Geography
What is one of the countries that the Spanish colonized?
Mexico, Cuba, Argentina, Honduras, Panama, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, El Salvador, Guatemala etc.
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)
True or False: Christopher Columbus had 10 ships on his 1st trip
False, he had 3 ships.
What did the Spanish and other Europeans use to defeat the Native Americans in battles?
Guns, Germs, and Steel
What is one country colonized by the Portuguese?
Brazil
What did the Aztecs do to keep their Gods happy?
They sacrificed people and animals at the top of their temples.
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.
Which European country colonized the United States, Jamaica, and the Bahamas?
What ocean did Columbus cross from Spain to the Americas?
Atlantic Ocean.
What did the Maya create using their knowledge of Astronomy?
They created the 365-day calendar.
What were the names of the 3 ships that Columbus brought on his 1st trip?
The Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria
Name of the conquistador that conquered the Inca.
Francisco Pizarro
What were the goods in Asia that the Europeans really wanted to have?
Silk and Spices
What is the capital of the Aztec Empire called?
Tenochititlan
What was the name of the 1st tribe Columbus encountered?
The Tainos.
Which group of Europeans treated the Native Americans better?
The French.
In what modern country was the Aztec Empire located?
Mexico
What was the name of the emperor of the Inca?
Atahualpa
In the year 1502.
Besides Haiti, what other part of the New World did the French colonize?
Quebec, Canada.