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thing,\" where things like wild animals or abandoned property could be claimed by anyone who seized them.\n\nEuropeans, guided by this concept, operated under the belief that lands not already claimed by Christian nations were empty and could be rightfully claimed.\n\n[Graph](image://b299a6de-6016-4b32-a6fa-c2744f8feb55 \"Diagram of the Antarctic, showing a portion that is technically a 'Terra Nullius\")\n","ad3d44de-4953-434f-af83-9fab923343b2",[51,69],{"id":52,"data":53,"type":54,"version":19,"maxContentLevel":18},"9661a681-c1c7-44be-a2a9-e6448ee4dd36",{"type":54,"reviewType":18,"spacingBehaviour":19,"multiChoiceQuestion":55,"multiChoiceCorrect":57,"multiChoiceIncorrect":59,"multiChoiceMultiSelect":6,"multiChoiceRevealAnswerOption":6,"matchPairsQuestion":63,"matchPairsPairs":65},11,[56],"What did 'res nullius' refer to?",[58],"Property without current ownership",[60,61,62],"Hypothetical continent first posited in antiquity","Land belonging to no one","Hypothetical region of the 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Pre-Columbian population figures range from 8–112 million, and the diversity of Native American communities was vast - including both agricultural and nomadic.\n\nOne example of a Native American community with a complex agricultural system was the American Mississippian culture, which flourished in the midwestern and southeastern region of North America between the 9th and 16th centuries CE.\n\nThe Mississippian people were skilled farmers of maize, who built large earthwork mounds and plazas that served as centers of political, religious, and social activity.\n\nThey had a distinctive method of crafting ceramics, which utilized river shells for tempering.\n","5ed45856-65ac-47bb-9a4a-83c82ae4079d",[87],{"id":88,"data":89,"type":54,"version":19,"maxContentLevel":18},"af3e8f8a-1bc4-485e-a676-c032d763b147",{"type":54,"reviewType":18,"spacingBehaviour":19,"multiChoiceQuestion":90,"multiChoiceCorrect":92,"multiChoiceIncorrect":95,"multiChoiceMultiSelect":6,"multiChoiceRevealAnswerOption":6},[91],"Which characteristics were true of Native American communities pre-Columbian contact?",[93,94],"Diverse cultures","Complex agricultural systems:multi",[96,97],"Predominantly nomadic lifestyles","Advanced technology",{"id":99,"data":100,"type":19,"maxContentLevel":18,"version":19,"reviews":104},"6a768ccd-79b3-4ce2-92c7-d77929167914",{"type":19,"title":101,"markdownContent":102,"audioMediaId":103},"Terra Nullius page 3","\nJust like the European imagination of ‘Atlantic’ lands was shaped by ancient myths, so too were perceptions of indigenous Americans.\n\nMedieval travel narratives in particular were known for their fantastical and exaggerated descriptions of remote regions and their inhabitants.\n\nOne influential source of these myths was \"The Travels of Sir John Mandeville,\" a book written around 1356–57.\n\nIt is a collection of travelers' tales, embellished with Mandeville's additions, describing mythical lands and peoples, including fantastical creatures like the \"Blemmyes,\" a tribe of headless men supposedly from Africa.\n\n[Graph](image://fc4bd2e0-d0f5-4b73-998e-b275ac3af9fd \"Sebastian Münster, Illustrations of monstrous humans from Cosmographia (1544)\")\n\nFollowing Columbus’ voyage, such tales provided a model for depicting the inhabitants of America.\n","4ed34952-3491-4713-aae6-c0fe4b48e675",[105],{"id":106,"data":107,"type":54,"version":19,"maxContentLevel":18},"31c22af4-3aec-4a08-9389-58a43e7db01d",{"type":54,"reviewType":24,"spacingBehaviour":19,"binaryQuestion":108,"binaryCorrect":110,"binaryIncorrect":112},[109],"How did \"The Travels of Sir John Mandeville\" influence European perceptions of the New World?",[111],"By providing exaggerated and fantastical descriptions",[113],"By suggesting the presence of rich resources",{"id":115,"data":116,"type":19,"maxContentLevel":18,"version":19,"reviews":120},"918511a8-1da4-45c8-9524-469565da7cad",{"type":19,"title":117,"markdownContent":118,"audioMediaId":119},"Terra Nullius page 4","\nAmong the first naturalistic depictions of Native Americans to reach Europe were the illustrations of John White, a member of the Roanoke expedition led by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1585, tasked with surveying the land and recording its natural history.\n\nWhite composed a series of watercolor paintings of Algonquian Indians - the tribe, its chiefs, and ceremonial activities - according to the conventions of Elizabethan portraiture.\n\nAt times, White seems to imitate figures of Greek and Roman art.\n\nWhile these images were far from Madeville’s monsters, his account nevertheless suggested the natives’ primitive and heathen nature, wearing little clothes and communicating with devils. These associations were to dominate European perceptions for centuries.\n","10ec95b8-723e-4e1a-950e-83cdd1d0ce78",[121,136],{"id":122,"data":123,"type":54,"version":19,"maxContentLevel":18},"f9cf97fc-49f2-4397-ad20-37dcf9404c7c",{"type":54,"reviewType":18,"spacingBehaviour":19,"multiChoiceQuestion":124,"multiChoiceCorrect":126,"multiChoiceIncorrect":128,"multiChoiceMultiSelect":6,"multiChoiceRevealAnswerOption":6,"matchPairsQuestion":132,"matchPairsPairs":133},[125],"Who was the illustrator of the natives during the Roanoke expedition?",[127],"John White",[129,130,131],"Andrew Marvell","Alfred Crosby","John Rolfe",[64],[134],{"left":127,"right":135,"direction":18},"Illustrated natives on Roanoke expedition",{"id":137,"data":138,"type":54,"version":19,"maxContentLevel":18},"8964bbb6-e60e-4945-8e91-72f1d0ce259e",{"type":54,"reviewType":18,"spacingBehaviour":19,"multiChoiceQuestion":139,"multiChoiceCorrect":141,"multiChoiceIncorrect":143,"multiChoiceMultiSelect":6,"multiChoiceRevealAnswerOption":6},[140],"John White's illustrations of Native Americans were significant for their:",[142],"Blend of realism and European artistic conventions",[144,145,146],"Accurate botanical details","Depiction of advanced technology","Focus on peaceful interactions",{"id":148,"data":149,"type":24,"version":19,"maxContentLevel":18,"summaryPage":151,"introPage":160,"pages":167},"f561ac50-566d-4053-aa14-5005a485426d",{"type":24,"title":150},"Smallpox",{"id":152,"data":153,"type":18,"maxContentLevel":18,"version":19},"354350d7-0325-4bd3-902d-3595744105e9",{"type":18,"title":154,"summary":155},"Smallpox summary",[156,157,158,159],"Smallpox devastated Native American populations with death rates up to 90%.","Europeans had immunity to smallpox, while Native Americans had none.","Smallpox spread through trade networks, devastating communities before settlers arrived.","Smallpox forever changed the demographic and cultural landscape of indigenous peoples in North America.",{"id":161,"data":162,"type":38,"maxContentLevel":18,"version":19},"6e4fbbae-f3af-4059-9ba2-6d514d837013",{"type":38,"title":163,"intro":164},"Smallpox intro",[165,166],"What invisible killers decimated the Wampanoag population before the Pilgrims' arrival?","How did smallpox contribute to the myth of America as a \"Terra Nullius\"?",[168,174,180],{"id":169,"data":170,"type":19,"maxContentLevel":18,"version":19},"73c22ef8-7190-4ddc-b663-1e9ce5f2e112",{"type":19,"title":171,"markdownContent":172,"audioMediaId":173},"Smallpox page 1","In 1620, when the Pilgrims made landfall in in the place that would be named ‘Plymouth Harbor’, they found the remains of a Native American village. But it was eerily quiet. The Wampanoag, the land's original stewards, had mostly disappeared.\n\nWhat happened to the Wampanoag was not a tale of simple migration but a tragic encounter with invisible killers.\n\nDiseases from Europe, such as smallpox, measles, and influenza, had raced ahead of the settlers, reaching the Native Americans through trade, exploration, and warfare.\n\nThese were new illnesses to the Native Americans, who had no immunity against such diseases.\n\n![Graph](image://f4d3ab83-d644-45fb-8069-c6d68ef70c25 \"16th-century Aztec drawing of smallpox victims\")\n","caf265c5-13bd-44b0-aa4c-170fe6f22ebd",{"id":175,"data":176,"type":19,"maxContentLevel":18,"version":19},"8bf14442-80a0-47ee-9b00-0f5436275bbe",{"type":19,"title":177,"markdownContent":178,"audioMediaId":179},"Smallpox page 2","\nSmallpox, a devastating disease caused by the variola virus, had been rife in Europe for centuries, particularly in the 1800s, claiming approximately 400,000 lives annually.\n\nThe disease was characterized by fever, a distinctive rash, and pustules. Survivors often suffered long-term effects, including blindness. In the Americas, the impact was even more catastrophic.\n\n![Graph](image://85599f46-737d-49c8-8642-8784d3187552 \"A comparison between smallpox and cowpox pustules on the 14th and 15th days of the disease. G Kirtland, 1896 via Wellcome Collection. Licence: CC BY 4.0\")\n\nEuropeans had been exposed to smallpox for centuries, leading to a level of herd immunity within these populations. This exposure meant that although individuals might still become sick, the overall mortality rate was lower due to some level of pre-existing immunity and previous exposure to similar viruses.\n\nIn contrast, Native American populations had no prior exposure to smallpox before the arrival of Europeans. As a result, they lacked any form of immunity against the disease.\n\nBecause of this, Native populations at first suffered death rates up to 90% in some communities, as seen with the Massachusetts Bay Indians.\nIt forever changed the demographic and cultural landscape of the indigenous peoples in North America.\n","fb776ea7-9242-4463-b2bd-9b1d68d369c1",{"id":181,"data":182,"type":19,"maxContentLevel":18,"version":19,"reviews":186},"3a7ea007-143b-4c62-bd6f-d28bce07b982",{"type":19,"title":183,"markdownContent":184,"audioMediaId":185},"Smallpox page 3","\nThe diseases brought by Europeans played a significant role in the myth that America was a “Terra Nullius” (land of no one).\n\nThis is because the diseases traveled faster than the people themselves, carried through native trade networks.\n\nThe colonists, arriving later, saw this emptiness, not realizing it was the aftermath of epidemic devastation\n\nAs early as 1518, smallpox had already begun ravaging the indigenous populations in Hispaniola, later spreading to the mainland.\n\nIn the years between 1617 and 1619 especially, diseases including smallpox hit the Algonquin people of Massachusetts hard, just before the Pilgrims' arrival, leading to the deserted villages the settlers found.\n\n![Graph](image://0a4f53a6-4744-45b5-a3e5-ff2ea40c5b92 \"A graph showing the Native American Population Collapse in Mexico\")\n","1b7eccb6-7540-447f-b871-3a9396cc8bc8",[187,202,218],{"id":188,"data":189,"type":54,"version":19,"maxContentLevel":18},"e7f94b43-955c-41ca-a2de-65f3e4b4bb0b",{"type":54,"reviewType":18,"spacingBehaviour":19,"multiChoiceQuestion":190,"multiChoiceCorrect":192,"multiChoiceIncorrect":194,"multiChoiceMultiSelect":6,"multiChoiceRevealAnswerOption":6,"matchPairsQuestion":198,"matchPairsPairs":199},[191],"Which of the following applies to Algonquin?",[193],"Hit hard by diseases including smallpox just before the Pilgrims' arrival",[195,196,197],"Indigenous people, inhabitants of Massachusetts.","Name of the sweeter variety of tobacco cultivated by John Rolfe","Tahitian priest, navigator, and interpreter for James Cook",[64],[200],{"left":201,"right":193,"direction":18},"Algonquin",{"id":203,"data":204,"type":54,"version":19,"maxContentLevel":18},"8cb84524-7e69-4ade-9c2a-8eb97d5f4b45",{"type":54,"reviewType":18,"spacingBehaviour":19,"multiChoiceQuestion":205,"multiChoiceCorrect":207,"multiChoiceIncorrect":209,"multiChoiceMultiSelect":6,"multiChoiceRevealAnswerOption":6,"orderAxisType":19,"orderQuestion":213,"orderItems":215},[206],"When did smallpox begin to rage in Hispaniola?",[208],"1518",[210,211,212],"1507","1516","1521",[214],"Put the following in order:",[216],{"label":217,"reveal":208,"sortOrder":24},"Smallpox rages in Hispaniola",{"id":219,"data":220,"type":54,"version":19,"maxContentLevel":18},"f037b3c3-ac1c-48de-b093-4197d593b1f6",{"type":54,"reviewType":19,"spacingBehaviour":19,"activeRecallQuestion":221,"activeRecallAnswers":223},[222],"What was the role of native trade networks in making the 'Terra Nullius' perspective more believable?",[224],"They were disease transmission routes, wiping out villages before Europeans actually arrived",{"id":226,"data":227,"type":24,"version":19,"maxContentLevel":18,"summaryPage":229,"introPage":238,"pages":245},"e1e06a4c-15a1-451a-9fa1-c4b02c217456",{"type":24,"title":228},"The Columbian Exchange",{"id":230,"data":231,"type":18,"maxContentLevel":18,"version":19},"7be4778f-21a0-4399-a115-f2c086dff465",{"type":18,"title":232,"summary":233},"The Columbian Exchange summary",[234,235,236,237],"Europeans introduced new crops and animals to the Americas, changing the landscape and lifestyle.","Indigenous American crops like potatoes and maize spread to Europe, Africa, and Asia, becoming vital staples.","Tomatoes were initially distrusted in Europe but eventually became a key ingredient in Italian cuisine.","The Columbian Exchange had a profound impact on agriculture and culture worldwide.",{"id":239,"data":240,"type":38,"maxContentLevel":18,"version":19},"3705a395-af84-451e-ae49-9dea5f694fce",{"type":38,"title":241,"intro":242},"The Columbian Exchange intro",[243,244],"What were some of the key crops and animals Europeans introduced to the Americas during the Columbian Exchange?","How did the introduction of potatoes and maize from the Americas impact Europe and Asia?",[246,264,286,300],{"id":247,"data":248,"type":19,"maxContentLevel":18,"version":19,"reviews":252},"4206c67e-d599-42e8-9a48-45c7944e8c4a",{"type":19,"title":249,"markdownContent":250,"audioMediaId":251},"The Columbian Exchange page 1","The “Columbian Exchange” is a term coined by historian Alfred W. Crosby that refers to the widespread exchange of plants, animals, and ideas that occurred between the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia following Columbus's arrival in the Americas.\n\nBefore the Columbian Exchange, the Americas were largely isolated from the rest of the world and had their own unique set of plants, animals, and cultural practices.\n\nThe arrival of European explorers and colonists in the Americas marked the beginning of significant ecological transformations on multiple continents.\n\nCrosby argued that this exchange had a profound impact on the world, shaping everything from agriculture to culture.\n\n![Graph](image://f1fe0ca3-d4df-4a32-a785-2f1708aee61f \"Diagram of the Columbian Exchange. Image: C.Hwa via Flickr. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0\")\n","36d547e3-fb1e-4ae7-878c-8d64999f983a",[253],{"id":254,"data":255,"type":54,"version":19,"maxContentLevel":18},"b485f75e-ea3f-4ff7-a10c-560d4648764d",{"type":54,"reviewType":18,"spacingBehaviour":19,"multiChoiceQuestion":256,"multiChoiceCorrect":258,"multiChoiceIncorrect":259,"multiChoiceMultiSelect":6,"multiChoiceRevealAnswerOption":6,"matchPairsQuestion":260,"matchPairsPairs":261},[257],"Who is credited with coining the term 'Columbian Exchange'?",[130],[129,127,131],[64],[262],{"left":130,"right":263,"direction":18},"Coined the term 'Columbian Exchange'",{"id":265,"data":266,"type":19,"maxContentLevel":18,"version":19,"reviews":270},"0777ac6a-72a6-4bf2-9e4d-d8f5d6af2655",{"type":19,"title":267,"markdownContent":268,"audioMediaId":269},"The Columbian Exchange page 2","\nEuropeans brought a variety of crops to the Americas, including wheat, rice, and sugarcane, which were not native to the New World.\n\nThey also introduced domesticated animals like horses, cattle, and pigs. These animals adapted well to the American environments, particularly in regions like the Pampas and the Great Plains, where cattle and horses thrived and reproduced prolifically.\n\nThe introduction of these animals had economic consequences, providing new sources of hides, wool, and protein, and also changed the way of life for many Native Americans. For example, the acquisition of horses transformed the lifestyle of Plains Indians, enabling them to hunt bison more efficiently and altering their political structures.\n","9a11eeb5-f49c-4674-a29a-74d24d89614b",[271],{"id":272,"data":273,"type":54,"version":19,"maxContentLevel":18},"594b1706-e605-4645-95f7-e5657fc1356c",{"type":54,"reviewType":18,"spacingBehaviour":19,"multiChoiceQuestion":274,"multiChoiceCorrect":276,"multiChoiceIncorrect":282,"multiChoiceMultiSelect":6,"multiChoiceRevealAnswerOption":6},[275],"Which of the following were introduced to the Americas by Europeans?",[277,278,279,280,281],"Horses","Wheat","Rice","Sugarcane","Pigs:multi",[283,284,285],"Corn","Tomatoes","Potatoes",{"id":287,"data":288,"type":19,"maxContentLevel":18,"version":19,"reviews":292},"2e3f3ba3-7b04-46a5-a67c-5349ed5eab73",{"type":19,"title":289,"markdownContent":290,"audioMediaId":291},"The Columbian Exchange page 3","\nConversely, indigenous American crops like potatoes, maize (corn), and tomatoes were introduced to Europe, Africa, and Asia, where they became important staples.\n\n![Graph](image://6305a5d5-4498-4e97-a50c-ae20e80c161f \"A maize farm\")\n\nThe potato, originating from the Andes, was particularly significant in Europe, especially in Ireland and parts of northern Europe, due to its ability to grow in poor soil conditions.\n\nIts introduction contributed to population growth and industrialization in these regions.\n\nMaize, too, spread rapidly across different continents and became a vital crop, not just for food but also as animal feed and for alcohol production.\n\n![Graph](image://f1fe0ca3-d4df-4a32-a785-2f1708aee61f \"Diagram of the Columbian Exchange. 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The once-fragile peace, carefully nurtured by the first generation of settlers and natives, started to fray at the seams.\n\nThe conflict's catalyst was the ascension of Massasoit's son, Metacomet, known to the English as King Philip. Unlike his father, Metacomet harbored deep-seated suspicions towards the settlers.\n\nObserving the steady erosion of his people's lands and rights, he became a symbol of native resistance.\n","35d4a071-03f1-4acb-8e7d-385834446d84",[486,498,509],{"id":487,"data":488,"type":54,"version":19,"maxContentLevel":18},"3eab083b-3158-4be2-ace6-d80dca5d1a2b",{"type":54,"reviewType":18,"spacingBehaviour":19,"multiChoiceQuestion":489,"multiChoiceCorrect":491,"multiChoiceIncorrect":492,"multiChoiceMultiSelect":6,"multiChoiceRevealAnswerOption":6,"matchPairsQuestion":493,"matchPairsPairs":494},[490],"What was a consequence of the ascension of Metacomet?",[390],[389,391,387],[64],[495],{"left":496,"right":497,"direction":18},"Ascension of Metacomet","Led to shift in Wampanoag policies, ignited conflict",{"id":499,"data":500,"type":54,"version":19,"maxContentLevel":18},"cd16b447-de51-4388-a5f8-bb8fe3459238",{"type":54,"reviewType":18,"spacingBehaviour":19,"multiChoiceQuestion":501,"multiChoiceCorrect":503,"multiChoiceIncorrect":506,"multiChoiceMultiSelect":6,"multiChoiceRevealAnswerOption":6},[502],"What factors led to King Philip's War in 1675?",[504,505],"Disputes over land and resources","Expansion of English settlements:multi",[507,508],"Political alliances between different tribes","Religious conflicts",{"id":510,"data":511,"type":54,"version":19,"maxContentLevel":18},"a8ca79ae-8781-44ab-aaad-8b7ae0bfe094",{"type":54,"reviewType":18,"spacingBehaviour":19,"multiChoiceQuestion":512,"multiChoiceCorrect":514,"multiChoiceIncorrect":515,"multiChoiceMultiSelect":6,"multiChoiceRevealAnswerOption":6,"matchPairsQuestion":516,"matchPairsPairs":517},[513],"Which of the following applies to Metacomet?",[405],[404,402,406],[64],[518],{"left":478,"right":405,"direction":18},{"id":520,"data":521,"type":19,"maxContentLevel":18,"version":19,"reviews":525},"742be65a-3bb8-4941-9816-0dc1e3413bd1",{"type":19,"title":522,"markdownContent":523,"audioMediaId":524},"King Philip’s War page 3","\nIn 1675, the simmering tensions erupted into full-blown warfare with the outbreak of King Philip's War.\n\n![Graph](image://086d08ba-c67f-41fe-8408-d9242492deaa \"Hand-colored woodcut from the 19th century, depicting scenes from King Philip's War, 1675-1676.\")\n\nMetacomet rallied various tribes in a united front against the encroaching English settlers, marking a dramatic shift from his father's policies of cautious engagement.\n\nKing Philip's War, spanning over three years, was characterized by its ferocity and merciless tactics. 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