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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 "Collision at Cajamarca".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What weapon was used by the Incas?
(a) Rifles
(b) Steel swords
(c) Wooden clubs
(d) Iron plated ships

2. Which of the following did the inhabitants of the Polynesian islands not share?
(a) Language
(b) Sets of domesticated plants
(c) Culture
(d) Government

3. Which large mammal was found in Australia about the time humans arrived?
(a) Lions
(b) Wholly mammoth
(c) Giant kangaroo
(d) Saber tooth tigers

4. When did the history of humans begin?
(a) 2 thousand years ago
(b) 7 million years ago
(c) 15 million years ago
(d) 1 million years ago

5. Some people argue that examining domination leads to what type of focus?
(a) Eurocentric
(b) Cultural
(c) Historical
(d) Asiatic

Short Answer Questions

1. People often assume that there are what type of differences between people living on different continents?

2. Which location did not see a mass extinction of large mammals that was as large as other locations?

3. What was one of the biggest population shifts of all time?

4. Why was the first occupation of Australia important?

5. Which Spanish conquistador first encountered the Incas?

(see the answer key)

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