Maya
In which region of the world were the Mayans located: North, Central, or South America?
Central America
In which region of the world was the Aztec civilization located?
A. North America, specifically what is today Mexico
B. Central America, specifically the Yucatan Peninsula
C. North America, specifically what is today California
D. South America, specifically the western coast
A. North America, specifically what is today Mexico
In which region of the world was the Inca civilization located?
A. North America, specifically what is today Mexico
B. Central America, specifically the Yucatan Peninsula
C. North America, specifically what is today California
D. South America, specifically the western coast
D. South America, specifically the western coast
What is the transfer of plants, animals, ideas, and technologies between the New World and the Old World called by historians?
A. Conquistador Transfer
B. Columbian Exchange
C. European Trade
D. Old World Exchange
B. Columbian Exchange
About how many Africans were shipped to the Americas during the slave trade?
A. up to 10 million or more
B. 600,000
C. 1 million
D. less than 120,000
A. up to 10 million or more
Which of the following best describes how the Maya civilization was organized?
A. City-states that were tied together by trade and warfare.
B. City-states that functioned completely independently of each other.
C. An empire held together by a strong central government and all-powerful ruler.
D. Small nomadic tribes that traveled throughout the region.
A. City-states that were tied together by trade and warfare
Which of the following best describes how the Aztec civilization was organized?
A. A single tribe isolated on a small island in a marshy lake.
B. An empire that forced conquered tribes to pay tribute.
C. An empire that forced conquered tribes to work for them.
D. A loose collection of city-states.
B. An empire that forced conquered tribes to pay tribute
How did the Inca rule the people they conquered?
A. The Inca forced the people they conquered to pay tribute in goods such as gold.
B. The Inca forced the people they conquered to pay a labor tax called the mita.
C. The Inca were actually a group of city-states, not a true empire.
D. The Inca forced the people they conquered to pay tribute in human sacrifices.
B. The Inca forced the people they conquered to pay a labor tax called the mita.
What is a large, commercial farm that typically produced one cash crop?
A. farmette
B. sharecropper
C. plantation
D. garden
C. plantation
What was the voyage across the Atlantic for African slaves called?
A. Transoceanic journey
B. Middle Way
C. Middle Passage
D. Northwest Passage
C. Middle Passage
27.) In the Maya religion, what precious resource needed to be regularly sacrificed to the gods?
A. gold
B. blood
C. cacao
D. water
B. Blood
Which of the following statements about Aztec religion is NOT true?
A. Aztecs were polytheists whose gods represented aspects of daily life.
B. The Aztecs sacrificed people to keep the gods happy so the world wouldn’t end.
C. The Aztecs sacrificed people by ripping out their still-beating hearts.
D. The Aztecs sacrificed people because they were cruel murderers.
D. The Aztecs sacrificed people because they were cruel murderers.
Which of the following statements best describes the Inca religion?
A. The Inca were monotheists, worshipping only the sun god Inti.
B. The Inca were polytheists, worshipping many gods that represented things in nature.
C. The Inca were polytheists, who sacrificed up to 20,000 people a year to their gods.
D. The Inca were monotheists, worshipping only their emperor as a living god.
B. The Inca were polytheists, worshipping many gods that represented things in nature.
Mercantilism was later replaced with __________, an economic system in which individuals and private businesses run most industries. This is still the economic system in the United States today.
A. capitalism
B. socialism
C. communism
D. Christianity
A. capitalism
What was the name of the conquistador who defeated the Aztec Empire?
A. Hernando Cortes
B. Francisco Pizarro
C. Ponce de Leon
D. Hernando De Soto
A. Hernando Cortes
Which of the following was NOT an achievement of the Maya?
A. The Maya were known for their network of roads and bridges.
B. Maya mathematicians may have been the first to use a symbol for zero.
C. Maya astronomers could predict eclipses and accurately tell time.
D. The Maya had the most complete written language in the Americas.
A. The Maya were known for their network of roads and bridges
The Europeans were dazzled by the Aztec capital city of:
A. Tenochtitlan.
B. Teotihuacan.
C. Cuzco.
D. Chichen Itza.
A. Tenochtitlan.
One of the greatest achievements of the Inca was:
A. their masonry; the stones in their buildings fit so well together you still can’t slide a knife blade between them.
B. the system of roads and bridges they build to connect their empire.
C. quipus, a record-keeping system using knotted ropes.
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Which of the following was NOT a part of the new economic concept of mercantilism?
A. Governments controlled their economies and the economies of their colonies to make themselves richer and stronger.
B. Governments set up colonies overseas and allowed them to do their own thing.
C. Governments wanted as much gold and silver as they could get.
D. Governments wanted a favorable balance of trade, with more exports than imports.
B. Governments set up colonies overseas and allowed them to do their own thing.
Which of the following was a factor in the decline of the Aztec empire?
A. The Aztec emperor Moctezuma was indecisive.
B. The Spanish made alliances with many native tribes who resented the Aztecs.
C. Smallpox killed many Aztec warriors even before the real fighting began.
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
29.) Which of the following best describes how the Maya civilization declined?
A. Climate change and poor agricultural practices led to a lack of food.
B. The common people rebelled against their leaders.
C. Warfare increased between the city-states, destroying valuable resources.
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
One of the great achievements of the Aztecs was:
A. an astronomical calendar similar to that of the Maya.
B. artificial islands called chinampas for growing crops.
C. their engineering of aqueducts to bring clean water to their capital city.
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
What was the name of the conquistador who defeated the Inca Empire?
A. Hernando Cortes
B. Francisco Pizarro
C. Ponce de Leon
D. Hernando De Soto
B. Francisco Pizarro
Which of the following was NOT part of the triangular trade system?
A. Ships traveled from Europe to Africa to load up with slaves.
B. Ships traveled from Africa to Asia to sell slaves and buy spices.
C. Ships traveled from Africa to the Americas to sell slaves and buy raw materials.
D. Ships traveled from the Americas back to Europe to sell their raw materials to be turned into finished products.
B. Ships traveled from Africa to Asia to sell slaves and buy spices.
What is the most important factor for how the Spanish were able to overpower the Inca?
A. Spanish forces greatly outnumbered the Inca.
B. The Inca were weakened by civil war and diseases like smallpox.
C. The Spanish had steel and gunpowder weapons and horses.
D. The Inca believed the Spanish were gods and didn’t want to upset them.
B. The Inca were weakened by civil war and diseases like smallpox.