LAS Exploration, Conquest, and Slavery

A society’s way of life best describes

• Philosophy

• History

• Culture

• Psychology

Which of the following is a part of culture?

• Religion

• Traditions

• Food

• All of the above

The American ideal of “beauty” are a value in our culture

• True

• False

Where were the Aztecs located?

• Southern Peru

• Central America

• Central Mexico

• Northern Mexico

What was the capital of the Aztec civilization?

• Mexico City

• Tenochtitlan

• Cuzco

• Texcoco

Which of the following best describes the Aztecs?

• Cannibals who ate their captives.

• Fierce warriors who used their captives for human sacrifices

• Farmers who lived in isolation.

• Nomads who traveled around in search of food and water.

Because of the Treaty of Tordesillas, Portugal's only colony was _____.

• Peru

• Mexico

• Haiti

• Brazil

What is a conquistador?

• Spanish farmer

• Spanish leader

• Spanish soldier

• French Explorer

Which Spanish conquistador arrived in Mexico in 1519 to search for treasure?

• Hernan Cortes

• Francisco Pizarro

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando de Soto

Which of the following was most responsible for the decline of the native population in the Americas?

• Spanish soldiers killing natives

• Immigration of Natives out of the Americas

• Disease