Pre-Columbian Empires to Colonies

What was one important effect of the Columbian Exchange?

• rapid decline in European population

• increase religious authority and limit secular influences

• spread of Hinduism into India

• introduction of new foods to both Europe and the Americas

One reason Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the Aztecs was that -

• Aztec religious beliefs promoted nonviolence

• Spain joined the Incas in their fight against the Aztecs

• The Spanish cavalry outnumbered the Aztec warriors

• Spanish soldiers possessed superior military technology

What was a direct result of the Transatlantic Slave Trade on West Africa?

• religion was no longer practiced in Africa

• many West African communities faced population losses

• European industrial factories were established throughout Africa

• Africans across the continent hired Europeans to train their military

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain funded the voyage of which explorer?

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

• Robert de la Salle

• John Cabot

During the last Ice Age Asia and North America (Alaska) were attached by a frozen land bridge known as the

• Middle Passage

• Artic Crossover

• Beringia

• Golden Gate Bridge

Which of the following are achievement(s) were made by the Maya Empire? Select all that apply.

• writing system

• colorful art and pottery

• used astronomy to predict the future

• created a game similar to modern day basketball

Which civilization used "quipu" as a way to promote a numbering system and send messages?

• Inca

• Maya

• Aztec

• none of the above

The illustration shows how enslaved Africans were chained together on ships during the "Middle Passage" to the Americas. What conclusion can be drawn from this illustration?

• Slave traders showed great cruelty and insensitivity to other human beings

• African slaves generally were told where they were going and what would happen to them when they arrived

• Although enslaved Africans came from different regions and cultures of Africa, they learned to communicate with each other

• Of the 20 million Africans taken from their homes and sold into slavery, most never completed the "Middle Passage"

Why did it become necessary for Marco Polo to find a new all water trade route between Europe and China?

• he wanted the opportunity to try out the new ships he built

• he did not know how to travel on land

• traveling by water instead of land took less time

• the Ottomans began to stop the overland traffic

Which Portuguese explorer was the first to circumnavigate the world and prove that it was in fact round and not flat?

• Vasco de Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry Hudson