Geography
Native Americans
Christopher Columbus
European Colonization
100

What is one of the countries that the Spanish colonized?

Mexico, Cuba, Argentina, Honduras, Panama, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, El Salvador, Guatemala etc.

100

True or False. Aztecs were monotheist.

False. The Aztecs were polytheist (they believed in many Gods - God of the Sun, God of Rain, God of Healing etc)

100

True or False: Christopher Columbus had 10 ships on his 1st trip

False, he had 3 ships.

100

What did the Spanish and other Europeans use to defeat the Native Americans in battles?

Guns, Germs, and Steel

200

What is one country colonized by the Portuguese?

Brazil

200

What did the Aztecs do to keep their Gods happy?

They sacrificed people and animals at the top of their temples.

200

True or False. Christopher Columbus called the Native Americans he encountered "Indians" because he thought he was in India.

True. Even though he was in the islands of the Bahamas in the Caribbean, Columbus thought he was in India.

200

Which European country colonized the United States, Jamaica, and the Bahamas?

Great Britain/The British
300

What ocean did Columbus cross from Spain to the Americas?

Atlantic Ocean.

300

What did the Maya create using their knowledge of Astronomy?

They created the 365-day calendar.

300

What were the names of the 3 ships that Columbus brought on his 1st trip?

The NiƱa, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria

300

Name of the conquistador that conquered the Inca.

Francisco Pizarro

400

What were the goods in Asia that the Europeans really wanted to have?

Silk and Spices

400

What is the capital of the Aztec Empire called? 

Tenochititlan

400

What was the name of the 1st tribe Columbus encountered?

The Tainos.

400

Which group of Europeans treated the Native Americans better?

The French.

500

In what modern country was the Aztec Empire located?

Mexico

500

What was the name of the emperor of the Inca?

Atahualpa

500
In what year did Columbus do his last trip?

In the year 1502.

500

Besides Haiti, what other part of the New World did the French colonize?

Quebec, Canada.

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