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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Author's Note-Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were the Conversos?
(a) Muslims who had converted to Christianity.
(b) Jewish people who had converted to Christianity.
(c) Muslims who had converted to Judaism.
(d) Christians who had converted to Judaism.

2. What is the Latin term for "land without people" (2)?
(a) Terra nullius.
(b) Terra frequens.
(c) Terra incognita.
(d) Terra occupatum.

3. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, when did human societies develop agriculture?
(a) 5,000 years ago.
(b) 10,000 years ago.
(c) 12,000 years ago.
(d) 7,000 years ago.

4. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, what drove colonialization projects in the 1600s?
(a) Gold fever.
(b) Missionary projects.
(c) European wars.
(d) Housing prices.

5. According to Dunbar-Ortiz, when did human societies migrate out of Africa?
(a) 200,000 years ago.
(b) 50,000 years ago.
(c) 100,000 years ago.
(d) 300,000 years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does anthropologist Michael Wilcox use to describe the historical tendency to gloss over the "disappearance" of native people?

2. During the onset of colonialism, the native population in the Americas rapidly shrank. By what percentage were native populations reduced?

3. How did the European aristocracy treat women in their society?

4. How did the European aristocracy characterize the peasants who resisted the privatization of land?

5. Which stone did the Aztecs consider especially precious?

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