Unit 1 Period 1

Mayans and Aztecs in modern day (blank) and the Inca in (blank) further developed (blank).

How did the Natives' views on land ownership differ from the Europeans' views on land ownership

• Natives felt that they owned all the land and could waste resources while Europeans were hesitant to make land claims

• Natives shared the land with each other and utilized all resources while European countries fought over claimed territories

• Natives and Europeans agreed to share the land together, there were no differences in views

• Natives had very strict border lines they enforced to separate themselves from other Natives and the Europeans. Europeans respected this.

What was Columbus' original intention for his exploration?

• a quicker and easier route to Asia

• a route to the Americas to convert natives

• to leave Europe where Christians were being persecuted and find another land

• to prove the world was not flat

The Columbian Exchange was a transfer of-?

• plants

• animals

• germs

• nothing was exchanged

Where was the highest population of Natives within the Americas?

• Central and South America

• northern modern day Canada

• solely along where New England is

• near the Great Lakes

What was a result of Bartolome de Las Casas actions?

• the New Laws of 1542 that protected the Natives

• the New Laws of 1542 gave Spaniards more power to enslave the Natives

• the Treaty of Tordesillas that drew borders for land claims by both the Spanish and the Portuguese

• a revolt from the Natives

What does the Black Legend refer to?

• a famous painting by a Spanish artist

• the negative treatment of the Chinese by the Dutch

• the negative treatment of Natives by Spain

• the plague that occured in Europe

Who established the Church of England?

• King Henry VIII

• Martin Luther

• Pope Clement VII

• Queen Isabella

What were the divisions of the Spanish caste system in the Americas based on?

• race

• religion

• economic class

• level of education

What was the main cause for the drastic decline in population of the Natives?

• lack of food

• European diseases

• lack of shelter and appropriate clothing during the winter

• a war with numerous battles