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a review for the Age of Exploration test.
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What event in European history helped drive exploration, especially for Spain and Portugal?
Protestant Reformation
sale of indulgences
discoveries by Galileo
desire to spread Protestantism
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Policy of controlling a country's economy so that they export more than they import
laissez-faire economics
communism
mercantilism
free trade
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What empire is shown on the map below?
Inca
Maya
Aztec
4
What did the Portuguese do when native Americans began dying in large numbers?
sent doctors to New World
fewer Portuguese went to New World
Portuguese left New World
imported slaves from Africa
5
What civilization created a capital city on an island in the middle of a lake?
Inca
Maya
Aztec
6
Why was human sacrifice important to Meso-American civilizations?
It kept the needed rain coming.
It was a way to control population growth.
It was a way to get rid of enemies.
It was a way to get rid of criminals.
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Which of the following is NOT an effect of the Atlantic Slave Trade on Africa?
Rise of powerful new African states
Major decline in population
Decline or disappearance of some cultures
change in culture such as polygamy
8
What effect did the Columbian Exchange have on the Old World?
They got domesticated animals.
spread of many new diseases
population increased
Migration to the New World slowed.
9
Which of the following was NOT a cultural feature of the Olmecs, passed on the Aztecs and Mayas?
quipu
calendar
human sacrifice
pyramid
10
What was the Middle Passage?
Pilgrim voyage to New World
indentured servants voyage to New World
enslaved Native Americans taken to Old World
enslaved Africans taken to New World
11
Which ancient civilization did not practice slavery?
none had slavery
Aztec
Inca
Maya
12
Which of these is an effect of exploration?
migration to Old World
migration to New World
The population of Asia decreased.
period of peace in Europe
13
Which society abandoned its cities?
Maya
Aztec
Inca
all three
14
Which civilization had a centrally planned economy?
all three
Aztec
Inca
Maya
15
What country first mapped a sea route from Europe to Asia?
England
Portugal
Spain
France
16
What route did England take in their attempt to reach Asia?
around Africa
Northwest Passage
Silk Road
around South America
17
What was the main goal of conquistadors like Cortes and Pizarro?
building mutual relationships with natives
spreading Christianity
gold and silver
land for farming
18
Which of the following did NOT influence emerging American culture?
African religious beliefs
African music
African political institutions
African cooking
19
Which society kept records with knotted string?
all three
Inca
Maya
Aztec
20
What empire is red on the map below?
Inca
Aztec
Maya
21
Which civilization collapsed as a result of Spanish conquistadors?
Incas
All Three
Aztecs
Mayas
22
What was the effect of the Columbian Exchange on the New World?
trade decreased
slaves were taken to Old World
population fell
technology declined
23
Why did Europeans start exploring the Atlantic?
They were looking for gold.
They were searching for sea monsters.
They were looking for new lands.
Turks had taken Constantinople
24
What was the main financial motive for exploration?
search for gold and silver
search for supply of slaves
search for new land
search for new routes to Asia
25
Which civilization built pyramids?
Aztec
all three
Inca
Maya
26
Why were the Incas able to control so much land?
free education system
democratic government
huge road system
huge slave army
27
What is a long-term consequence of the Age of Exploration?
Europeans began to die from New World diseases.
The New World become more culturally diverse.
Europe became more culturally diverse.
Mediterranean countries became richer and more powerful.
28
What are the most important goods that came from the New World in the Columbian Exchange?
diseases
tropical fruit like pineapple and mangos
staple crops like corn and potatoes
farm animals
29
What individual is credited with starting the Age of Exploration?
Christopher Columbus
Prince Henry the Navigator
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernan Cortes
30
What was the religious motive for early exploration?
desire to spread Protestantism
desire to spread Catholic Christianity
desire to discover new gods.
desire to spread Shinto beliefs
31
Which country granted private companies the right to set up colonies in the Americas?
Portuguese
Spanish
English
Italians
32
What ocean route did Portuguese explorers map?
route around South America to Asia
route around Africa to India
route around Canada to Asia
route to the Caribbean
33
What did Ferdinand Magellan do?
discovered America
sailed around Africa
sailed around the world
traveled by land to China
34
What empire is shown on the map below?
Maya
Inca
Aztec
35
What "empire" was actually several independent city-states?
all three
Maya
Inca
Aztec
36
What civilization farmed on floating rafts called chinampas?
Incas
Aztecs
Mayas
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What were the most important goods that came from the Old World in the Columbian Exchange?
farm animals
turkeys
corn
tobacco
