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Age of Exploration 17.3/17.4

Age of Exploration 17.3/17.4

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Which explorer is represented in the picture?

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Bartolomeu Dias

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Vasco de Gama

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Christopher Columbus

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Ferdinand Magellan

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Which term means a good that is sold to another country?

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Import

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Export

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A belief that a country’s security depended on selling more products than it bought (maintaining a positive trade balance); establishing colonies who would sell raw materials to the home country at low prices and who would in turn buy what they needed ONLY from the mother country

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Navigation Acts

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Mercantilism

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Triangular Trade

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Middle Passage

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Cash crop farming is the growing of food for...

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food

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sale

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import

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leisure

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Why were the Spanish interested in the New World?

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Silver

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Power and Money

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Gold and Converting the natives to Christianity

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Spices and Trae

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What was the name of Aztec capitol city?
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Machu Picchu

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Chinampa

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Tenochtitlan

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Quetzalcoatl

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Which country was NOT very active in the fight for territory in the New World?

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Spain

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GreatvBritain

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Germany

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France

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How long did it take for the Spanish to conquer the Aztecs?
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6 months

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1 year

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2 years

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3 years

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What civilization was located in modern day Peru
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Inca

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Aztec

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Iroquois

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Mayans

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What civilization was located in modern day Mexico
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Inca

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Aztec

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Iroquois

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What country did Cortes claim land for?

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France

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Spain

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England

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Cuba

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Who was the leader of the Aztecs

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Montezuma

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Sapa Inca

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Technoctitlan

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Pizzaro

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Which of the following was NOT an impact of Cortes' conquests?

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Native people were forced to convert to Christianity

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The Spanish built governments in what is now Mexico City

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The Aztecs were afflicted by smallpox

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The Aztec civilization grew

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What did Montezuma think that these strangers were?

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Gods

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Eskimos

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Travelers

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Indians

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What did Cortés decide to do?

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He decided to become friends with the Aztecs.

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He decided to leave Mexico.

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He decided to leave the Aztecs alone.

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He decided to conquer the Aztecs.

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Which best describes the factors that enabled Cortes to defeat the Aztecs?

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larger forces, better weapons

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metal armor, muskets, horses, allies

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stone weapons

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disease and more men

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The modern day country where the Aztec empire was centered is 
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Mexico 

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Peru

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Brazil

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Chile

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The Inca emperor __________ was captured and held ransom for a room full of gold.
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Montezuma II

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Atahualpa

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Cortez

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Pizarro

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According to this map, which of the following products was native to the Americas?

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turkeys

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sheep

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bananas

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olives

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Where did BOTH the Spanish and Portuguese establish colonies?

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Mesoamerica and South America

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North America

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Africa and Australia

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Other parts of Europe.

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Who conquered the Aztecs?

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Hernando de Soto

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Francisco Pizarro

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Hernan Cortez

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Christopher Columbus

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Who conquered the Incas?

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Hernando de Soto

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Francisco Pizarro

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Hernan Cortez

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Christopher Columbus

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Spain came to America with what purpose?
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to trade with Natives

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for God, Gold, and Glory

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to exchange goods

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to spread diseases

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Conquistador is a Spanish word that means.....

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crazy man

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soldier

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conqueror

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Which exchange most impacted the native populations in Mesoamerica (central region of America)?

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Gunpowder

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Smallpox

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Horses

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Cacao

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Which nation was motivated by profiting from the fur trade in North America?

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England

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Spain

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France

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Netherlands

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Which country funded Christopher Columbus' voyage to the "New World."
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Portugal

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Spain

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Italy

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England

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Why did Cortes take Moctezuma prisoner?

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Moctezuma had not welcomed Cortes and his men.

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He wanted to conquer the Aztecs.

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He was afraid of the Aztecs' superior weapons.

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He wanted to take Moctezuma back to Spain.

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Which explorer is represented in the picture?

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Bartolomeu Dias

2

Vasco de Gama

3

Christopher Columbus

4

Ferdinand Magellan

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