What If Columbus Never Discovered America?

Which European explorer is known to have reached the Americas around 1000 C.E.?

• Vikings

• Jacques Cartier

• Christopher Columbus

• Pedro Álvares Cabral

What was the primary motivation for European explorers during the Age of Discovery?

• Scientific research

• Religious conversion

• Cultural exchange

• Wealth and riches

If Columbus had never reached the Americas, which explorer would have likely discovered it around 1500?

• Pedro Álvares Cabral

• Hernán Cortés

• Jacques Cartier

• Vasco da Gama

What was the main reason for the decline of the Mississippian culture?

• Lack of resources

• Natural disasters

• Internal conflicts and power vacuum

• European colonization

Which American Indian nation in North America was known for its fierce warriors and agricultural practices?

• Mississippian

• Thule

• Iroquois Confederacy

• Algonquin

What was the primary reason for the Aztec's expansion?

• Scientific research

• Religious conversion

• Warfare and human sacrifices

• Trade

Which city did the Aztecs restore and make their capital to unify their empire?

• Tenochtitlan

• Cuzco

• Teotihuacan

• Chichen Itza

What was the Inca's method of recording information?

• Written scripts

• Hieroglyphs

• Quipu system

• Stone carvings

Which sacred site became an important pilgrimage location for the Incas?

• Teotihuacan

• Lake Titicaca

• Machu Picchu

• Cuzco

In the hypothetical scenario, what was the primary goal of the American explorers when they reached Europe?

• To learn and improve quality of life

• To trade and exchange goods

• To conquer and colonize

• To spread their religion