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Spanish Franciscan Friar Bernardino de Sahagun, writing about the Aztecs:

“An epidemic broke out, a sickness of pustules… (The disease) brought great desolation; a great many died of it.  They could no longer walk about… no longer able to move or stir… Starvation reigned, and no one took care of others any longer… And when things were in this state, the Spaniards came.”

What was the primary factor leading to the situation described in the passage above?

• The Aztecs were experiencing a severe drought

• The Spanish were engaging in warfare with the Aztecs

• The introduction of European diseases to the Aztecs

• The Aztecs were involved in internal conflicts

According to the map, which European country claimed the largest territories in North America and South America in 1600?

• Portugal

• Spain

• Russia

• France

How did the Aztecs utilize chinampas for agriculture?

• By using vertical farming techniques

• By creating floating gardens on water bodies

• By practicing slash-and-burn agriculture

• By implementing terraced farming on hillsides

According to the map, where did enslaved Africans arrive in the New World?

• the Caribbean

• Africa

• North America

• South America

How were African enslaved people viewed by their captors (the slave traders)?

• As property

• With respect

• To be treated fairly

• As equals to the Europeans

What is Olaudah Equiano best known for?

• Being a prominent abolitionist leader

• Writing a detailed autobiography about his experience on the Middle Passage.

• Leading a slave rebellion

• Owning a plantation in the Caribbean

European diseases that arrived in the New World were particularly deadly because...

• little medical aid was available so far from European urban centers
• the European conquerors deliberately accelerated the spread of the most deadly strains
• the Native Americans had no natural resistance to these diseases
• the vast devastation of warfare with the Europeans left few to care for the sick

What was the primary purpose of the transatlantic slave trade?

• To provide labor for plantations in the Americas

• To establish diplomatic relations with African kingdoms

• To promote cultural exchange between continents

• To spread European religious beliefs

Which of the following is not one of the three Gs that motivated explorers?

• Glory

• God

• Gold

• Grain

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Grain' because it is not one of the three Gs that motivated explorers, which are Glory, God, and Gold.

Which of these terms best describes the transfer of food, crops, animals, and diseases between the New World and the Old World? (Note: It also created a LOT of $$ for those involved in the trading)

• Columbian Exchange
• Worldwide Transfer
• Global Exchange
• Transatlantic Trade