Unit 5 Age of Exploration

A major reason for the end of the Aztec Empire was

• refusal of people to obey their leaders
• a conflict with the Inca
• technology of the Spanish
• Political instability due to the rise of an emperor from the peasant class

What was an effect of Spanish contact with native American groups?

• The Spanish gave the Aztec horses and weapons
• War and disease led to the fall of the Aztec
• The Spanish joined the Aztec to defeat the Inca
• Spanish brought Aztec religious beliefs back to Spain

What advantages did the Spanish have in waging war against the Incas?

• better military technology
• a greater number of soldiers
• closer military bases
• a greater number of officers

The Inca are most widely known for their

• tropical climate
• unified language
• seafaring
• road system

What was the reason behind the decline in population in the Americas after the Europeans came?

• wars between native groups
• emigration to Europe
• disease brought by the Spanish
• crop failures

What is the long term significance of Christopher Columbus' voyages?

• his ships were first to circumnavigate the globe
• he started a vast global exchange between two hemispheres
• because of his model of fair treatment of indigenous people
• he correctly calculated the earths circumference

Why did the Maya abandon their cities?

• because a tribe conquered them
• they were conquered by the Spanish
• they exhausted their resources and ran out of food

The use of the Aztec calendar and Maya writing system both illustrate that pre- Columbian cultures in the Americas

• traded extensively with Africa
• flourished prior to European contact
• declined because of invasion and disease
• converted others to Islam

Which statement describes an impact that the Columbian Exchange had on the lives of Europeans?

• the transfer of new products and Ideas encouraged economic growth
• New diseases were brought to Europe and caused a massive plague
• Native immigrated to Europe
• Cross cultural contacts declinced

Invention of the compass and astrolabe and the need for spices influenced the . . .

• Crusades
• Age of Exploration
• Renaissance
• Reformation