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Americas and Exploration

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The main animal used for food and clothing in South America was the

a)

llama

b)

buffalo

c)

horse

d)

cow

2.

The main plant used for food in South America was the

a)

carrot

b)

potato

c)

corn

d)

pepper

3.

What was the main reason Europeans began exploring in the 1400s?

a)

To find a trade route to Asia

b)

To find the Americas

c)

To fight the Chinese

d)

To discover new lands

4.

What were Europeans most interested from Asia?

a)

Spices

b)

Jewelry

c)

Gold

d)

Pasta

5.

Cartography is

a)

the science of drawing maps

b)

the science of sailing

c)

the science of discovering gold

d)

the science of swimming

6.

The boat used by most explorers during the 1500s was called a

a)

yacht

b)

schooner

c)

caravel

d)

steam boat

7.

Select TWO ANSWERS: Which two were important tools for explorers during the 1500s??

a)

compass

b)

steam boat

c)

Google Maps

d)

astrolabe

8.

Who gave the term "New World" to the Americas.

a)

European Explorers

b)

Natives of the Americas

c)

shipbuilders

d)

spice traders

9.
Which new foods came from America?
a)
wheat and rice
b)
apples and pears
c)
spaghetti squash and cucumbers
d)
potatoes and squash
10.
An outbreak of  a contagious disease that spreads quickly and over a wide geographic area.
a)
colony
b)
Age of Exploration
c)
epidemic
d)
cartography
11.
An economic policy by which nations try to gather wealth by controlling trade and establishing colonies.
a)
mercantilism
b)
capitalism
c)
Colombian Exchange
d)
Mesoamerica
12.
A region that includes the southern part of Mexico and much of Central America.
a)
mercantilism
b)
capitalism
c)
Colombian Exchange
d)
Mesoamerica
13.
A Mesoamerican civilization, which reached its height between 250-900.
a)
Maya
b)
Aztec
c)
Inca
d)
codex
14.
People of a culture in the Andes Mountains of South America that arose in the 1400s and lasted until 1532.
a)
Maya
b)
Aztec
c)
Inca
d)
codex
15.
The movement of plants, animals, and other living things between the eastern and western hemispheres after Columbus' voyage to the Americas in 1492.
a)
mercantilism
b)
capitalism
c)
Colombian Exchange
d)
Mesoamerica
16.
A Mesoamerican people who built an empire in central Mexico that flourished from 1428-1519.
a)
Maya
b)
Aztec
c)
Inca
d)
codex
17.
Spanish conquerors.
a)
mercenary
b)
Tenochtitlan
c)
chinampas
d)
conquistadors
18.
Floating gardens created to expand the available land in the Aztec empire.
a)
mercenary
b)
Tenochtitlan
c)
chinampas
d)
conquistadors
19.
The Spanish explorer who conquered the Aztec civilization of Mexico in 1521.
a)
Hernan Cortes
b)
Moctezuma II
c)
Francisco Pizzaro
d)
Pachacuti
20.
The last Aztec emperor, who ruled from 1502-1520 and was overthrown by the Spanish.
a)
Hernan Cortes
b)
Moctezuma II
c)
Francisco Pizzaro
d)
Pachacuti
21.
A Spanish explorer who arrived in Peru in 1532 and had conquered the Incan Empire by 1535.
a)
Hernan Cortes
b)
Moctezuma II
c)
Francisco Pizzaro
d)
Pachacuti
22.
Which of the following statements is true about the European colonization of the New World?
a)
The indigenous civilizations mostly benefited from the conquest and colonization of the New World
b)
European emigration was slow and people mainly traveled for scientific reasons
c)
European diseases and stress from the conquest led to the decimation of the indigenous populations.
d)
After conquest, there was no need for slavery and so it disappeared from the Americas. 
23.
What part of the map is shaded?
a)
French Empire
b)
Spanish Empire
c)
Portuguese Empire
d)
New England
24.
Which of the following best completes the chart?
a)
End of European emigration to Americas
b)
Rise of Protestantism in the marginal territories 
c)
Rebellion of the Inca and establishment of the second empire of Atahualpa
d)
Forced migration of African slaves to plantations in the Americas
25.
Which country would you visit if you wanted to see the Inca ruins?
a)
Mexico
b)
Peru
c)
Costa Rica
d)
Brazil
26.
Which country would you visit if you wanted to see the Aztec ruins?
a)
Peru
b)
Chile
c)
Guatemala
d)
Mexico
27.
Why did the Aztecs sacrifice human beings?
a)
To scare neighboring tribes
b)
To punish people who’d fought against the Aztecs
c)
To appease their gods
d)
To prevent explosive population growth
28.
Which civilization was polytheistic?
a)
Mayas
b)
Incas
c)
Aztecs
d)
All the above
29.
Which civilization lived in the Andes?
a)
Mayas
b)
Incas
c)
Aztecs
30.
Which civilization was warlike?
a)
Mayas
b)
Incas
c)
Aztecs
31.
The _________________________ relied on roads and irrigation and ruled what is today Peru before Europeans arrived. 
a)
Mayas
b)
Incas
c)
Aztecs
d)
Olmecs
32.
The Incas built roads through the _________________________ and occupied Peru at the time the Spanish arrived in the 1500s. 
a)
Andes Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains 
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Stone Mountain
33.
Aztec capital city built on a swampy island
a)
Tenochtitlan
b)
Cuzco
c)
Machu Picchu
d)
Pacal
34.
A method of growing crops on the sides of mountains.
a)
ziggurat
b)
terrace farming
c)
codex
d)
conquistador
35.

Which empire had a writing system titled, "glyphs"?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

All of the above

36.

Which empire had city-states such as Tikal and Copan?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Maya and Aztec

37.

Which empire had a centralized government and ruled between 5-15 million people?

a)

Aztec

b)

Maya

c)

Inca

d)

Aztec and Inca

38.

Which empire was influenced by the Olmecs?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

All of the above

39.

Did this food come from the Old World or New World?

a)

Old World

b)

New World

40.
Which was traded from the Old World to the New World?
a)
horses and major diseases
b)
squash, pumpkins, and turkeys
c)
cocoa and horses
d)
cocoa and llamas
41.
Which was traded from the New World to the Old World?
a)
major diseases
b)
horses
c)
potatoes and corn
d)
slaves
42.
When did the Columbian Exchange take place?
a)
Before 1492
b)
During the European Dark Ages
c)
After WW2
d)
After 1492
43.
The unintentional mixing of crops, animals, diseases, and more between the Old and New World
a)
Columbian Exchange
b)
Triangular Trade
44.
As native populations decreased in the Americas from sickness and overwork, Europeans looked for new sources of labor by enslaving the ____________.
a)
Africans
b)
Spanish
c)
Portuguese
45.
Europeans turned to African slaves after American Indians died off from diseases like small pox, measles, and malaria.
a)
True
b)
False
46.
When did the Atlantic Slave Trade begin?
a)
1400s
b)
1500s
c)
1600s
d)
1700s
47.
How did the African kings view the Africans they sold?
a)
criminals, debtors, prisoners of war
b)
fellow Africans
c)
cannibals
48.

The second leg of the Trans -Atlantic Slave trade was known as the

a)

Triangular Trade Route

b)

Middle Passage

c)

Northwest Passage

d)

Bermuda Triangle

49.

How were the conditions of the slave boats during the Middle Passage?

a)

The lodgings were clean and sanitary for the slaves

b)

The slaves were well fed and clothed

c)

The conditions were dirty and unsanitary for the slaves

d)

All of the above

50.
What were the new crops grown in the colonies that demanded slave labor?
a)
sugar cane, cotton, tabacco
b)
sugar, cotton, wheat
c)
cotton, wheat, corn
51.

Which is a reason Africans were taken as slaves?

a)

they were immune to many diseases

b)

they had no farming experience

c)

they could easily escape back to home

d)

they were thought to be god like

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