WorksheetsConquistadores + Columbian Exchange
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 21mins
The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of ____________ between the Europe/Asia/Africa and the Americas
men and ships for exploring
money for items
products, ideas, plants, animals and diseases
buying goods from Africa
Plants new to Europeans/Asians/Africans found in the Americas included the following:
tomatoes, corn, squash
cocoa beans, lima beans, sweet peas
nuts and wild berries
magnolia trees, cypress trees, pine trees
Which animal, introduced by the Europeans had the biggest impact on the lives of Native American Indians?
pigs
chickens
horses
cows
When the priests came from Europe to the America they attempted to change the Native Americans' ____________________ by introducing their religion.
voyages
clothing
culture
immunity
Which continents are part of the "Old World?"
Europe, Africa, Asia
North America & South America
Australia & Antarctica
the United States & Russia
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!
Europe, Asia, Africa
North America & South America
Australia & Antarctica
the United States and Russia
Who is a European?
someone who likes rope
someone who came from countries such as Spain, France, England, etc.
someone who came from the United States
there are no Europeans
As native populations were killed in the Americas from sickness, cruelty, and overwork, Europeans looked for new cheap sources of labor by enslaving ____________.
Africans
Spanish
Portuguese
Americans
How did sugarcane contribute to the formation of the Atlantic slave trade?
Slave trading ships were made out of sugarcane stalks
Only Africans knew how to grow sugarcane
Africans were enslaved to provide cheap labor on sugarcane plantations
Sugarcane was the main currency (money) used in the Atlantic slave trade
Why did Columbus call the natives of the Americas "Indians"?
Columbus made up the word when he arrived.
Columbus's crew decided to call them that.
Columbus thought he'd landed in India.
No one knows.
Who funded Columbus's voyage?
Queen Elizabeth of England
King Henry and Queen Maria of Portugal
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
King Charles and Queen Antoinette of Italy
Why were the Spanish interested in the Americas?
Silver
Power and money
Gold and converting the Aztecs
Spices and trade
Who was the first European to make contact with the Inca?
Francisco Pizarro
Hernan Cortes
Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespuci
Which country was NOT very active in the fight for territory in the new world?
Spain
Great Britain
Germany
France
The Inca and Aztecs often had to choose between slavery and death if they did not do what?
Pay taxes
Remain loyal to King Charles V
Convert to Christianity
Serve in the military
Who was the leader of the Incas when the Spanish came?
Moctezuma II
Pizarro
Cortez
Atahualpa
What is a "set of strings with knots. The Number and size of the knots conveyed meaning to the Inca."
Quipu
Aqueducts
Hieroglyphics
Ropes
What system of farming did the Inca develop in order to farm in the mountains?
Chinampas
Irrigation
Aqueducts
Terrace Farming
What color represents where the Inca civilization was?
blue
red
gray
green
Which of these was NOT a Inca contribution?
Whats the name of the stone city built high up in the Andes including religious temples, royal residences, and houses for workers?
Andes
Cusco
Machu Picchu
Nahuatl
How were llamas important to the Inca?
Used their dung as fuel for fires
Meat/Food
Wool and for clothes
Transportation of goods
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