Exploration & Conquest

Question 1

The majority of Maya people were agricultural workers.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Which events concern Hernán Cortéz?

Accepted Answer

capture of the territory around Veracruz, Spread of smallpox from soldiers to the Aztec

Question 3

Which of the following was developed by the Maya civilization?

Accepted Answer

an accurate calendar

Question 4

which civilization chose rulers through a system of heredity belongs to ?

Accepted Answer

Inca

Question 5

How did the Maya contribute to the field of mathematics?

Accepted Answer

They were one of 2 civilizations to independently devise the concept of 0.

Question 6

The reasons for decline are unclear belong to which civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Maya

Question 7

Which two items common in Europe did the conquistadores introduce to the people of Mesoamerica and South America?

Accepted Answer

guns, horses

Question 8

Which event concern Francisco Pizarro?

Accepted Answer

execution of the last Inca emperor, Atahualpa

Question 9

The Inca cultivated maize on a large scale.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

What is 1 of the far-reaching effects that the European conquistadores had on the people of Mesoamerica & South America?

Accepted Answer

A majority of the people in C America and S America speak Spanish today.

Question 11

The Maya domesticated animals for transportation.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

Which civilization established a tribute empire?

Accepted Answer

Aztec

Question 13

The Inca prayed primarily to the sun god.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

How did the religious beliefs of the Aztec and the conquistadores differ?

Accepted Answer

Aztecs worshiped multiple gods, the conquistadores worshiped a single god

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