What was a common theme shared by the Mayan and Aztec civilizations?
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They traded fur with the Dutch and French.
They traded fur with the Dutch and French.
They were both interested in astronomy.
They were both interested in astronomy.
They shared similar marriage customs.
They shared similar marriage customs.
They were nomadic and traveled in clans.
They were both interested in astronomy.
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I apologize for the incorrect response. The correct answer is that they shared similar marriage customs. Both the Mayan and Aztec civilizations practiced arranged marriages, often for political alliances and the consolidation of power.
What was the initial reason for Columbus’s journey to the New World?
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to seek religious freedom as a result of the split of the Protestant Reformation
to seek religious freedom as a result of the split of the Protestant Reformation
to find a sea route to Asia that would give Spain direct access to valuable products of Asia
to find a sea route to Asia that would give Spain direct access to valuable products of Asia
to build a colony in North America to take advantage of fur trading
to build a colony in North America to take advantage of fur trading
to establish a slave trade route from the Americas to Africa to Europe
to establish a slave trade route from the Americas to Africa to Europe
The correct response is: to find a sea route to Asia that would give Spain direct access to valuable products of Asia.
For their part, Native Americans introduced Europeans, Africans, and Asian to new foods, customs, and ideas. After 1492, elements of Native American ways of life gradually spread around the world. Sadly, disease also spread from the Americas to Europe and other parts of the world.
Native Americans introduced Europeans to valuable food crops such as corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, beans, tomatoes, manioc, squash, peanuts, pineapples, and blueberries. Today, almost half the world’s food crops come from plants that were first grown in the Americas.
Europeans carried the new foods with them as they sailed around the world. Everywhere, people’s diets changed and populations increased. In South Asia, people used American hot peppers and chilis to spice stews. Chinese peasants began growing corn and sweet potatoes. Italians made sauces from tomatoes. People in West Africa grew manioc and corn.
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Based on this excerpt from the text, what impact did the Native Americans ultimately have on the rest of the world?
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Their food was in high demand and brought great wealth to the Americas.
Their food was in high demand and brought great wealth to the Americas.
Their exposure to European disease eventually caused a serious decline in the global population.
Their exposure to European disease eventually caused a serious decline in the global population.
Their crops allowed Europeans to take longer voyages in order to explore more distant lands.
Their crops allowed Europeans to take longer voyages in order to explore more distant lands.
Their crops influenced people's diets in many different regions around the world.
The correct response is: Their crops influenced people's diets in many different regions around the world.
After 1769, the life of the California natives [Native Americans] who came in contact with the Spanish was reshaped by the mission fathers, not the townspeople of the pueblos or the soldiers of the presidios. The Franciscans came to California not merely to convert the tribes to Christianity but to train them for life in a European colonial society. Conversion was seldom an entirely voluntary process, and converts (neophytes) were not left to return to their old ways but were required to live in the walled mission enclosure or on rancherías, separate settlements sponsored by missions although located some distance from the mission proper. There they were taught Spanish as well as the tenets of their new religion and trained in skills that would fit them for their new lives: brickmaking and construction, raising cattle and horses, blacksmithing, weaving, tanning hides, etc.
—Library of Congress
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Inferring from this text, why might the Spanish have felt it important to train the natives of California for a “European colonial society”?
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to make it easier to govern the Native Americans
to make it easier to govern the Native Americans
to prevent the Native Americans from leaving
to prevent the Native Americans from leaving
to make the Native Americans equals in all colonial societies
to make the Native Americans equals in all colonial societies
to spread European beliefs and language
to spread European beliefs and language
The correct response is: to make it easier to govern the Native Americans. The Spanish felt it was important to train the natives of California for a "European colonial society" in order to establish control and facilitate governance over the Native Americans.
What was a primary challenge faced by the Jamestown colonists during the first few years?
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They chose an unsecure location, making it easy for the Spanish to find them.
They chose an unsecure location, making it easy for the Spanish to find them.
They lacked knowledge about the land and how to use their environment to survive.
They lacked knowledge about the land and how to use their environment to survive.
They faced fierce trading competition from the French and Dutch.
They faced fierce trading competition from the French and Dutch.
All of the crops they grew had to be shipped back to King James in England.