Exploration and the Americas Review Quiz

Question 1

MATCHING: Which civilization is known for their massive steles covered in writing?

Accepted Answer

The Maya

Question 2

MATCHING: Which civilization was known for their amazing stoneworking skills?

Accepted Answer

The Inca

Question 3

MATCHING: This civilization built their capital on a lake with three major causeways.

Accepted Answer

Aztec

Question 4

MATCHING: Which civilization is known for their colorful woven clothes?

Accepted Answer

The Inca

Question 5

Which is not an example of biological trade during the Columbian Exchange?

Accepted Answer

Christianity

Question 6

Which of the following is not true about the Spanish defeat of the Aztec and Inca?

Accepted Answer

Both were done to find a trade route to Asia.

Question 7

MATCHING: Which civilization originally created an advanced calendar using math and astronomy?

Accepted Answer

Maya

Question 8

Which is a Mesoamerican civilization that settled in the Valley of Mexico?

Accepted Answer

Aztec

Question 9

MATCHING: Which explorer is known for 'discovering' the Americas?

Accepted Answer

Christopher Columbus

Question 10

Which is a Mesoamerican civilization that reached its peak around 900 C.E.?

Accepted Answer

Mayans

Question 11

Which best describes what the COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE was?

Accepted Answer

Trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

Question 12

MATCHING: Who is known for having the first expedition to sail around the world?

Accepted Answer

Ferdinand Magellan

Question 13

MATCHING: Which civilization created one of the largest system of roads in the world?

Accepted Answer

Inca

Question 14

Which is a South American civilization that was known for their roads and stonework?

Accepted Answer

Inca

Question 15

MATCHING: Both the Maya and Aztec were known for what type of achievement of architecture?

Accepted Answer

Massive stone pyramid temples.

Question 16

MATCHING: Who was responsible for setting up a school that organized expeditions?

Accepted Answer

Prince Henry the Navigator

Question 17

Which location on the map shows where the Inca lived?

Accepted Answer

U

Question 18

MATCHING: Who was the first European sailor to find a sea route to Asia?

Accepted Answer

Vasco da Gama

Question 19

Which location on the map shows where the Aztec lived?

Accepted Answer

Z

Question 20

Which of the following was not a major reason for European exploration?

Accepted Answer

Explorers wanted to seek trade routes to the Americas.

Question 21

MATCHING: This civilization used chinampas to create farmland.

Accepted Answer

Aztec

Question 22

What does this map show about the Age of Exploration?

Accepted Answer

The major trade routes created through exploration.

Question 23

Which of the following is not true about Maya, Aztec, and Inca religion?

Accepted Answer

They believed in one God.

Question 24

Which of the following best describes what a COLONY is?

Accepted Answer

A permanent settlement created by a country.

Question 25

Which letter on the map shows the location of Mesoamerica?

Accepted Answer

X

Question 26

Which modern country is in MESOAMERICA?

Accepted Answer

Mexico

Question 27

Which of the following best describes what CARTOGRAPHY is?

Accepted Answer

The art of making maps.

Question 28

Which of the following did not take place during the AGE OF EXPLORATION?

Accepted Answer

The Vikings landed in Newfoundland.

Question 29

Which location on the map shows where the Maya lived?

Accepted Answer

Y

Question 30

Which of the following best describes the Columbian Exchange?

Accepted Answer

A trading system between Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

Question 31

Which is not an example of cultural trade during the Columbian Exchange?

Accepted Answer

Peppers

Exploration and the Americas Review Quiz

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