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Unit 2b Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which word best describes the Aztec religion?
a)
monotheistic
b)
Catholic
c)
Christianity
d)
polytheism
2.

What was the name of the Spanish conqueror and explorer?

¿Cómo se llamaba el conquistador y explorador Español?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Hernán Cortés

d)

Montezuma II

3.

Early American civilizations practiced_________ to honor their gods.

a)

Science

b)

Architecture

c)

Trade

d)

Sacrifice

4.

Spanish Soldiers were called _______________.

a)

Matadors

b)

Conquistadors

c)

Delta Team

d)

Red Coats

5.

The Spanish brought deadly ______________ such as ____________.

a)

Diseases, Typhoid

b)

Diseases, Malaria

c)

Diseases, Small Pox

d)

Diseases, Measles

6.
The intentional trading of goods for Europe to make a profit
a)
Columbian Exchange
b)
Triangular Trade
7.
The unintentional mixing of crops, animals, diseases, and more between the Old and New World
a)
Columbian Exchange
b)
Triangular Trade
8.
The Columbian Exchange. was a movement of _______, between the Eastern and Western hemispheres. 
a)
people/cultures 
b)
disease
c)
animals/plants
d)
all of the above
9.
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
10.
Europeans turned to African slaves after American Indians died off from diseases like small pox, measles, and malaria.
a)
True
b)
False
11.

What continents are in the New World?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

e)

Africa

12.

What continents are in the Old World?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

e)

Africa

13.

What diseases did European bring to the New World?

a)

Smallpox

b)

Malaria

c)

Bubonic Plague

d)

Influenza

e)

Rhinovirus

14.

What was the journey from Africa to the New world called?

a)

Old Passage

b)

New Passage

c)

Middle Passage

d)

Slave Passage

15.

Up to 2 million slaves died while being forcefully transported on ships from Africa to the Americas

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Sanitary

16.

According to this map, most African slaves were brought to

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

17.

What was the impact of the Atlantic Slave Trade on Africa?

a)

Depopulation (less people)

b)

Less conflict

c)

Famine

d)

Destruction of traditional cultures

18.

An economic system used by European countries to gain power by controlling the wealth of colonies

a)

merchantilism

b)

smuggling

c)

Slave Trade

d)

Middle Passage

19.

When people were forced to work without getting paid

a)

Indentured servant

b)

slave

c)

mercantilism

d)

Middle Passage

20.

Connected three continents for trading

a)

Triangular Trade

b)

Middle Passage

c)

mercantilism

d)

duty

21.

How were people housed?

a)

Both men, women and children were kept above deck at all times

b)

Men were a threat and therefore shacked lying down, while women were kept separate, maybe not shackled and children may have been free to move more.

22.

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

23.

What happened to the slaves during the journey?

a)

Many made friends and enjoyed the " vacation".

b)

Many died along the way or suffered injuries and died after reching the coast.

c)

Many managed to scape by jumping overboard and swiming to the nearest coast.

24.

Some slaves tried to revolt by:

a)

Escaping at night when the crew were sleeping.

b)

Paying the crew for their freedom.

c)

Attacking the crew.

25.

Why were Africans captured and forced to work in the Americas?

a)

to share riches and wealth with them

b)

to provide more workers for the plantations

c)

to give them diseases