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WorksheetsMeso-American Civilization One
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 26mins
313 A.D., Constantine issued _____________, Christianity became a legal religion.
Edict of Milan
Edict of Rome
Edict of Athens
Edict of Constantinople
380 A.D., emperor Theodosius made Christianity _________ of Roman Empire
Unofficial religion
legal religion
official religion
illegal religion
A.D. ______, Roman Empire split into 2 empires: West Capital: Rome; East Capital: Constantinople
313
380
395
414
476
West Roman Empire fell in AD ______, Mediterranean peninsulas had different histories.
313
380
395
414
476
AD 1300s, Italy saw the birth of the _________
Silk Road
Geographic Discovery
Renaissance
Enlightenment
Global Navigation
AD 1400s, Portugal & Spain launched the Age of _________.
Renaissance
Enlightenment
Industrial Revolution
Geographic Discovery
AD 700s, _________ conquered Iberian Peninsula & controlled Iberian Peninsula for over 700 years. Spain’s
Russia
German
Vikings
Arabic
Catholic rulers, Ferdinand & Isabella, retook Spain from the Muslims in ______
1292
1392
1492
1592
1692
In 1492, _________ sponsored Christopher Columbus’s first voyage. Portugal had already sent out many voyages of exploration.
Ferdinand
Isabella
Elizabeth
Ekaterina
Napoleon
War, Conquests & monopoly of trade by ______Empire → travel& trade to Asia by land bridge difficult.
Ottoman
Arabic
Eastern Roman
Neo-Babylonian
Vasco da Gama (1498) found route to ________, made Huge profits.
Malaysia
Indonesia
South Africa
Arabic Peninsula
India
Reasons for voyage exploration: 3 G: g____, g____, & g____,
(a)
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.
American
Australian
Oceanian
Antarctic
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)
line of demarcation was set by Pope__________
Alexander VI
Alexander IV
Philip IV
Philip VII
Great Geographic Discovery marked the 1st ________
Globalization
Renaissance
Enlightenment
Industrial Revolution
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.
American
Australian
Oceanian
Antarctic
With the following _______ Revolution, Europeans took the throne & started to colonize & exploit the rest of the world.
Industrial Revolution
Geographic Discovery
Renaissance
Enlightenment
Global Exploration
European Civilization became the driving force of _______ & gained unmatchable status across the world.
Globalization
Renaissance
Enlightenment
Industrial Revolution
John Cabot: explored ________ coastline in North America for England
New England
New Netherland
Newfoundland
New Mexico
Amerigo Vespucci: described the _______ continent
African
Australian
Antarctic
American
Hernan Cortes: conquered _______ empire
Maya
Inca
Aztec
Mexico
Francisco Pizarro: conquered _______ empire
Maya
Inca
Aztec
Mexico
Location: Aztec Empire locates in ________ state (大洲)
Meso-American
Northern American
Southern American
West African
Aztecs have accurate calendars. Their solar calendar divides a year into ____ months, _____ days/month;
(a)
Aztec lunar calendar divides a year into ______ months, _____ days/month.
(a)
Climate: Aztec Empire experience ________ climate.
Moderate
Extreme
Favorable
Uncomfortable
Aztec cities locate in areas with interconnecting ______, ________ and forests.
(a)
The Aztec tribe部落 lived in ancient古代的 Mexico for about _____ years.
100
200
300
400
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.
Aztec capital city Tenochititlan lays on an island in the middle of Lake (a) .
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)
How did the Aztec adapt to their swampy conditions in Lake Texcoco?
They built rafts
They built floating gardens called chinampas
They sacrificed to the gods
Aztec warriors competed for higher social order
Aztec means ______ but the Aztecs called themselves _______
(a)
Under the leader Monteczuma, Aztec Empire grew stronger through war, tribute & _______. What is tribute?
A loyal subject of the king
A water station
A payment to ensure the Aztec would not attack
A long series of wars between neighboring tribes
Aztecs are _____ theistic as they worship many gods. They worshiped gods of _____, _____, _____etc.
(a)
Aztecs predicted that Quetzalcoatl (serpent蛇 god of creation) would return in early _____s.
1300
1400
1500
1600
Aztecs please gods by _____ sacrifices. They believed that if their gods were not fed喂养, they would not do their jobs.
human
sheep
cattle
dog
Was the practice of Aztec human sacrifice invented by the Aztecs ? (a)
Human sacrifice is a recognition of human ________ as the sacred life force.
blood
bone
flesh
heart
Human sacrifice was widely practiced in ancient China in _______ Dynasty.
Shang
Tang
Han
Qing
The human sacrifice became rare in China in ______ Dynasty as the terracotta warriors were made.
Ming
Han
Sui
Qin
For political system, Aztec “Empire” is a _______ like today’s European Union
Confederate
Federal
affined
Unitary
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)
To build the amazing city in a lake & around swampy area, Aztecs need thousands of ______builders & traders
Teachers
engineers
pilots
artists
This required an ____ population. Educated → the Aztecs set up a system of _______
(a)
Sons of wealthy traders and merchants商人 also went to school to study ______, ______ & ______.
(a)
The other children go to school for commoners. Its main goal目标 was to train训练 _____s and _____s
(a)
No matter which school an Aztec boy attended , he was trained to be a ________ .
amateur
specialist / expert
assistant
coah
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.
Smallpox
chickenpox
bubonic plague
fever
In _______ the Aztecs finally surrendered.
1321
1421
1521
1621
