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Cultural Exchange Ch. 1.6

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A Spanish priest would most likely be found at a –
a)
Mission
b)
Rancho
c)
Civil Settlement
d)
Presidio
2.
The purpose for building missions was to convert Native Americans to Christianity.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Which nation started colonies in the New World first?
a)
England
b)
Spain
c)
the Netherlands
d)
France
4.

This explorer conquered the Aztec people.

a)

Hernan Cortes

b)

Jacques Cartier

c)

John Cabot

d)

Juan Ponce de Leon

5.

Which explorer sailed to Canada and claimed the land for England?

a)

John Cabot

b)

Juan Ponce de Leon

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Hernan Cortes

6.
What was the capital of the Aztec empire?
a)
Nahuatl
b)
Mexico City
c)
Montezuma
d)
Tenochtitlan
7.
Which was a result of the defeat of the Aztec?
a)
Mexico City was burned.
b)
Tenochtitlan was destroyed.
c)
Aztec artwork was collected.
d)
The Spanish left Mexico and did not return.
8.
Which modern country includes land that was part of the Inca Empire?
a)
Peru
b)
Brazil
c)
Panama
d)
Venezuela
9.

Spanish conquerors who used horses, superior weapons, disease, and slavery to conquer Native Americans of Central and South America, and the Caribbean Islands.

a)

Conquistadors

b)

Viceroys

c)

Missions

d)

Encomiendas

10.

Large amounts of land for mining, ranching, and farming using Natives as slaves.

a)

Encomiendas

b)

Missions

c)

Viceroys

d)

Conquistadors

11.

The agreement that divided the New World and allowed Spain to colonize the land west of the Line of Demarcation and Portugal to colonize the land east of the Line of Demarcation is called

a)

Treaty of Tordesillas

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

12.

Which country settled Brazil?

a)

Italy

b)

England

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

13.
Interaction of cultures between the Western and Eastern Hemispheres
a)
African Slave Trade
b)
The Columbian Exchange
c)
Encomienda system
d)
European Exploration
14.
What system exploited the Natives?
a)
African Slave Trade
b)
Fuedalism
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Encomienda system
15.
Which country would settle east of the line of demarcation according to an agreement among Europeans?
a)
Spain
b)
Portugal
c)
England
d)
France
16.
Which country would settle west of the Line of Demarcation according to the agreement?
a)
Spain
b)
Portugal
c)
England
d)
France
17.
Why was the Treaty of Tordesillas, that contained the Line of Demarcation, important?
a)
It divided the lands of Africa between the Spanish and the Portuguese.
b)
It divided the land of the Americas with an imaginary line. West of the line went to Portugal while the land east of the line went to Spain.
c)
It divided the land of the "New World" with an imaginary line. The land east of the line went to Portugal, and the land west of the line went to Spain.
d)
The Line of Demarcation was an agreement gave land north of the line to Spain, while the land south of the line to Portugal.
18.
How did slavery begin in Africa?
a)
People were promised a better life (lied to) and they signed up
b)
The kings sold them to the Europeans
c)
They were captured by Americans from Texas 
d)
They volunteered to go to save their other family members
19.
Which phrase accurately describes the conditions aboard the slave ship?
a)
Luxurious 
b)
Accommodating
c)
Spacious 
d)
Dark and Claustrophobic 
20.
The part of the slave’s journey aboard the ship between Africa and the American colonies was known as the _________________  _________________
a)
Triangular Trade Route
b)
Middle Passage
c)
Northwest Passage
d)
Bermuda Triangle
21.

People who worked for a period of time, but eventually received our freedom.

a)

Slave

b)

Indentured Servant

c)

Both

22.

People who worked for someone our entire lives.

a)

Slave

b)

Indentured Servant

c)

Both