Unit 3 Quiz Social Studies

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• A trade route between Europe and Asia

• The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world

• A treaty between Spain and Portugal

• A type of currency used in the Americas

What was Fort Elmina used for?

• A trading post for spices

• A Portuguese fort in Ghana used in the slave trade

• A military base for the Aztecs

• A religious site for the Incas

Who was Hernan Cortes?

• A Portuguese explorer who discovered Brazil

• A Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico

• An Inca leader who resisted Spanish conquest

• A French explorer who mapped the Mississippi River

What are textiles?

• Metal tools

• Cloth items

• Wooden sculptures

• Stone carvings

What is Xocolatl?

• A type of fruit found in the Amazon

• A popular chocolate drink in Central and South America introduced to Europeans

• A traditional dance from Mexico

• A type of ancient weapon used by the Incas

What does the term "Conquistador" refer to?

• A Spanish conqueror of the Americas

• A type of ship used by explorers

• A religious leader in Spain

• A native warrior in the Andes

Who were the Aztecs?

• An ancient civilization in Egypt

• Early Native American civilization of Mexico that used warfare to conquer other groups

• A tribe in the Amazon rainforest

• A group of explorers from Europe

Where were the Incas located?

• In the deserts of Africa

• In the Andes in Peru

• On the islands of the Caribbean

• In the forests of North America

Who was Francisco Pizarro?

• A Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire

• A Portuguese sailor who discovered India

• A French explorer who mapped Canada

• An English pirate in the Caribbean

Who discovered the Mississippi River while exploring the southeastern region of North America?

• Hernado de Soto

• Francisco Coronado

• Christopher Columbus

• Montezuma