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Where were the Aztec located?
What were the Maya known for?
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What were the Maya known for?
roads
having the only writing system in the area
climbing the Andes
mummies
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Where were the Aztec located?
Andes Mountains
North America
Mexico
South America
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What is the majority language in Latin America?
Portuguese
Latin
Mexican
Spanish
4
Which plants came from the Americas and were spread during the Columbian Exchange?
coffee and vanilla
turmeric and chocolate
chocolate and peanuts
coffee and rice
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What things were exchanged in the Columbian Exchange?
iron, rubber, spices
gold, slaves, disease
gold, slaves, spices
ships, pigs, pirates
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Who conquered the Inca?
Atahualpa
Cortes
Pizarro
Moctezuma
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Which of these did Pizarro NOT do?
conquer with a small group of men
conquer for Portugal
conquer the Inca
kidnap Atahualpa
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Where is the one place in Latin America where Spanish isn't the main language?
modern day Brazil
Mexico
the Andes
modern day Honduras
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Who was the last Inca ruler?
Moctezuma
Cortes
Atahualpa
Pizarro
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Which was an important food staple for Latin Americans that Europeans did not have?
cabbage
citrus fruit
corn
sugar cane
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Which empire did not end with Spanish conquest?
Aztec
Nahuatl
Maya
Inca
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What regions participated in the Columbian Exchange?
the Americas, Europe, Asia
the Americas, Asia, Africa, United Kingdom
the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa
United States, Europe, Asia, Africa
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What is a conquistador?
an Aztec warrior
a Spanish conqueror
a ship that carries explorers
an Inca god
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What were the Inca famous for?
brutal human sacrifice
roads
having a written language
spices
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Which empire had a fully developed written language?
Maya
Aztec
Inca
Olmec
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Which continent profited the most from the Columbian Exchange?
South America
Africa
Europe
North America
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Who became rich and powerful by taking resources?
Mesoamericans
Cortes and Moctezuma
Pizarro and Atahualpa
Europeans
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Why did the people the Aztec conquered hate them?
they turned into the Inca
they forced everyone to change religion
they did not provide adequate gov. services
they sacrificed people from those they conquered
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Why are the majority language and religion in Latin America European languages/religions?
because the Aztec adopted Spanish
because Spain forced everyone to switch
because Atahualpa commanded it
because the Maya loved European culture
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Which ruler was kidnapped and held for ransom?
Moctezuma
Pacachutec
Atahualpa
Pizarro
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Who was the last Aztec ruler?
Cortes
Atahualpa
Pizarro
Moctezuma
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Where were the MAYA located?
the Andes
Yucatan Peninsula
Sierra Madre
Mexico
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Who conquered the Aztec?
Moctezuma
Columbus
Pizarro
Cortes
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What main diseases came from the Old World countries and killed millions of Native Americans?
pneumonia, malaria
flu, strep throat
stomach virus, small pox
measles, small pox
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Where were the Inca located?
Yucatan peninsula
North America
Andes Mountains
Mexico
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What was the Columbian Exchange?
a trade route
a ship
an event
a person in charge of trade
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Where is Latin America?
everything south of North America
where the Latin's are
everything south of USA
South America
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What weakened the Aztec before Cortes attacked?
famine
smallpox
war
piracy
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What is the majority religion in Latin America?
Baptist
Islam
Judaism
Catholic
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What is the main language in modern day Brazil?
Spanish
Latin
Portuguese
Brazilian
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The coastline of Incan territory lies on which ocean?
Pacific
Atlantic
Southern
Arctic
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Why did Europeans come to Latin America?
to get rich
to meet the Aztec
to learn new culture
for fun
