Mesoamerica and the Age of Exploration

What is one reason Spain was willing to finance Christopher Columbus' voyage?

• To Trade in Established American Ports

• To Prove the World is Round

• To Collect Tribute Payments for the King

• To Find New Trade Routes

Which Mesoamerican civilization(s) lived in the Andes mountains of South America?

• Maya Empire

• Inca Empire

• Aztec Empire

• None of the Above

Which achievement played an important role in pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations?

• Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

• Domestication of Horses

• Cultivation of Corn

• Establishment of Sugar Plantations

Which of the following did NOT contribute to or cause the European Age of Exploratiion

• Triangular Trade

• New Technologies in Navigation and Ship-Building

• Desire to Spread Christianity

• Desire for Gold and Silver

Which of the following is not a disease brought to the Incas by Pizarro and his men?

• Typhoid

• Bubonic Plague

• Smallpox

• Mumps

One reason Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the Aztecs was that - 

• The Spanish were Helped by an Alliance with the Incas

• The Spanish Military had more Fighters than the Aztecs

• The Aztec Religion Promoted Non-Violence

• The Spanish had Superior European Guns and Armor

Which of the following was not a reason Spanish Conquistadors prevailed over Natives in the Americas?

• Spanish Use of Horses in Combat

• European Diseases

• Superior Spanish Military Technology

• Overpopulation

Intermarriage between Spaniards and Natives resulted in a new mixed-race social class known as:

• Mullatoes

• Criollos

• Mestizos

• Peninsulares

Which of the following is not an impact of Columbian Exchange?

• The Americas had Large Population Gains

• New Diseases were Introduced to Europe

• New Livestock Were Introduced to the Americas

• Europe had Large Population Losses

Which of the following was an impact of the slave trade?

• Trade Routes Shifted from Trans-Saharan to Trans-Atlantic

• Trade Routes Shifted from Trans-Atlantic to Trans-Saharan

• Slave Trade Promoted Wars Between European States

• African Slaves Became Important Tools of Political Power