AP World: Ch 12-13, Strayer

An old world disease spread from Europeans to the Americas

• Syphilis

• Yellow Fever

• Influenza

• Smallpox

Mortality rate for indigenous Americans following European contact approached

• 30%
• 50%
• 80%
• 90%

Which of the following is an example of the Columbian exchange?

• The emergence of Western Europeans on the world stage

• The introduction of corn and potatoes into the Afro-Eurasian diet

• The rivalry between Catholic Spain and Protestant England

• The interaction between the Mesoamerican and Andean civilizations

The Mughal ruler Akbar favored policies that promoted

• a cosmopolitan and hybrid Indian-Persian-Turkic culture.

• the forced conversion of Hindus to Islam.

• a distinctly Islamic identity.

• the removal of non-Muslims from high office.

New Spain included all EXCEPT

• Mexico
• Guatemala
• Peru
• Brazil

Pachacuti transformed the Kingdom of Cuzco into the

• Aztec Empire

• Inca Empire

• Mayan Empire

• Quechua Empire

Mexico became a majority

• Creole nation
• Mestizo nation
• Mulatto nation
• Peninsulare nation

Why did some Native Americans aid the Spanish in their initial invasion of the New World?

• To gain an advantage against their own enemies

• To appease the gods

• To learn about European culture

• To acquire gold and jewels

Most Africans in the trans-Atlantic Slave Trade went to

• Mexico & Guatemala
• Brazil & Caribbean
• Peru & Bolivia
• Peru & Mexico

Cortez took over

• Inca lands
• Aztec lands
• Maya lands
• Quechua lands