The Americas Quiz

Read the graph. What can be concluded from the graph?

• Diseases from Europeans killed off Native Americans

• New Cattle made less of a need for bigger populations

• Natives were moving out of Mexico

An important effect of the Colombian Exchange on Europe was—

• the division of European Christians into Catholics and Protestants

• a growth in population with the introduction of new foods

• a decline in feudalism as people moved to towns

• the introduction of horses as work animals

What is this a picture representing?

• Amount of people settled in the New found land

• Trade routes for maize, cattle, and gold only

• Atlantic Slave trade

• Americans finding land in Africa

The main crop grown by the Mayans was:

• Potatoes
• Maize
• Cotton
• Jade

Why are the Olmec important?

• They influenced the Maya and Aztecs
• They were the last people to settle Mesoamerica
• They settled between two rivers
• The Inca learned from them

What does the term "mesoamerican" mean?

• Middle Passage
• Middle America, between North and South America
• Middle America, including states like Texas and Oklahoma
• Messy America

Where did the Maya live?

• Central Mexico

• Yucatan Peninsula

• South America mainly Peru

Which person conquered the Aztec empire?

• Montezuma II
• Hernando Cortes
• Francisco Pizarro
• Atahualpa

What system of farming did the Inca develop in order to farm in the mountains? 

• Chinampas
• Irrigation
• Aqueducts
• Terrace Farming

What helped the Spanish conquer the Inca most?

• their wealth
• the indigenous people had strong immunities
• the weak immunities of the natives helped spread disease
• better technoglogy