World History Unit 8 Age of Exploration

Which city was the Aztec capital?

• Machu Pichu

• Tenochtitlan

• Chichen Itza

• Lima

Which is NOT why Spanish explorers went to the New World?

• God

• adventure

• glory

• gold

What percentage of slaves came to the U.S. from the Atlantic slave trade?

• 6%

• 20%

• 48%

• 60%

Francisco Pizarro

• conquered Incas

• first to sail around Africa

• conquered Aztecs

• found New World

The New World refers to the Americas and the Old World refers to Europe.

• True

• False

Which empire practiced isolationism to avoid trade with the Europeans?

• India

• China

• Japan

• Australia

Spanish explorer who found the New World

• Cortes

• Columbus

• Magellan

• Ponce de Leon

Why did Europeans want a water route to India?

• Land routes were dangerous and expensive

• Land routes took to long

• Land routes were cheaper

• Water routes had pirates

What was the impact of diseases on the Native Americans?

• killed 25% of population

• killed 60% of population

• killed 90% of the population

• developed immunities

What was Pok-A-Tok?

• special last meal of sacrifices

• dance during human sacrifices

• ball game, losers sacrificed

• ball game, winners sacrificed