Why is the year 1492 considered a turning point in history?

Spain established an exchange between Europe and America

The Line of Demarcation drawn through South America by the Treaty of Tordesillas attempted to

prevent Spain and Portugal from fighting over colonies

What conclusion can be drawn from this illustration of a slave journey in the "Middle Passage"?

Traders showed great cruelty and insensitivity

Which conclusion about Spanish Colonialism in the Americas can be drawn from this diagram?

The fewest people in the population had the greatest power

Archeological evidence found at Tenochtitlan and Machu Picchu suggest that these societies

were highly developed and organized cultures

What does this drawing illustrate about pre-Columbian Inca civilization?

Cooperation and planning in agriculture

Structures like this indicate the pre-Columbian civilizations

had the engineering skills to build complex structures

The Middle Passage is best defined as

the forced journey of enslaved Africans to the Americas

This diagram shows the Incas had a farming system that

provided crops for different groups in society

This photograph indicates that the people of ancient Peru modified their environment to

increase the amount of land for agriculture

Britain began its exploration of North America primarily to seek gold and silver because

the wealth of a nation determines its dominance among others

What conclusion about Incan society can be drawn from the map?

An extensive road system connected all parts of the Empire

The graph above represents the consequences of what historic event?

The arrival of European traders and colonists

The Aztec calendar and Maya use of zero illustrate that pre-Columbian cultures in the Americas

made advances in mathematics and science

The decrease in the Native American population of Mexico was mainly a result of

diseases introduced by the Spanish

This chart of the Columbian Exchange shows the

cultural interaction between Western and Eastern Hemispheres

Which statement describes an impact that the Columbian Exchange had on the lives of Europeans?

Transferof new products and ideas encouraged economic growth

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1
Why is the year 1492 considered a turning point in history?
Spain established an exchange between Europe and America
The Ming dynasty began exploring the east coast of Africa
British established control over new territories in India
Muslim Arab armies succeeded in conquering Egypt and Syria
2
What is the appropriate title for the map?
The Age of Discovery
Imperialism in Africa
Atlantic Trade Routes
The Industrial Revolution
3
The Line of Demarcation drawn through South America by the Treaty of Tordesillas attempted to
control the slave trade
establish a new trade route
slow down the growth of colonial business and industry
prevent Spain and Portugal from fighting over colonies
4
What conclusion can be drawn from this illustration of a slave journey in the "Middle Passage"?
Although from different regions they could communicated
Traders showed great cruelty and insensitivity
Of the 20 million slaves most never survived the journey
They were told what was going to happen to them
5
Which conclusion about Spanish Colonialism in the Americas can be drawn from this diagram?
The fewest people in the population had the greatest power
Mestizos and Mulattoes controlled most land in the colonies
The peninsulares made up the majority of the population
Africans and Native Americans were politically powerful
6
Archeological evidence found at Tenochtitlan and Machu Picchu suggest that these societies
followed a democratic system
practiced a monotheistic religion
were highly developed and organized cultures
consisted of hunters and gatherers
7
What does this drawing illustrate about pre-Columbian Inca civilization?
Cooperation and planning in agriculture
The religious influence on architecture
The use of superior military technology for defense
The role of government during a natural disaster
8
Structures like this indicate the pre-Columbian civilizations
were based on European societies
were strongly influenced by Renaissance humanism
had the engineering skills to build complex structures
incorporated early Roman architectural design
9
The Middle Passage is best defined as
a route through the Swiss Alps
the forced journey of enslaved Africans to the Americas
the expulsion of Muslims from Spain
a narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water
10
The Spanish Conquistadors went to the New World for the 3 G's, which were
Guns, Gold, and Gifts
Grains, Gold, and Glory
God, Guns, and Gold
God, Gold, and Glory
11
This diagram shows the Incas had a farming system that
grew crops
set aside 50% of the crops for those who farmed the fields
provided crops for different groups in society
left much land unfarmed
12
This photograph indicates that the people of ancient Peru modified their environment to
move large quantities of water into cities
increase the amount of land for agriculture
create effective trade routes
provide an effective defense
13
Britain began its exploration of North America primarily to seek gold and silver because
cost of converting Indian tribes to Catholicism was high
the wealth of a nation determines its dominance among others
England needed bases to fight the Spanish Armada
it would pay for the development of new sources of food
14
Which country is responsible for the extensive use of the Encomienda labor system?
Netherlands
England
France
Spain
15
The Spanish "conquistadors", Cortes and Pizarro, defeated the
Incas and Mayans
Cherokees and Seminoles
Aztecs and Incas
Aztecs and Mayans
16
A direct result of the conquest of Tenochtitlan by Hernan Cortes in 1521 was the
establishment of Portuguese trade routes around Africa
fall of the Aztec Empire
expulsion of Jews and Muslims from Spain
conquest of the Kush Kingdom
17
What conclusion about Incan society can be drawn from the map?
An extensive road system connected all parts of the Empire
Their trade depended on many seaports
Tropical climate conditions existed throughout the Empire
A similar language unified the Inca civilization
18
The graph above represents the consequences of what historic event?
The world-wide influenza epidemic
The arrival of European traders and colonists
The Aztecs policies of war and conquest
The depletion of hunting grounds and tropical rain forests
19
The Aztec calendar and Maya use of zero illustrate that pre-Columbian cultures in the Americas
declined because of invasion and disease
traded extensively with Africa
converted to Catholicism
made advances in mathematics and science
20
The decrease in the Native American population of Mexico was mainly a result of
wars between various native groups
emigration of Native Americans to Europe and Africa
diseases introduced by the Spanish
crop failures brought on by poor weather conditions
21
This chart of the Columbian Exchange shows the
effects of the Middle Passage on the Americas
benefits of the exploration of Asia by Europeans
cultural interaction between Western and Eastern Hemispheres
introduction of South American products into North America
22
Which statement describes an impact that the Columbian Exchange had on the lives of Europeans?
Native Americans immigrated to Europe and competed for jobs
Transferof new products and ideas encouraged economic growth
Crosscultural contact between America and Asia declined
Disease was brought to Europe and resulted in massive deaths
23
The continents of the "New World" were named after which explorer?
Amerigo Vespucci
Diego de Almagro
Francisco Pizzaro
Ferdinand Magellan

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