Exploration, Renaissance, and Reformation

Where were the Aztec located?

• Brazil

• Central America

• Mexico

• South America

Which of the following describes Mayan religion?

• monotheistic

• atheist

• polytheistic

• they didn't have a religion

What best explains the demise of the Aztecs?

• The Spanish Moors conquered them

• Hernán Cortés took Montezuma II hostage and attacked the city

• A plague caused famine and drought

• The Inca conquered the land and persecuted the Aztecs

When the Aztecs first saw Hernán Cortés, they believed him to be the Aztec god, ____________, the creator of the world and mankind.

• Huitzilopochtli

• Texcoco

• Moctezuma

• Quetzalcoatl

Which emperor of Mali has been described as the richest man who ever lived?

• Ibn Khalid

• Mansa Musa

• Emperor Dibonga

• King Leo II

What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World?

• to find a faster and safer trading route to Asia

• to launch a surprise attack on the enemies of Spain by sea

• to circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy

• to find the city of gold in southern Africa

This image of the Columbian Exchange shows the:

• benefits of the exploration of Asia by Europeans

• effects of the Middle Passage on the Americas

• Introductions of South American products to North America

• Interaction of cultures between the Old World and New World

One effect of the encomienda system in Latin America was that it:

• eliminated the use of guilds

• promoted isolationism

• reduced Spanish influence

• Enslaved the Native peoples

What was the name of the capital city of the Incan empire?

• Cuzco

• Tenochtitlan

• Lima

• Texcoco

Which of the following areas was NOT involved in the triangular trade?

• Europe

• The Americas

• Asia

• Africa