Europeans & African in Latin America

Europeans & African in Latin America

4th - 8th Grade

11 Qs

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Europeans & African in Latin America

Europeans & African in Latin America

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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Which is true about Christopher Columbus?

In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue, discovered America and proved the world was round
In 1492 the Italian explorer sailed to the Caribbean, believing he had made it to India. He claimed the land for the Spanish.
in 1492 the Spanish explorer killed all of the Native people in America
In 1492 Columbus sailed to Latin America and exchanged gold with the native people. 

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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What is the New World? 

All of the lands across the Atlantic Ocean 
The Americas 
All of the land across the Atlantic Ocean that the Europeans had not yet been to
There is no such thing as a new world

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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Which is true? 130 years after Columbus's voyage..

Portugal claimed the Pacific coast of Brazil
France claimed the entire island of Hispaniola 
Great Britain established a 13 colonies in the Atlantic coast
The Spanish claimed Central America and most of South America

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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Which is true about Christianity in the European New World?

Most people in Latin America today are not Christian 
Native people were Christian when the conquistadors arrived 
Native people were forced to become Christians. Native villages were renamed to Christian names
Many Natives wanted to convert to Christianity because it was a more civilized religion than their own 

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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Which is true about Cortes and Montezuma 

Cortes and Montezuma were besties that literally are always together and hashtag #twinsies when they wore the same outfit
The Aztecs gathered armies to fight Cortes but were defeated because the Spanish had larger more advanced weapons.
The Aztecs helped the Spanish find gold and happily converted to Christianity 
The Aztecs welcomed the conquistadors, but later Cortes killed the emperor, took control of Tenochtitlan and claimed it for the Spanish. Spanish control lasted 300 years.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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What did Pizzaro do

Killed the Inca leader, took 50,000 pounds of Inca gold, and brought down the Inca empire
Taught Natives Spanish for free
Crossed the Pacific from Spain in 1467 and traveled in the Inca territory with only 18 soilders
Got fat eating Inca food, danced the Inca dance, and is still on the Inca dollar today

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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The Columbian Exchange is

the trading of knowledge, resources, and culture between the Natives and Europeans
The trading of ideas and foods between Africans and natives
the trading of spices, slaves, and gold between the Natives, Africans, and Europeans
The trading of resources

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