AOE/MESO

What is Mercantilism?

• an economic policy by which nations try to gather wealth by establishing colonies and controlling trade

• Kings taxing their people

• The policy of empires to take slaves after conquering a people

• A new way to build ships

What is an Epidemic?

• A spread of deadly miasma

• an outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads quickly and over a wide geographic area

• A bunch of kids wearing proclub

• A battle technique

Mesoamerica is where?

• The region extending from Japan to Korea

• the region extending from modern Mexico through Central America

• The region extending from Mongolia to easter Europe

• The region extending from England to France

Which group built an empire in central Mexico that flourished from 1428 to 1519 C.E.

• The Aztecs

• The Maya

• The Inca

• The Olmecs

What was a Conquistador?

• Spanish Soldiers/mercenaries that sailed to the new world seeking gold and glory

• Viking raiders that settled in Britain

• Chinese sailors that took tribute from Malaysia to Africa

• American explorers that charted the length of the Mississippi river

A gift of an animal/Human blood given to the gods is called what?

• Donation

• Sacrifice

• Hand me downs

• Gifts

What is a Chinampa?

• A floating garden/farm

• A floating marketplace

• A floating house

• A floating government building

What made the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan so famous?

• It was built inside a huge cave

• It was built at the top of a mountain

• It was built in the middle of a lake

• It was built in the middle of a volcano

Which Mesoamerican culture thrived in southern Mexico and Central America from 2,000bce - 1,500ce?

• The Maya

• The Aztec

• The Inca

• The Tlaxcala

Which Mesoamerican culture in the Andes Mountains of South America arose in the 1400s C.E. and lasted until 1532

• The Inca

• The Maya

• The Aztec

• The Tlacopan