Unit 5:The Americas: Pre-Columbian Empires to Colonies Review

What was one important effect of the Columbian Exchange?

• rapid decline in European population

• increase religious authority and limit secular influences

• spread of Hinduism into India

• introduction of new foods to both Europe and the Americas

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

• Aztec religious beliefs promoted nonviolence

• Spain joined the Incas in their fight against the Aztecs

• The Spanish cavalry outnumbered the Aztec warriors

• Spanish soldiers possessed superior military technology

What was a direct result of the Transatlantic Slave Trade on West Africa?

• religion was no longer practiced in Africa

• many West African communities faced population losses

• European industrial factories were established throughout Africa

• Africans across the continent hired Europeans to train their military

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain funded the voyage of which explorer?

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

• Robert de la Salle

• John Cabot

Which of the following are achievement(s) were made by the Maya Empire? Select all that apply.

• writing system

• colorful art and pottery

• used astronomy to predict the future

• created a game similar to modern day basketball

The illustration shows how enslaved Africans were chained together on ships during the "Middle Passage" to the Americas. What conclusion can be drawn from this illustration?

• Slave traders showed great cruelty and insensitivity to other human beings

• African slaves generally were told where they were going and what would happen to them when they arrived

• Although enslaved Africans came from different regions and cultures of Africa, they learned to communicate with each other

• Of the 20 million Africans taken from their homes and sold into slavery, most never completed the "Middle Passage"

Which Portuguese explorer was the first to circumnavigate the world and prove that it was in fact round and not flat?

• Vasco de Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry Hudson

The Spanish conquistadors and priests were determined to spread what to the indigenous people?

• Christianity

• gold

• silver

• diseases

Hernan Cortes was able to conquer Mexico and the Aztecs due to: (Select all that apply)

• the Spanish were better armed than the Aztecs

• the Spanish had help from Aztec enemies

• the Aztec had were outnumbered by the Spanish

• disease weakened the Aztec population

Francisco Pizarro conquered which indigenous empire in Peru?

• Spanish

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca