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Conquistadores + Columbian Exchange

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of ____________ between the Europe/Asia/Africa and the Americas

a)

men and ships for exploring

b)

money for items

c)

products, ideas, plants, animals and diseases

d)

buying goods from Africa

2.

Plants new to Europeans/Asians/Africans found in the Americas included the following:

a)

tomatoes, corn, squash

b)

cocoa beans, lima beans, sweet peas

c)

nuts and wild berries

d)

magnolia trees, cypress trees, pine trees

3.

Which animal, introduced by the Europeans had the biggest impact on the lives of Native American Indians?

a)

pigs

b)

chickens

c)

horses

d)

cows

4.

When the priests came from Europe to the America they attempted to change the Native Americans' ____________________ by introducing their religion.

a)

voyages

b)

clothing

c)

culture

d)

immunity

5.

Which continents are part of the "Old World?"

a)

Europe, Africa, Asia

b)

North America & South America

c)

Australia & Antarctica

d)

the United States & Russia

6.

Which continents are part of the "New World?" Though it certainly wasn't "new" to the people who had lived their for tens of thousands of years!

a)

Europe, Asia, Africa

b)

North America & South America

c)

Australia & Antarctica

d)

the United States and Russia

7.
What's the BEST definition of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
The trading of goods and resources between the New World and the Old World.
b)
Everyone from Columbia has to exchange presents.
c)
It was the worst event in the history of the world - there was no good that came from it.
d)
We want to honor Columbus because he discovered America.
8.
What were the main positive consequences of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
traveling by ship was really fun
b)
better looking people coming over from one place to the other
c)
disease, death, slavery
d)
healthier diet, new resources, good trading
9.
What were the main negative consequences of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
many Native Americans died, diseases were spread, slavery began
b)
new foods and resources
c)
the Old World brought terrible music to the New World
d)
none - it was all good
10.

Who is a European?

a)

someone who likes rope

b)

someone who came from countries such as Spain, France, England, etc.

c)

someone who came from the United States

d)

there are no Europeans

11.

As native populations were killed in the Americas from sickness, cruelty, and overwork, Europeans looked for new cheap sources of labor by enslaving ____________.

a)

Africans

b)

Spanish

c)

Portuguese

d)

Americans

12.

How did sugarcane contribute to the formation of the Atlantic slave trade?

a)

Slave trading ships were made out of sugarcane stalks

b)

Only Africans knew how to grow sugarcane

c)

Africans were enslaved to provide cheap labor on sugarcane plantations

d)

Sugarcane was the main currency (money) used in the Atlantic slave trade

13.

Why did Columbus call the natives of the Americas "Indians"?

a)

Columbus made up the word when he arrived.

b)

Columbus's crew decided to call them that.

c)

Columbus thought he'd landed in India.

d)

No one knows.

14.

Who funded Columbus's voyage?

a)

Queen Elizabeth of England

b)

King Henry and Queen Maria of Portugal

c)

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain

d)

King Charles and Queen Antoinette of Italy

15.
Why did Cortes burn his ships?
a)
He was cold
b)
So his men could not leave
c)
So his men could find him
d)
The ships were badly damaged
16.
Why did Cortes avoid the direct route to Tenochtitlan?
a)
To avoid ambush and find allies
b)
He was looking for gold silver
c)
He was lost
d)
To find food and water
17.

Why were the Spanish interested in the Americas?

a)

Silver

b)

Power and money

c)

Gold and converting the Aztecs

d)

Spices and trade

18.

Who was the first European to make contact with the Inca?

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Amerigo Vespuci

19.
What was the name of Aztec capitol city?
a)
Machu Picchu
b)
Chinampa
c)
Tenochtitlan
d)
Quetzalcoatl
20.
What were most New Spain cities named after?
a)
Saints
b)
Explorers
c)
Conquistadors
d)
Landforms
21.

Which country was NOT very active in the fight for territory in the new world?

a)

Spain

b)

Great Britain

c)

Germany

d)

France

22.
What civilization was located in modern day Peru
a)
Inca
b)
Aztec
c)
Iroquois
d)
Mayans
23.
What civilization was located in modern day Mexico
a)
Inca
b)
Aztec
c)
Iroquois
24.

The Inca and Aztecs often had to choose between slavery and death if they did not do what?

a)

Pay taxes

b)

Remain loyal to King Charles V

c)

Convert to Christianity

d)

Serve in the military

25.
The capital city of the Incan Empire was ____
a)
Machu Picchu
b)
Divining
c)
Cuzco
d)
Huacas
26.

Who was the leader of the Incas when the Spanish came?

a)

Moctezuma II

b)

Pizarro

c)

Cortez

d)

Atahualpa

27.
Who led the Spanish to conquer the Incas?
a)
Pizarro
b)
the gods
c)
Cortes
d)
Montezuma
28.

What is a "set of strings with knots. The Number and size of the knots conveyed meaning to the Inca."

a)

Quipu

b)

Aqueducts

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Ropes

29.

What system of farming did the Inca develop in order to farm in the mountains?

a)

Chinampas

b)

Irrigation

c)

Aqueducts

d)

Terrace Farming

30.

What color represents where the Inca civilization was?

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

gray

d)

green

31.

Which of these was NOT a Inca contribution?

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

Whats the name of the stone city built high up in the Andes including religious temples, royal residences, and houses for workers?

a)

Andes

b)

Cusco

c)

Machu Picchu

d)

Nahuatl

33.

How were llamas important to the Inca?

a)

Used their dung as fuel for fires

b)

Meat/Food

c)

Wool and for clothes

d)

Transportation of goods

e)

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