador and many Caribbean islands and who were the first people Columbus encountered after making landfall in the New World.

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The Tainos were the Indians who inhabited San Salvador and other Caribbean islands, and were the first people Columbus encountered in the New World.

Question 17

In the decades after 1519, the Spaniards created the distinctive colonial society of New Spain. Discuss the features of this new society, how it benefitted the Spanish, and its toll on the native populations.

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Quiz 2: Europeans Encounter the New World

During the sixteenth century, Spain became the most powerful country in both Europe and the Americas. Explain how Spain rose to this position of power, including both victories and failures.

Use the following to answer questions : -Pact negotiated in 1494 to delineate land claims in the New World. It drew an imaginary line west of the Canary Islands; land discovered west of the line belonged to Spain, and land to the east belonged to Portugal.

Use the following to answer questions : -Under the control of the emperor Atahualpa, this region stretched along the western coast of South America and contained more than nine million people and a wealth in gold and silver.

Use the following to answer questions : -Term referring to the Spanish explorers and soldiers who conquered lands in the New World.

Use the following to answer questions : -The centuries-long drive to expel Muslims from the Iberian Peninsula undertaken by the Christian kingdoms of Spain and Portugal. The military victories of this effort helped the Portuguese gain greater access to sea routes.

Use the following to answer questions : -Indian uprising against the Spanish in 1599. It was violently suppressed by Juan de Oñate, but the Indians revolted again later that year, after which many Spanish settlers returned to Mexico.

Discuss how the Portuguese became the leaders in exploration during the fifteenth century Include in your discussion the significant accomplishments of the Portuguese relating to exploration.

Use the following to answer questions : -Land in the New World held by the Spanish crown.

Use the following to answer questions : -A disease that in the mid-fourteenth century killed about one-third of the European population and left a legacy of increased food and financial resources for the survivors as well as a sense of a world in precarious balance.

Use the following to answer questions : -The reform movement that began in 1517 with Martin Luther's critiques of the Roman Catholic Church, which precipitated an enduring schism that divided Protestants from Catholics.

Use the following to answer questions : -The transatlantic exchange of goods, people, and ideas that began when the Spanish arrived in the Caribbean, ending the age-old separation of the hemispheres.

Use the following to answer questions : -A system for governing used during the Reconquest and in New Spain. It allowed a town's Spanish "owner" to collect tribute from the town in return for providing law and order and encouraging "his" Indians to convert to Christianity.

Use the following to answer questions : -Children born in the New World to Spanish parents. With the peninsulares, they made up the tiny portion of the population at the top of the colonial social hierarchy.

A series of events and conditions existed in the Old World at the dawn of the fifteenth century that made New World exploration not only possible but also desirable. Identify these events and conditions and explain how each helped set the stage for exploration.

Use the following to answer questions : -The Indians who inhabited San Salvador and many Caribbean islands and who were the first people Columbus encountered after making landfall in the New World.

In the decades after 1519, the Spaniards created the distinctive colonial society of New Spain. Discuss the features of this new society, how it benefitted the Spanish, and its toll on the native populations.