The Americas

What was one positive effect from the Colombian Exchange?

• Decline of European population

• economic instability in China and Japan

• guarantee citizenship to Indians while supporting traditional practices

• introduction of new foods to both Europe and Americas

One reason Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the Aztecs was that-

• Aztec religious beliefs promoted nonviolence

• Spain joined the Incas in their fight against Aztecs

• The Spanish Calvary outnumbered the Aztec warriors

• Spanish soldiers possessed superior military technology

Who did Europeans originally try to enslave

• Native Americans

• Africans

• African Americans

• The Europeans didn't enslave anyone

Why were Native Americans not good candidates for being slaves?

• They died quickly from diseases

• They didn't know how to plant

• They were slow workers

• There weren't enough of them

What were the Portuguese originally looking for?

• Gold

• Slaves

• Land

• Silver

What was Christopher Columbus looking for when he left Spain in 1492?

• A route to India

• New World

What explorer was credited as the first to circumnavigate the world?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which of the following was NOT a new technology that helped improve exploration?

• astrolabe

• lateen sail

• caravel (speedy ship)

• microscope

• compass

Which of the following was the conquistador who conquered the Incas Empire of Peru around 1530?

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernan Cortes

Which empires collapsed as a result of European migration and settlement in the Americas?

• Aztec

• Songhai

• Persian

• Inca

• Byzantine