Age of Exploration

This invention used the sun, moon, planets, and stars to help explorers navigate on the open ocean.

• Compass
• Astrolabe
• Quadrant
• Telescope

How did many Native Americans die during the Exploration?

• They died from war.
• The conquistadors starved them
• Smallpox and other diseases
• Drowning in ships

Which of the following best describes the Columbian Exchange?

• the exploration of new lands in Africa and the Americas by Europeans

• the exchange of plants, animals, and ideas between Europe and

  the Americas

• the poor treatment of American Indians by European explorers and

  colonists

• the new trading routes to the Americas established by Columbus

How did many Native Americans die during the Exploration?

• They died from war.
• The conquistadors starved them
• Smallpox and other diseases
• Drowning in ships

Why did Cortes take Moctezuma prisoner?

• Moctezuma had not welcomed Cortes and his men.

• He wanted to conquer the Aztecs.

• He was afraid of the Aztecs' superior weapons.

• He wanted to take Moctezuma back to Spain.

What was the overall effect of the Columbian Exchange on most of the native people of North America?

• It was harmful to them.

• It had no effect on them.

• It was good for them.

• It improved their lives.

The Incan Empire was linked together by -

• rivers

• qanats

• roads

• canals

This type of agriculture was practiced by the Incas.

• slash and burn

• chinampas

• 3-field rotation

• terrace farming

The Aztecs created floating gardens for farming called -

• olmecs

• chinampas

• Zapotecs

• Yucatans

What did the Maya, Aztec and Incas all have in common?

• They established large empires.

• They were conquered by the French.

• They believed in polytheism

• They traded with China and India.