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WorksheetsCh. 12 & 13 Strayer
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A new world disease spread from indigenous Americans to Europeans
a)
Malaria
b)
Yellow Fever
c)
Influenza
d)
Syphilis
2.
Mortality rate for indigenous Americans following European contact approached
a)
30%
b)
50%
c)
80%
d)
90%
3.
Which is NOT an American item spread East in the Columbian Exchange
a)
Corn
b)
Potatoes
c)
Guinea Pig
d)
Pig
4.
The Problem for Portugal in the 16th and 17th centuries was
a)
Abundance of Silver caused inflation
b)
Shortage of Labor
c)
Missionary excess in African colonies
d)
Diminished wage from excess labor
5.
New Spain included all EXCEPT
a)
Mexico
b)
Guatemala
c)
Peru
d)
Brazil
6.
Pachacuti transformed Kingdom of Cuzco into
a)
Aztec Empire
b)
Inca Empire
c)
Mayan Empire
d)
Quechua Empire
7.
Mexico became a majority
a)
Creole nation
b)
Mestizo nation
c)
Mulatto nation
d)
Peninsulare nation
8.
This crop helped increase the population of China
a)
Sweet Potato
b)
Guava
c)
Millet
d)
Tomato
9.
Most Africans in the trans-Atlantic Slave Trade went to
a)
Mexico & Guatemala
b)
Brazil & Caribbean
c)
Peru & Bolivia
d)
Peru & Mexico
10.
Cortez took over
a)
Inca lands
b)
Aztec lands
c)
Maya lands
d)
Quechua lands
11.
System governing relationship between natives and Spanish in the new world
a)
Encomienda
b)
Peninsulares
c)
Amaru
d)
Bourbon Monarchy
12.
The "European Advantage" as discussed in Strayer mainly relates to
a)
Geography
b)
Proximity to rich markets in the Indian Ocean
c)
Longer history relative to Asian and American societies
d)
Catholicism and other belief systems
13.
Dona Marina was well-known as
a)
a political leader of the Spaniards
b)
a religious goddess of the Maya
c)
an interpreter fluent in Maya, Nahuatl, and Spanish
d)
An example of cultural uniformity in Mesoamerica prior to European arrival
14.
Large-scale sugar production was pioneered by the
a)
Mexica people
b)
indigenous Caribbean groups
c)
Arabs
d)
Native Peruvians
15.
The last of the Europeans to arrive as colonizers in the Americas were the
a)
Dutch
b)
Spanish
c)
British
d)
French
16.
Relative to Latin America, North America experienced a society with
a)
more racial mixing
b)
less racial mixing
c)
no emphasis on social stratification
d)
little patriarchy
17.
The significance of Zheng He's voyages is
a)
as a rare example of a powerful eunuch in China
b)
the limitations of Chinese technology in the 15th century
c)
the great maritime empire of the Chinese lasted 1,000 years
d)
the possibility of a Chinese empire in the Western world was lost after Yongle
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