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WorksheetsPre-Columbian Empires to Colonies
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
What was one important effect of the Columbian Exchange?
rapid decline in European population
increase religious authority and limit secular influences
spread of Hinduism into India
introduction of new foods to both Europe and the Americas
One reason Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the Aztecs was that -
Aztec religious beliefs promoted nonviolence
Spain joined the Incas in their fight against the Aztecs
The Spanish cavalry outnumbered the Aztec warriors
Spanish soldiers possessed superior military technology
What was a direct result of the Transatlantic Slave Trade on West Africa?
religion was no longer practiced in Africa
many West African communities faced population losses
European industrial factories were established throughout Africa
Africans across the continent hired Europeans to train their military
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain funded the voyage of which explorer?
Christopher Columbus
Henry Hudson
Robert de la Salle
John Cabot
During the last Ice Age Asia and North America (Alaska) were attached by a frozen land bridge known as the
Middle Passage
Artic Crossover
Beringia
Golden Gate Bridge
Which of the following are achievement(s) were made by the Maya Empire? Select all that apply.
writing system
colorful art and pottery
used astronomy to predict the future
created a game similar to modern day basketball
Which civilization used "quipu" as a way to promote a numbering system and send messages?
Inca
Maya
Aztec
none of the above
The illustration shows how enslaved Africans were chained together on ships during the "Middle Passage" to the Americas. What conclusion can be drawn from this illustration?
Slave traders showed great cruelty and insensitivity to other human beings
African slaves generally were told where they were going and what would happen to them when they arrived
Although enslaved Africans came from different regions and cultures of Africa, they learned to communicate with each other
Of the 20 million Africans taken from their homes and sold into slavery, most never completed the "Middle Passage"
Why did it become necessary for Marco Polo to find a new all water trade route between Europe and China?
he wanted the opportunity to try out the new ships he built
he did not know how to travel on land
traveling by water instead of land took less time
the Ottomans began to stop the overland traffic
Which Portuguese explorer was the first to circumnavigate the world and prove that it was in fact round and not flat?
Vasco de Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Jacques Cartier
Henry Hudson
The Spanish conquistadors and priests were determined to spread what to the indigenous people?
Christianity
gold
silver
diseases
Hernan Cortes was able to conquer Mexico and the Aztecs due to: (Select all that apply)
the Spanish were better armed than the Aztecs
the Spanish had help from Aztec enemies
the Aztec had were outnumbered by the Spanish
disease weakened the Aztec population
The Ottomans blocked off the overland route of trade from Europe to China. This lead Marco Polo to do what?
pay tariffs to the Ottomans to continue trade
find an all water route from Europe to China
fight against the Ottomans for the route's territory
stopped trading with China
Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was the first to do what? (Select all that apply.)
obtain slaves from Africa
circumnavigate the world
go to war with the Aztecs
prove the earth was round and not flat
Francisco Pizarro conquered which indigenous empire in Peru?
Spanish
Maya
Aztec
Inca
