Pre and Post- Columbian America

What Pre-Columbian civilization lived in the shaded area of the map shown?

• Maya

• Inca

• Olmec

• Aztec

What was one major religious feature that was common to all 3 major pre-Columbian, native American civilizations?

• monotheism

• Catholicism

• human sacrifice

• baptism

For the image below, what does the building indicate about the civilization that built it?

• The Aztecs had advanced mathematical knowledge for their time period.

• The Egyptians influenced the Aztecs with their gods and food.

• They were an agricultural society.

• The Aztecs built the temples to attract rain and lightning for crops.

Why did Europe want to sponsor explorers to go to the Americas?

• greater access to trade routes.

• to discover new lands.

• to obtain slaves for the slave trade.

• To prove that the Earth is round.

Which of the following did the most to encourage European exploration in the 1400s?

• Fear that Ming China might gain global supremacy by exploring first.

• Scientific curiosity.

• the desire to seek out direct trade routes to China and the East Indies.

• The opportunity to gain new converts for Catholicism.

Which of the following is an accurate statement about slavery in the Americas?

• More slaves were brought to the Caribbean than to the US.

• The Portuguese were the first to abolish it.

• Caribbean slaves worked mainly in cotton field and silver mines.

• The French enslaved entire native American tribes.

Which of the following consequences of the Columbian Exchange most affected Amerindians in the sixteenth century?

• diseases caused pandemics.

• Newly introduced crops replaced indigenous American crops.

• The influx of African slaves displaced Amerindians.

• European livestock disrupted Amerindian agriculture.

What happened to Africa’s population because to the Columbian Exchange?

• The population was reduced because of the Slave Trade.

• The new foods increased population because they possessed more calories.

• The population decreased because of wars between the Europeans.

• The population increased because of climate and better trade.

How does this image best show a result of the Columbian Exchange?

• It shows horses brought to the Americas from Europe being adapted by Native Americans.

• It shows Native Americans stricken by diseases brought to the Americas by Europeans.

• It shows Native Americans preparing for a voyage to Europe.

• It shows weapons brought to the Americas from Europe being adapted by Native Americans.

Which phrase best explains the scene depicted in this image?

• decks of slave ships with African captives

• bodies of European explorers

• illustration of the Columbian Exchange

• survivors of Magellan's expedition