World History Unit 2 Review

Which answer best describes Aztec agricultural innovations such as Chinampas?

• Scrap Fertilizer - The heads and remains of fish and birds were buried beneath the soil to add nutrients to the soil.

• Floating Gardens - Woven barges built one foot above water level to grow crops in the surrounding lakes.

• Defensive Posts - These manmade islands were used to home soldiers and guards for long periods of time.

• Hydropower - Aztecs rerouted water flow to provide energy to rudimentary water wheels.

The mention of intricate roadways best supported Inca life in the ______________.

• desert.

• mountains.

• jungle.

• plains.

What were chinampas used for in the Aztec Empire?

• trading and marketplaces

• military training grounds

• floating gardens for agriculture

• religious ceremonies

Which of the following best describes the urban planning of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan?

• It featured a complex system of canals and causeways

• It was designed as a fortress with high walls

• It had no permanent structures

• It was built on a mountain

The Mayans were able to create accurate

• Wheels

• Calendars

• Statues

• Maps

Which of the following was the most important factor in enabling the Spanish to defeat the Aztec Empire?

• The Spanish were able to use their understanding of Aztec culture to create effective propaganda that weakened Aztec resistance.

• The Spanish were able to devise effective countermeasures to the horse cavalry that formed the bulk of the Aztec army.

• The Spanish were able to form military alliances with other indigenous peoples who were enemies of the Aztecs.

• The Spanish were able to exploit discontent within the Aztec state to trigger revolt of the lower classes against the Aztec ruling class.

Which of the following is true of commerce in the Indian Ocean during the time period 1000-1450?

• Chinese merchants dominated the trade routes of the Indian Ocean.

• Following the rise of the Mongols during the thirteenth century, the volume of Indian Ocean commerce fell sharply.

  , Not Selected

• There was very little commercial activity in the Indian Ocean.

• Indian Ocean commerce flourished and was conducted by a mixture of Asian, Middle Eastern, and East African merchants.

The term “samurai” describes men in feudal Japan who were most like the men in feudal Europe known as

• Catholic bishops

• serfs

• knights

• lords of the manor

• merchants

From 1400 to 1750, Eurasian rulers sponsored the arts primarily for which of the following reasons?

• To encourage tourism and pilgrimages

• To display power and legitimize their rule

• To increase employment opportunities for struggling artists

• To spend excess money collected in taxes

Spain and Portugal signed the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) primarily because they

• needed to agree on the official languages for Central and South America in order to keep out English and French

• wanted to protect the existing religions in South Asia and the Western Hemisphere

• needed to resolve their territorial disputes after the discovery of ocean routes to the Americas and the Indian Ocean

• did not wish to disrupt the plant and animal life of the Western Hemisphere with the introduction of foreign species

• were concerned that the Western Hemisphere’s native peoples be treated humanely by the European conquerors