Pre-Columbian & Columbian Exchange

BONUS: Why are the first American civilizations called Pre-Columbian?

• They were descendants of Christopher Columbus

• They existed before Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas

• They existed in Africa after Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus stumbled upon the Americas because his plan was to sail ___________ from Spain.

• North
• East
• West

The Aztecs were located in present day?

• Mexico

• Peru
• Guatemala

True or False: all Pre-Columbian civilizations were monotheistic meaning they believed only in one god.

• True
• False

Which statement is true about the Columbian Exchange?

• An exchange of diseases between Europe and the Americas

• An exchange of food, plants, animals, diseases, and cultures between the Old World and the New World

• An exchange of plants, food, animals, and diseases between Africa and North America

The voyages and discoveries of Christopher Columbus in America, helped fuel what two global causes?

• Exploitation
• Exhibition
• Exploration

BONUS: One of the famous Inca Empire sites that is protected by UNESCO and is a World Heritage site is...?

• Great Wall of China
• Mount Everest Base Camp
• Machu Pichu

One similarity between the Aztec, Mayan, and Inca Empires is?

• They all once existed in the country of South Africa.

• They all offered sacrifices to their Gods.

• They all had one common, similar language.

• All fell to Hernan Cortes and his men.

What was one of the effects that began as a result of Europeans needing a new labor force because Native Americans were dying in the Americas?

• Silk Trade
• Atlantic Slave Trade
• Atlantic Exchange

What civilization were achievers of the concept of 0, the 365 day solar calendar, pyramids, and hieroglyphic writing?

• Inca
• Maya
• Aztec