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Early Explorers/ Maya, Aztec, Inca Unit
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1
What is Quechua?
Food of the Incas
Government of the Incas
Language of the Incas
Religion of the Incas
2
What was Spain's motivation for exploring?
To establish fur trade with the Native Americans
To gain wealth through gold and silver
To try out new technology
To establish Islam as the world's religion
3
Which civilization is located here?
Inca
Aztec
Maya
Indus
4
What was the reason for European exploration?
To increase trade and wealth
To find new vacation places
To give Europeans something to do
To spread their empires
5
What caused the Maya civilization to decline?
A tsunami destroyed cities
Conquistadors took over
No one knows for sure
A volcano
6
Which civilization built pyramid like structures?
Maya and Greeks
Greeks and Aztecs
Inca and Cherokee
Maya and Aztecs
7
What does the word circumnavigate mean?
to move
to go all the way around
to sail a ship
to spread ideas
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What led to the growth of the Mayan, Aztec, and Inca civilizations?
Government
Farming
Religion
Trade
9
Which civilization is located here?
Indus
Aztec
Maya
Inca
10
Which civilization kept records on knotted cords?
Indus
Inca
Maya
Aztec
11
Which voyage is depicted on this map?
Magellan
Columbus
Da Gama
12
What type of government did all three civilizations have?
Monarchy
Anarchy
Democracy
Oligarchy
13
Which explorer, and his crew, was the first to circumnavigate the globe?
Columbus
Da Gama
Kepler
Magellan
14
Which explorer discovered the "New World"?
Copernicus
Magellan
Da Gama
Columbus
15
Which voyage is depicted on this map?
Magellan
Columbus
Da Gama
16
The Aztecs are known for chinampas. What are these?
A ritual ceremony
A new weapon
Floating Gardens
A type of religion
17
What was Portugal's motivation for exploring and trading in the New World?
To control the African Slave Trade
To take over the world of Islam
To try out new technology in shipping
To establish trade with the Native Americans
18
What was the main food crop of these Native American Cultures?
Tomatoes
Rice
Maize
Quipu
19
What type of religion did all three civilizations have?
Polytheistic
Monotheistic
Catholicism
Hinduism
20
Which civilization has a writing system close to hieroglyphics?
Inca
Maya
Aztec
Indus
21
What items were the Europeans wanting from China and India?
Fur and tomatoes
Silk and spices
Potatoes and horses
Salt and Gold
22
Which voyage is depicted on this map?
Da Gama
Columbus
Magellan
23
What religion were Europeans trying to spread on their voyage?
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
Hinduism
24
What was England's motivation for exploring the new world?
To establish fur trade with the Native Americans
To control African slave trade
To get away from the king and gain religious freedom
To try out new sailing technology
25
What empires were found in the New World?
Mayas, Canadians, Northmen
Egypt, India, China
Mongols, Songhai, British
Mayas, Aztecs, Incas
26
What was the Columbian Exchange?
Exchange of plants and animals between the New and Old World
The exchange of ideas between Christians and Muslims
The exchange of salt and gold in Western Africa
Trade between Europe and Asia on the Silk Road
27
Tenochtitlan is the capital city of which civilization?
Aztec
Inca
Indus
Mayan
28
What is Machu Picchu?
An important city in the Andes Mountains
A famous Inca leader
An Inca farming technique
The Inca's staple food crop
29
Which civilization is located here?
Inca
Maya
Indus
Aztec
30
Why is the Columbian Exchange referred to as a mixed blessing?
New religious ideas spread, but natives rejected the beliefs
Horses brought an end to the cattle industry
Europeans gained trade, but natives died from diseases
Native Americans killed many of the African traders
31
What do these terms have in common? Spanish Conquistadors, Disease, Rebellion, and War
Expansion in population with the Aztecs
Causes of decline for the Aztec and Inca civilizations
Spread of Christian beliefs
Increase of wealth in Mesoamerica
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What technique did the Mayans use to farm?
Planting using plows
Slash and Burn
Farming with horses
Irrigation with channels
