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WorksheetsUnit 3 Review
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The Columbian Exchange has led to
Less biological diversity
Greater biological diversity
What was the primary response of Caribbean Islanders or Native Americans or Amerindians to Old World diseases?
Death
They were unphased by Old World diseases
A long period of incapacitation followed by the long recovery.
Slight aches and pains followed by a quick recovery.
Which of the following best describes the estimate of Natives killed by disease?
50 - 90%
10 - 20%
10 - 50%
20 - 70%
Though the population of the new world was raged by multiple new world diseases at once which disease is often seen as the biggest killer?
Smallpox
Chickenpox
Measles
Typhus
Which of the following were effects of diseases in the new world?
50-90% of the native population died.
It kicked off a series of succession struggles after native leaders died of it.
It created a cycle of food shortages.
It weakened the armies of native peoples.
What disease is one example of a new world disease affecting the old world?
syphilis
smallpox
tythpus
polio
Which new world crop has done extensive damage across the world? Notably, led to more American deaths than the actual fighting in WWII?
Tobacco
Heroine
Peyote
Marijuana
Which were old-world animals that caught on in the new world?
Cows
Pigs
Horses
Llamas
The largest beast of burden in the Americas domesticated by the natives prior to Columbus was?
Buffalo
Ox
Horses
Llamas
The old world animal radically changed the lives of plains Indians.
Buffalo
Ox
Horses
Llamas
According to this episode which of the following from the Columbian Exchange had the greatest positive impact?
Plants
People
Disease
Ideas
Which of the following are examples of old-world crops not found in the Americas prior to Columbus?
Wheat
Grapes
Potatoes
Corn
Which are some new world crops that radically changed the old world?
Potatoes
Corn
Chilis
Tomatoes
Which of the following best describes the effect of new world crops on world population since the Columbian Exchange?
The population radically increased and has continued to increase ever since.
The population radically decreased and has continued to decrease ever since.
New world crops lead to the destruction of old world crops.
New world crops have led to a significant rise in obesity.
Which European country saw a massive spike in its population due to the introduction of the potato until the crop failed in the 1840s?
Ireland
Russia
Germany
England
Manioc or cassava was so positively embraced by individuals on this continent that many claim it's actually from this continent?
Africa
Indian
Asia
Europe
New World grains never replaced rice in Southeast, or East Asia, but this new world food became known as the poor person's staple (go-to food).
Sweet potato
Coffee
Banannas
Corn
Which demographic was moved in great numbers as part of the Columbian Exchange?
Africans
Jews
Spaniards
The French
What opinion did author and historian Alfred Crosby have on the Columbian Exchange?
Negative as it has led to less biodiversity
Positive as it has led to more biodiversity
Has the Columbian Exchange been a positive or negative thing?
Positive
Negative
Not Sure
What was the largest 16th century kingdom that was fully located in Europe?
Poland-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Prussia
The Holy Roman Empire
Russia
Which best describes the government of the Poland-Lithuanian Commonwealth?
Consensus government
Absolute Monarchy
Dictatorship
Theocracy
Which best describes the demographics of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Diverse, home to various persecuted peoples such as the Jews.
Homogenous with little to no cultural or ethnic diversity.
As the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth expanded south, it incorporated what fertile territory?
Ukraine
The Balkans
The Baltic
The Black Sea
What powerful kingdom to the North of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth had a united Lutheran population as well as a powerful army at the time?
The Swedish Empire
The Ottoman Empire
The Russian Empire
The Hapsburg Empire
What powerful Islamic kingdom to the south of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth controlled much of Hungary but was preoccupied with conquest to the west?
The Swedish Empire
The Ottoman Empire
The Russian Empire
The Hapsburg Empire
Which best describes the treatment of minorities such as Christians and Jews in the Ottoman Empire?
Relative tolerance, however they paid higher taxes.
Intolerant, with frequent acts of genocide.
Which Ottoman Sultan greatly expanded the empire and was admired even by his enemies?
Suleiman the Magnificent
Mehmet I
Selim I
Muhammad Ali
What process did the Ottomans use to prevent a secession crisis?
Familicide
Inbreeding
Infanticide
Suicide
These elite troops loyal to the Sultan, were originally kidnapped Christian children from the Balkans.
Janissary's
Mukluks
Immortals
Varangians
After a long siege the Ottomans failed to capture what strategic city in 1683?
Vienna
Rome
Constantinople
Kiev
This winged hussars, heavy cavalry of what empire helped break the Ottoman siege of Vienna?
Poland-Lithuanian
Prussia
The Holy Roman Empire
Russia
Which monarch was expanding the Russian Empire during the 16th century?
Ivan IV also know as Ivan "The Terrible"
Ivan III
Peter The Great
Catherine the Great
Those we often think of him as "the Terrible", Crash Course argues this Ivan IV was described as "groznyi" which can also be translated to mean?
Formidable
Fearsome
Awesome
All of the above.
What was the name of this group of this group in Russia who were bound to the land with little to no rights?
Serfs
Slaves
Peasants
Bergers
Early in his reign Ivan the Terrible conquered what kingdom which was the inspiration for St. Basil's Cathedral?
Khanate of Kazan
The Cossacks
Tatars
Hungarians
What group of nomadic free people plundered and traded until joining with Ivan IV becoming his elite troops allowing him to expand his empire into Siberia?
Khanate of Kazan
Cossacks
Tatars
Hungarians
What is the name of the period following the death of Ivan IV?
The Time of Troubles
The Great Dying
The Starving Time
The Russian Revolution
Who would come to power in Russia following the time of troubles establishing a dynasty that would last until 1917?
Michael Romanov
Frederick I
Ivan I
Sveriges Kungahus
Which Polish king allied with the Hapsburg monarchy to end the Ottoman siege of Vienna?
Jan Sovieski
Michael Romanov
Frederick I
Charles V
The first major societies in Mesoamerica were
Aztecs & Inca
Iroquoi & Delaware
Maya or Olmec
Texcoco & Tlacopan
Who was arguably the greatest/most powerful Mesoamerican society?
Aztecs
Maya
Olmec
Inca
To prevent disasters Aztecs priests would appease their Gods by
Being good Aztecs
Being brutal
Playing a ball game
Human sacrifice
What are examples of items Aztecs demanded as tribute? (more than one)
Humans for sacrifice
Lamas
Rare Metals
Conquistadors
Subjects of the Aztecs loved them?
True
False
Which Conquistador conquered the Aztecs?
Columbus
Cortez
da Gama
Pizarro
What helped the Spanish conquer and rule the Aztecs societies? (Could be multiple).
superior weapons
similar governmental structure
disease
alliances of the Spanish & Aztecs by their subjects
The Incan Empire was primarily located in?
Western North America
Eastern North American
Western South America
Eastern South America
Which Conquistador conquered the Inca?
Columbus
Cortez
da Gama
Pizarro
The Inca Empire was comprised of roughly
2 to 4 million people.
4 to 6 million people.
6 to 8 million people.
8 to 10 million people.
How did the Inca keep records?
Dance
Books
Quipus
Stories
A specific period of team Inca males had to work for the government was called?
Slavery
Mita
Indenturement
Bondage
The Spanish split the Americas into
The Vice & Roy
The Viceroy of New Spain & Peru
the North & South
New & Old Spain
The real glory for conquistadors was
A nice farm
Silver
Gold
Beats headphones
What precious medal did the Inca value?
Silver
Gold
Bronze
Iron
The Spanish primarily used Africa slaves in the Peruvian mountains?
Yes
No
What precious metal did the Spanish find in great quantities?
Silver
Gold
Bronze
Iron
What oversight hurt the Spanish economy?
embezzlement
inflation
taxes
not paying people
What island nation is named after the King of Spain?
Hawaii
Philippines
Cuba
Bahama
Phillips planned invasion of England is known as the
D-Day
Spanish Invasion
Dunkirk
Spanish Armada
Credit for the failure of the Spanish Armada was largely given to
God
King George
Mary Queen of Scott
Queen Elizabeth
Inflation and incessant warring lead to Spain ______ on its debts
paying
defaulting (not paying)
thinking
Where did the majority of Spanish silver go?
Spain
Germany
Japan
China
Restructuring of the Chines tax structure meant that citizens had to pay taxes in
Silver
Gold
Bronze
iPhones
Paying for taxes in silver drove up a production in
Silk
Rice
Gun powder
Opium
Inflation and over spending on national defense lead to the
end of the Mongols
end of the Ming Dynasty.
end of the Roman Empire
end of the Persian Empire.
The English victory over the Spanish and relative prosperity lead to individuals having enough money to attend
plays by William Shakespeare
plays by Christopher Marlowe
performances by Amadeus Mozart
performances by Ludwig van Beethoven
What is the leading theory on how did early humans migrate to the Americas?
Via a land bridge between Asia & Alaska known as Beringia
Via ships across the Pacific Islands
Via ships across the North Atlantic Ocean
Aliens, totally aliens.
Based on what we know now early humans in the Americas migrated where?
Down the western coast
Down the east coast
Into the North American Great Plains.
Into the Amazon
What are the names of the indigenous people (Native Americans) who live in the Arctic & Northwest
Inuit
Iroquois
Anasazi
Hopewell
Do Inuits always live in igloos?
Yes
No
This Native American group who lived in the American Midwest is known for its mound building.
Inuit
Iroquois
Anasazi
Hopewell
The largest pyramid currently known to be made by humans is found where?
Cahokia - The largest settlement in North America in near St. Louis.
Egypt - The Great Pyramid of Giza in
Mexico - The Great Pyramid of Cholula
Bosnia - Visočica Hill
This Native American group who lived along the Northeastern border of the US is known for its long houses and its confederation that influenced the founding fathers.
Inuit
Iroquois
Anasazi
Hopewell
What animal were pre-Columbian plains Indians heavily dependent on?
Horses
Buffalo
Llamas
Turkeys
What animal would radically change the lives of the Plains Indians with the arrival of the Spanish?
Horses
Buffalo
Llamas
Turkeys
The Anasazi or Pueblo Indians are best known for their
Cliff dwellings
Their cliff paintings that may feature aliens.
Their unusual masks that might be inspired by encounters with aliens.
Cliff diving
What is suspected to have happened to the Anasazi?
They destroyed their environment
They were abducted by Aliens.
The Spanish destroyed their society and culture.
They destroyed all the buffalo around them.
Which are two of the earliest civilizations in Meso-America?
The Olmec
Teotihuacan
The Maya
The Moche
This Meso-American civilization was highly advanced but mysteriously collapsed around 800 BC. However, their language is still being spoken in parts of Mexico & Guatemala today.
The Maya
The Aztec
The Toltec
The Inca
Which of the following are accomplishments of the Maya?
A sophisticated calendar.
Mathematics that used zero as a concept.
Hydro engineering on the Yucatan Peninsula.
An advanced knowledge of atronomy.
Which game was played by various Meso-American cultures?
A ball game
Wrestling
Chess
Competitive Swimmings
This civilization dominated central Mexico until the arrival of the Spanish.
The Aztec
The Maya
The Toltec
The Inca
According to Aztec legend what was the sign for the Aztecs to build their city? When they saw?
An eagle on a cactus eating a snake.
An alien greeting
The serpent god Quetzalcóatl
An island full milk and honey
What were some similarities of Aztec and European culture?
They had similar social structures.
Both religions involve human sacrifice.
Both cultures practiced imperialism.
All of the above
This culture is the most notable pre-Columbian South American culture.
The Inca
The Aztecs
The Maya
The Moche
Which pre-Columbian empire was the largest in the Americas?
The Inca
The Maya
The Aztec
The Mound builders
The Inca used which of the following?
Potatoes as a main source of food.
Rope bridges.
Llamas, mostly for their fur.
Extensive roads
This conquistador conquered the Aztecs.
Hernán Cortés
Francisco Pizarro
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
This conquistador conquered the Incas.
Hernán Cortés
Francisco Pizarro
Hernando de Soto
Jacques Cartier
Who was the leader of the Aztec empire when the Spanish first arrived?
Montezuma II
Quetzalcoatl
Atahualpa
Mexica
Who was the leader of the Incan Empire when the Spanish first arrived?
Montezuma II
Quetzalcoatl
Atahualpa
Mexica
Which Portuguese noble was a patron of exploration?
Prince Henry
King Ferdinand
Queen Isabella
Queen Elizabeth
Because he funded and encouraged exploration, the study of navigation, and the development of new tools to aid in navigation. Prince Henry got the nickname?
The Navigator
The Nautilus
Aquaman
The Circumspect
After attempts along the Mediterranean’s southern shore. Where did the Portuguese venture in hopes of establishing new trade networks?
Southward along the Atlantic coast of Africa,
Westward along the South American coast.
Northward along the coast of Greenland.
Eastward along the North Sea
In 1488, who rounded the Cape of Good Hope, or, as it was called at the time, the Cape of Storms?
Bartolomeu Dias
Vasco De Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernan Cortés
After rounding the tip of Africa this and reaching India this Portuguese explorer began to disrupt Indian ocean trade by menacing and fighting vessels.
Vasco De Gama
Bartolomeu Dias
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernan Cortés
Which of the following best describes the Portuguese empire?
trading post empire
colonial empire
gun powder empire
confederacy
Who financed Christopher Columbus's voyages?
Queen Isabella of Castile and King Ferdinand of Aragon
Queen Elizabeth of England.
Suleiman the Magnificent
Queen Mary, Queen of Scotts & Phillip II of Spain
This translator facilitated the passage of Hernan Cortes and his small army across Mexico and into the capital of the Aztec empire, gathering allies for him and warning him of impending danger along the way.
Malinche or Doña Maria
Potosi
Popé
Bartolomé de las Casas
What was likely the most important factor in the Iberian conquest of the western hemisphere?
Disease
Superior weapons
Christianity
Political structures
