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Imperialism Unit (overview and Guns, Germs, Steel)
Imperialism Unit (overview and Guns, Germs, Steel)
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Early European Conquest- Spain in the New World.
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Which of the following was NOT a major imperial power in the 16-19th century?
The United States
France
The United Kingdom
France
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Why did the Spanish keep Atahualpa alive so long.
They cared about learning the Incan culture.
They wanted to learn the Incan language.
They wanted him to bring gold.
He became Pizarro's BFF.
3
When a stronger country exerts control over a weaker one to take power.
Autocracy
Imperialism
Dictatorship
Totalitarianism
4
What CRUCIAL animal did the Spanish have access to that the Inca did not?
Horses
Llamas
Tigers
Dogs
5
Which area did the UK (England) NOT colonize?
Canada and the United States
India
France
East and Southern Africa
6
Why didn't the Inca have access to writing (if the Maya to the north had developed it)?
The Andes Mts. were an obstacle to trade.
The Mayan language didn't translate into Incan
Atahualpa conquered the Mayan Empire and didn't want it.
The Inca didn't like the Maya
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Which land area did Spain control during the 16-19th century?
Sub-Saharan Africa
Eastern Europe
Canada and Northern USA
Latin America
8
Which technology sparked the Industrial Revolution and helped the British and the French EMPIRE
The spinning wheel
The steam engine
The internet
The automobile
9
According to Jared Diamond, why were Europeans able to conquer South America and Africa?
They had larger armies.
They had access to technological trade.
They were culturally superior.
They were more intelligent.
10
Which of the following was the LEAST important asset to the Spanish in Peru?
The horse
The ship
The rapier
Their beards
11
Which of the following was NOT a motive for European imperialism?
Converting new people to their religion
Exerting power and territory
Understanding the beliefs of the people they conquered
Collecting raw materials and resources
12
Atahualpa did not kill the Spaniards when they first approached because he wanted to
he wanted their cool hats.
trap them in front of his people to prove they weren't gods.
steal their ship
he wanted to convert them to the Incan religion
13
Which natural resource sparked the quest for new land in the Americas back in Spain?
Iron
Gold
Bronze
Teak wood
14
Which European country DID NOT control (what would later be called) the United States
Spain
France
England
Portuguese
15
What religion did the Spanish impose on the people of the "New World"?
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity (specifically, Catholacism)
Animism
16
What advantage did the Europeans NOT have over the people of the Americas and Africa?
Easy access to ideas (writing)
Peaceful communities that were built on negotiation.
Easy access to trade of technology.
Resistance to a wide array of diseases.
17
What disease, specifically, did Cortez's ship bring to the New World ("New Spain")?
Polio
Chicken Pox
Smallpox
Thyphoid
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What were the Spanish required to do before killing the natives?
Teach them Spanish.
Try to convert them to Christianity.
Secure land for their families.
Take the gold and silver from the mines.
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What did the Spanish (and then Portuguese) NOT do after conquering the Incan Empire?
Forced the Spanish to learn Incan masonry.
Came by the thousands from Spain to settle in the Americas
Forced christianity on the indigenous people who survived.
Went on to conquer most of the Americas.
20
Which areas did the French colonize?
Canada
Southern United States
Eastern Africa
Western Africa
