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Pre-Columbian Empires to Colonies

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was one important effect of the Columbian Exchange?

a)

rapid decline in European population

b)

increase religious authority and limit secular influences

c)

spread of Hinduism into India

d)

introduction of new foods to both Europe and the Americas

2.

One reason Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the Aztecs was that -

a)

Aztec religious beliefs promoted nonviolence

b)

Spain joined the Incas in their fight against the Aztecs

c)

The Spanish cavalry outnumbered the Aztec warriors

d)

Spanish soldiers possessed superior military technology

3.

What was a direct result of the Transatlantic Slave Trade on West Africa?

a)

religion was no longer practiced in Africa

b)

many West African communities faced population losses

c)

European industrial factories were established throughout Africa

d)

Africans across the continent hired Europeans to train their military

4.

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain funded the voyage of which explorer?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

Robert de la Salle

d)

John Cabot

5.

During the last Ice Age Asia and North America (Alaska) were attached by a frozen land bridge known as the

a)

Middle Passage

b)

Artic Crossover

c)

Beringia

d)

Golden Gate Bridge

6.

Which of the following are achievement(s) were made by the Maya Empire? Select all that apply.

a)

writing system

b)

colorful art and pottery

c)

used astronomy to predict the future

d)

created a game similar to modern day basketball

7.

Which civilization used "quipu" as a way to promote a numbering system and send messages?

a)

Inca

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

d)

none of the above

8.

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?

a)

Slave traders showed great cruelty and insensitivity to other human beings

b)

African slaves generally were told where they were going and what would happen to them when they arrived

c)

Although enslaved Africans came from different regions and cultures of Africa, they learned to communicate with each other

d)

Of the 20 million Africans taken from their homes and sold into slavery, most never completed the "Middle Passage"

9.

Why did it become necessary for Marco Polo to find a new all water trade route between Europe and China?

a)

he wanted the opportunity to try out the new ships he built

b)

he did not know how to travel on land

c)

traveling by water instead of land took less time

d)

the Ottomans began to stop the overland traffic

10.

Which Portuguese explorer was the first to circumnavigate the world and prove that it was in fact round and not flat?

a)

Vasco de Gama

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Henry Hudson

11.

The Spanish conquistadors and priests were determined to spread what to the indigenous people?

a)

Christianity

b)

gold

c)

silver

d)

diseases

12.

Hernan Cortes was able to conquer Mexico and the Aztecs due to: (Select all that apply)

a)

the Spanish were better armed than the Aztecs

b)

the Spanish had help from Aztec enemies

c)

the Aztec had were outnumbered by the Spanish

d)

disease weakened the Aztec population

13.

The Ottomans blocked off the overland route of trade from Europe to China. This lead Marco Polo to do what?

a)

pay tariffs to the Ottomans to continue trade

b)

find an all water route from Europe to China

c)

fight against the Ottomans for the route's territory

d)

stopped trading with China

14.

Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was the first to do what? (Select all that apply.)

a)

obtain slaves from Africa

b)

circumnavigate the world

c)

go to war with the Aztecs

d)

prove the earth was round and not flat

15.

Francisco Pizarro conquered which indigenous empire in Peru?

a)

Spanish

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

d)

Inca