Sweasey The Spanish Conquest of the Americas

Question 1

Christopher Columbus was Spanish

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

One reason that population levels fell in the Fourteenth Century was because of epidemics such as...

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The Black Death

Question 3

An environmental problem caused by new technology in farming at this time was ...

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Forests were cut down for wood, increasing soil erosion and flooding

Question 4

The term "Renaissance" means rebirth

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True

Question 5

The first ship to land in Australia, in 1606, was sailed by which nationality?

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Dutch

Question 6

One reason the Aztecs would inflict the death penalty on its people was for...

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Cutting down a living tree

Question 7

The name of the Aztecs' unique floating gardens was

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Chinampas

Question 8

Before the Spanish arrived, life in the Aztec Empire was peaceful

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False

Question 9

The Aztecs believed that the key to reaching the afterlife quickly was ...

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in the way they died

Question 10

This time period is often called the Age of what?

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Exploration, Excercising

Question 11

The Aztecs are famous for introducing the world to Coffee

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False

Question 12

The movement that marked the break-away from the Catholic church is known as The Reformation

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True

Question 13

The Aztecs worshipped how many different gods?

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Hundreds

Question 14

The three G's that inspired exploration were:

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Gold, Glory, and God

Question 15

One of the best known trade routes was known as ...

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The Silk Road

Question 16

In 1445, Johannes Gutenberg invented what?

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The Printing Press

Question 17

The Aztecs lived in what is now known as ...

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Mexico

Question 18

The word "Polytheistic" means: to worship more than one god.

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True

Question 19

When Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas, he thought he had reached ...

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Asia

Question 20

The Renaissance took place across which centuries?

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Fifteenth and Sixteenth

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