Chapter 1

Quiz for Thinking Like a Historian: Colliding Cultures

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Question 1

What can you infer about the cultural values of Mississippian peoples from source 1, the Mississippian neck guard?A. This culture placed a high value on personal expression through art.
B. Warriors were highly valued members of Mississippian societies.
C. Mississippian peoples indicated their social status by wearing artistic objects.
D. The religion practiced by Mississippian peoples made use of human sacrifice.

Question 2

Which conclusion can be supported by source 2, the Portuguese officer’s account of de Soto’s 1557 expedition?A. The Spanish soldiers’ weapons easily defeated the Indians they encountered.
B. Native American military technology was far inferior to that of the Spaniards.
C. The Native Americans’ fighting skills compensated for their lack of crossbows and armor.
D. De Soto’s troops were unable to defend themselves against the Native Americans they met.

Question 3

What does source 3 suggest about why the king of Sofala preferred to pay allegiance to the crown of Portugal rather than to Monomotapa?A. Portugal was a Christian country and the Monomotapa people were pagan heathens.
B. Unlike Portugal, Monomotapa had limited military resources for defending its people.
C. The Sofala king and the Portuguese had established a profitable trading relationship.
D. The king of Sofala wanted to avoid constant warfare with the emperor of Monomotapa.

Question 4

Source 5, the Portuguese coin, reveals that sixteenth-century Portugal particularly valuedA. maritime exploration and trade.
B. conquest of wealthy African empires.
C. accumulation of wealth.
D. metallurgical technology.

Question 5

Considered together, sources 5 and 6 suggest which of the following conclusions about Spain and Portugal in the sixteenth century?A. The Catholic Church united the Spanish and Portuguese cultures.
B. Commerce was very important to both Spain and Portugal.
C. Portugal’s wealth in gold made it richer than Spain, which possessed primarily silver.
D. While Native Americans and Africans waged war, Spain and Portugal amassed great wealth.