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Study Guide Chapter 1 1. What does the primary source, Report from an Aztec Messenger, tell us about the early contact between the Spanish and the Aztecs? 2. Who were the earliest Americans and what did they do? 3. Why did some societies produce agriculture and others did not? 4. What were MesoAmerican societies like? 5. How were North American societies different than others? 6. What were the societies like in the Caribbean? 7. Describe the differences in areas of Africa. 8. What were societies like in Africa? 9. Why is there so much focus on West Africa? 10. What was life like in Europe? 11. What was going on in Europe’s social, political, and religious life? 12. What prompted Columbus to sail to the Americas? 13. How did he get there? 14. What happened with the Spanish after Columbus’ discovery? 15. What were the consequences of Spanish involvement in the Americas for Native Americans? 16. What was the Columbian Exchange and what aspect of it would have the most dire consequences for Native Americans? 17. What cultural differences between Native Americans and Europeans lead to the most conflicts? 18. How did the church handle the new competition among European powers in the New ...