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Meso-American Civilization One

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

313 A.D., Constantine issued _____________, Christianity became a legal religion.

a)

Edict of Milan

b)

Edict of Rome

c)

Edict of Athens

d)

Edict of Constantinople

2.

380 A.D., emperor Theodosius made Christianity _________ of Roman Empire

a)

Unofficial religion

b)

legal religion

c)

official religion

d)

illegal religion

3.

A.D. ______, Roman Empire split into 2 empires: West Capital: Rome; East Capital: Constantinople

a)

313

b)

380

c)

395

d)

414

e)

476

4.

West Roman Empire fell in AD ______, Mediterranean peninsulas had different histories.

a)

313

b)

380

c)

395

d)

414

e)

476

5.

AD 1300s, Italy saw the birth of the _________

a)

Silk Road

b)

Geographic Discovery

c)

Renaissance

d)

Enlightenment

e)

Global Navigation

6.

AD 1400s, Portugal & Spain launched the Age of _________.

a)

Renaissance

b)

Enlightenment

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

Geographic Discovery

7.

AD 700s, _________ conquered Iberian Peninsula & controlled Iberian Peninsula for over 700 years. Spain’s

a)

Russia

b)

German

c)

Vikings

d)

Arabic

8.

Catholic rulers, Ferdinand & Isabella, retook Spain from the Muslims in ______

a)

1292

b)

1392

c)

1492

d)

1592

e)

1692

9.

In 1492, _________ sponsored Christopher Columbus’s first voyage. Portugal had already sent out many voyages of exploration.

a)

Ferdinand

b)

Isabella

c)

Elizabeth

d)

Ekaterina

e)

Napoleon

10.

War, Conquests & monopoly of trade by ______Empire → travel& trade to Asia by land bridge difficult.

a)

Ottoman

b)

Arabic

c)

Eastern Roman

d)

Neo-Babylonian

11.

Vasco da Gama (1498) found route to ________, made Huge profits.

a)

Malaysia

b)

Indonesia

c)

South Africa

d)

Arabic Peninsula

e)

India

12.

Reasons for voyage exploration: 3 G: g____, g____, & g____,

(a)  

13.

Great Geographic Discovery marked the 1st Globalization—the ______ Continents, the New World for the 1st time truly connected to the Euro-Asia-Africa continents, the Old World.

a)

American

b)

Australian

c)

Oceanian

d)

Antarctic

14.

By the 15th century, Spain and Portugal had emerged as two strong seafaring countries of Europe. With the Treaty of _______, Portugal and Spain agreed on a line of ________

(a)  

15.

line of demarcation was set by Pope__________

a)

Alexander VI

b)

Alexander IV

c)

Philip IV

d)

Philip VII

16.

Great Geographic Discovery marked the 1st ________

a)

Globalization

b)

Renaissance

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Industrial Revolution

17.

Great Geographic Discovery marked the 1st Globalization—the ______ Continents, the New World for the 1st time truly connected to the Euro-Asia-Africa continents, the Old World.

a)

American

b)

Australian

c)

Oceanian

d)

Antarctic

18.

With the following _______ Revolution, Europeans took the throne & started to colonize & exploit the rest of the world.

a)

Industrial Revolution

b)

Geographic Discovery

c)

Renaissance

d)

Enlightenment

e)

Global Exploration

19.

European Civilization became the driving force of _______ & gained unmatchable status across the world.

a)

Globalization

b)

Renaissance

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Industrial Revolution

20.

John Cabot: explored ________ coastline in North America for England

a)

New England

b)

New Netherland

c)

Newfoundland

d)

New Mexico

21.

Amerigo Vespucci: described the _______ continent

a)

African

b)

Australian

c)

Antarctic

d)

American

22.

Hernan Cortes: conquered _______ empire

a)

Maya

b)

Inca

c)

Aztec

d)

Mexico

23.

Francisco Pizarro: conquered _______ empire

a)

Maya

b)

Inca

c)

Aztec

d)

Mexico

24.

Location: Aztec Empire locates in ________ state (大洲)

a)

Meso-American

b)

Northern American

c)

Southern American

d)

West African

25.

Aztecs have accurate calendars. Their solar calendar divides a year into ____ months, _____ days/month;

(a)  

26.

Aztec lunar calendar divides a year into ______ months, _____ days/month.

(a)  

27.

Climate: Aztec Empire experience ________ climate.

a)

Moderate

b)

Extreme

c)

Favorable

d)

Uncomfortable

28.

Aztec cities locate in areas with interconnecting ______, ________ and forests.

(a)  

29.

The Aztec tribe部落 lived in ancient古代的 Mexico for about _____ years.

a)

100

b)

200

c)

300

d)

400

30.

When the Aztecs first arrived到达 in the Valley峡谷 of Mexico, other tribes were already living on the best land in the area. Thus, the Aztecs had to settled定居 along the (a)   of Lake Texcoco, although it is not a good place to live.

31.

Aztec capital city Tenochititlan lays on an island in the middle of Lake (a)   .

32.

Aztecs built _______ roads across water or wet ground, Chinampas, the ______ gardens produce food in swampy conditions; created ______ for irrigation & transportation of goods and people.

(a)  

33.

How did the Aztec adapt to their swampy conditions in Lake Texcoco?

a)

They built rafts

b)

They built floating gardens called chinampas

c)

They sacrificed to the gods

d)

Aztec warriors competed for higher social order

34.

Aztec means ______ but the Aztecs called themselves _______

(a)  

35.

Under the leader Monteczuma, Aztec Empire grew stronger through war, tribute & _______. What is tribute?

a)

A loyal subject of the king

b)

A water station

c)

A payment to ensure the Aztec would not attack

d)

A long series of wars between neighboring tribes

36.

Aztecs are _____ theistic as they worship many gods. They worshiped gods of _____, _____, _____etc.

(a)  

37.

Aztecs predicted that Quetzalcoatl (serpent蛇 god of creation) would return in early _____s.

a)

1300

b)

1400

c)

1500

d)

1600

38.

Aztecs please gods by _____ sacrifices. They believed that if their gods were not fed喂养, they would not do their jobs.

a)

human

b)

sheep

c)

cattle

d)

dog

39.

Was the practice of Aztec human sacrifice invented by the Aztecs ? (a)  

40.

Human sacrifice is a recognition of human ________ as the sacred life force.

a)

blood

b)

bone

c)

flesh

d)

heart

41.

Human sacrifice was widely practiced in ancient China in _______ Dynasty.

a)

Shang

b)

Tang

c)

Han

d)

Qing

42.

The human sacrifice became rare in China in ______ Dynasty as the terracotta warriors were made.

a)

Ming

b)

Han

c)

Sui

d)

Qin

43.

For political system, Aztec “Empire” is a _______ like today’s European Union

a)

Confederate

b)

Federal

c)

affined

d)

Unitary

44.

The capital city of Aztec Empire contained 250,000 people, with _____ served as roads & 60, 000 people visited market daily. Centered the city are huge _____ , some lined with thousands of skulls.

(a)  

45.

To build the amazing city in a lake & around swampy area, Aztecs need thousands of ______builders & traders

a)

Teachers

b)

engineers

c)

pilots

d)

artists

46.

This required an ____ population. Educated → the Aztecs set up a system of _______

(a)  

47.

Sons of wealthy traders and merchants商人 also went to school to study ______, ______ & ______.

(a)  

48.

The other children go to school for commoners. Its main goal目标 was to train训练 _____s and _____s

(a)  

49.

No matter which school an Aztec boy attended , he was trained to be a ________ .

a)

amateur

b)

specialist / expert

c)

assistant

d)

coah

50.

The Aztecs fought the Spanish off, but the Spaniards left behind the diseases _________ behind which killed over 10 million native Americans. Only 2 million Aztecs survived.

a)

Smallpox

b)

chickenpox

c)

bubonic plague

d)

fever

51.

In _______ the Aztecs finally surrendered.

a)

1321

b)

1421

c)

1521

d)

1621