Exploration, Mesoamerica, and Enlightenment

Front

Who was the first European explorer to circumnavigate the entire world?

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Ferdinand Magellan

Front

Which one of the following was NOT one of the three G's of exploration? God, Gold, Glory, Galleon

Back

Galleon

Front

How were the Spanish conquistadors able to easily conquer the Aztecs and the Inca?

Back

They had better weapons.

Front

What caused the downfall of the Aztec Empire?

Back

Hernando Cortez brought war and disease to the Aztecs.

Front

What were the European explorers looking for when they conquered the American civilizations?

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Gold and trade routes

Front

What best describes land colonized by Spanish explorers? Options: Asia, Australia, North and South America, Antarctica

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North and South America

Front

What area best describes where England colonized? South America, North America, Asia, Southwest Asia

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North America

Front

Which of the following achievements did not belong to the Maya? 365 day solar calendar, developed the concept of zero, developed a hieroglyphic writing system, aqueducts

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aqueducts

Front

When Tenochtitlan became overpopulated & they needed more food/land for their growing population, what did the Aztecs do?

Back

They built more chinampas

Front

Which is NOT a way the Inca kept their vast empire united?
Options:
They developed a system of writing,
The made a quipu for keeping track of the population,
They built sacred rope bridges,
They built around 14,000 miles of roads

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They developed a system of writing