Exploration & Americas Review

Which of the following was not a cause of European exploration?

• Finding new trade routes

  
  

• Spreading Christianity

  
  

• A chance to earn fame/glory

  
  

• bringing slaves to Europe

In addition to goods for trade, what did Europeans introduce to civilizations in the Americas?

• Corn

  
  

• Diseases

  
  

• Coffee

• Potatoes

  
  

Which fact helps explain why the conflict between Hernán Cortés and the Aztecs ended as it did?

• The Aztecs had faster horses.

  
  

• The Spanish lacked a source of food.

  
  

• The Spanish had the use of gunpowder.

  
  

• The Aztecs had united their subjects.

  
  

How did advances in technology encourage exploration?

• Ships were larger & heavier

  
  

• Ships could only travel in deep water

  
  

• New maps revealed three continents

  
  

• New boat designs allowed for faster and more effective exploration

Hernán Cortés explored and conquered which empire?

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

• Mongol

The structures found by archaeologists in Mayan cities like Tikal, built more than a thousand years ago, are made of

• mud

• stone

• wood

• thatch

What made it possible for the Mayas to create permanent settlements?

• sailing

• farming

• metal tools

• wild animals

What does the picture on the Mexican flag symbolize?

• a struggle between the powers of the earth and sky

• the joining of different peoples to make one nation

• the strength of Aztec armies to conquer their neighbors

• a legend about how the Aztecs knew where to build their city

What was one benefit of settling on land surrounded by Lake Texcoco?

• It had dense forests.

  
  

• It had a deep harbor.

  
  

• It was easy to defend.

  
  

• It was made of volcanic rock.

  
  

What did the Aztecs build in the center of Tenochtitlan?

• a large plaza with a great temple where they held festivals

  
  

• an aqueduct to carry fresh water for irrigation

  
  

• wooden causeways leading in four different directions

  
  

• a marketplace where thousands of people came to trade