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Chapter 10 Quiz for Exploitation, Inequality, and Resistance
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By 1550, Spaniards had founded nearly _______ cities and towns.
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The major cities in Spanish America quickly forged strong economic ties with each other.
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Segregation in housing was strictly enforced, with not even the poorest Spaniard living among the castas.
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In traditional villages, the sites of social focus were the church and the
apothecary
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town office
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general store
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priest's home
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Haciendas typically lacked
shops
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housing for tenants
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corrals
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resident priests
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The devastating earthquake and tsunami in 1746 reduced the population of Callao from roughly 4,000 to
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Two major earthquakes in 1773 led to
the loss of 23 ships
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the relocation of Guatemala's capital
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the near total destruction of Lima
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the collapse of virtually all of Santo Domingo's wooden structures
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Massive flooding in 1629 left Mexico City under water for
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one year
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nearly three years
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four years
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Iberians in the New World sought to encourage productivity and discourage idleness in workers by
giving them opportunity for advancement
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paying overtime wages
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threatening them with physical punishment or job loss
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paying very little
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Trousers, shirts, and other European clothing items became available in the Indies after Europeans introduced
steel shears
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metal sewing needles
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sheep's wool
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silk
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The most important single import throughout the centuries of Spanish and Portuguese rule was
rich textiles
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spices
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jewelry and precious metals
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cotton
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Up to 90 percent of the calories in an Indian's diet in the 17th century came from
manioc
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maize
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potatoes
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wheat
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The legacy of African cuisine is seen most clearly today in
Brazil and Peru
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Bolivia and Ecuador
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Brazil and Cuba
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Ecuador and Chile
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In the late seventeenth century, the drink of choice became
wine
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rum
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brandy
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tequila
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Capital punishment was less common in Spanish and Portuguese possessions than in English colonies in part because
dead criminals could provide no labor
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the Catholic church frowned upon executions
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murder was less common
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executions were banned for all but the most egregious crimes
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