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AOE/MESO

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Mercantilism?

a)

an economic policy by which nations try to gather wealth by establishing colonies and controlling trade

b)

Kings taxing their people

c)

The policy of empires to take slaves after conquering a people

d)

A new way to build ships

2.

What is an Epidemic?

a)

A spread of deadly miasma

b)

an outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads quickly and over a wide geographic area

c)

A bunch of kids wearing proclub

d)

A battle technique

3.

Mesoamerica is where?

a)

The region extending from Japan to Korea

b)

the region extending from modern Mexico through Central America

c)

The region extending from Mongolia to easter Europe

d)

The region extending from England to France

4.

Which group built an empire in central Mexico that flourished from 1428 to 1519 C.E.

a)

The Aztecs

b)

The Maya

c)

The Inca

d)

The Olmecs

5.

What was a Conquistador?

a)

Spanish Soldiers/mercenaries that sailed to the new world seeking gold and glory

b)

Viking raiders that settled in Britain

c)

Chinese sailors that took tribute from Malaysia to Africa

d)

American explorers that charted the length of the Mississippi river

6.

A gift of an animal/Human blood given to the gods is called what?

a)

Donation

b)

Sacrifice

c)

Hand me downs

d)

Gifts

7.

What is a Chinampa?

a)

A floating garden/farm

b)

A floating marketplace

c)

A floating house

d)

A floating government building

8.

What made the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan so famous?

a)

It was built inside a huge cave

b)

It was built at the top of a mountain

c)

It was built in the middle of a lake

d)

It was built in the middle of a volcano

9.

Which Mesoamerican culture thrived in southern Mexico and Central America from 2,000bce - 1,500ce?

a)

The Maya

b)

The Aztec

c)

The Inca

d)

The Tlaxcala

10.

Which Mesoamerican culture in the Andes Mountains of South America arose in the 1400s C.E. and lasted until 1532

a)

The Inca

b)

The Maya

c)

The Aztec

d)

The Tlacopan

11.

The period of European expansion lasting from 1418 - 1620

a)

The Age of Exploration

b)

The age of discovery

c)

The Age of change

d)

The Age of Ultron

12.

What is a colony?

a)

a territory under the political and economic control of another country

b)

A territory under the religious and social control of another country

c)

A territory under an Emperors control

d)

A territory under control of animal leaders

13.

What are the three G's of European Expansion?

a)

Gross, Grimy, Grimmace

b)

Greatness, Goodwill, Generosity

c)

Grapes, Green Apples, Green Kiwi

d)

Glory, God, Gold