Fall Semester Final Review 3

- Smallpox outbreak spreads throughout Mexico.

- Many Incas convert to Christianity in ceremonies in Lima, Peru.

- Spanish and Portuguese are introduced to chocolate, peanuts, tomatoes, and corn.

- Cortes brings Aztec gold and silver treasures to Spain.

Which situation is illustrated in these statements?

• the relatively high costs of colonialism

• triangular trade and its effects on agricultural economies

• empathy of Europeans for Native American Indian civilizations

• the impact of contact between different peoples

What disease proved to be the most destructive to Native Americans during the Age of Exploration?

• measles

• smallpox

• diptheria

• mumps

Between 1540 and 1580, what happened to the native population of Central Mexico?

• It decreased to 8 million people.

• It increased by approximately 2 million people per year.

• It decreased by approximately 6 million people

• It increased to a high of 26 million people.

What is important about the caravel and astrolabe?

• they improved navigational technology, allowing for exploration.

• they were used to capture Africans and put them into slavery.

• they made it fun to go to the carnival

• they helped the Spanish conquer native populations in the Americas.

Which of the following is NOT a reason that Europeans felt the need to explore?

• to spread Christianity

• to help the people in foreign countries

• to find riches and gain wealth

• to gain more land for their countries

What was Christopher Columbus looking for when he discovered the “New World”?

• Cape of Good Hope

• Africa

• America

• Asia

Which of the following men started the world’s first school of navigation?

• Christopher Columbus

• King Ferdinand

• Prince Henry

• Hernan Cortes

Which of the following men is given credit for being the first to sail around the world?

• Vasco de Balboa

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernan Cortes

• Bartolomeu Diaz

The Magna Carta can be described as a

• list of feudal rights that limited the power of the English monarchy

• journal about English feudal society

• census of all tax-paying nobility in feudal England

• statement of grievances of the middle class in England

Which statement best describes a result of the Glorious Revolution in England (1688)?

• England lost its colonial possessions.

• The power of the monarchy was increased.

• England formed an alliance with France.

• Principles of limited government were strengthened.