Unit 8 Test

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The MOST important factor in explaining the Spanish victory over the Aztecs and Incas in the 16th century was the

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devastating loss of Indian life caused by smallpox.

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The Aztecs built a powerful and wealthy empire by

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militarily conquering other tribes and making alliances.

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Which statement regarding early civilizations of the Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas is TRUE? Options: Both the Mayans and the Aztecs inhabited parts of the North American continent., The Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas were inhabitants of what is now West Africa., The Mayans and Incas co-existed in Central America in what is now Mexico., Both the Incas and Aztecs inhabited the land areas along the western coast of North America.

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Both the Mayans and the Aztecs inhabited parts of the North American continent.

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Incan agricultural success would not have been possible without which of these? horses, sugarcane, steel plows, terraced farming

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terraced farming

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Mayans were considered experts in all of the fields listed below EXCEPT: astronomy, mathematics, engineering, iron-making.

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iron-making.

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What is the relationship between this chart and the Age of Exploration?

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Indigenous peoples were killed by European diseases.

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What health advantage did the Spanish conquistadors hold over the Aztecs?

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They were immune to deadly diseases such as the flu and small pox.

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The ruler Montezuma would have led people who lived CLOSEST to which number?

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1

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Which pre-Columbian civilization was the earliest to exist?

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Maya

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Which of these represents a similarity between the Mayan and Aztec civilizations? Options: both were polytheistic, neither traded long distances, they each disappeared mysteriously, both were harmed by Spanish influence

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both were polytheistic