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Americas & Exploration
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1
True or False? The Inca people owned no property.
False
True
2
An explorer who fought and conquered the Aztecs
Hernan Cortez
Christopher Colombus
Moctezuma
Ferdinand
3
Slaves of which civilization could buy their freedom?
Aztec
Olmec
Mayan
Incan
4
The Olmecs made giant _____________ of their rulers.
Carved heads
Palaces
Paintings
Waterfalls
5
Those who ruled Spanish colonies in the name of the Spanish monarchy
conquistadors
viceroys
entrepreneurs
encomiendas
6
In Aztec mythology, where did gods create the world?
Tenochtitlan
Cuzco
Teotihuacan
Tampa
7
Where was the first English colony in America?
Jamestown, Virginia
Quebec, Canada
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Tampa, Florida
8
Mayan cities were especially known for
Huge stone temples
Elaborate writing
Waterfalls
Aqueducts
9
Approximately how many Africans died on the Middle Passage?
20,000
2,000,000
2,000
2
10
Where did the Pilgrims land?
Tampa, Florida
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Quebec, Canada
New York, New York
11
An Aztec emperor
Henry
Cortez
Moctezuma
Jacques Cartier
12
The first people to come to the Americas probably came on the land bridge connecting Alaska &?
Siberia
Canada
Iceland
Spain
13
Which of the following describes capitalism?
Government run program
Private ownership of businesses
Anarchy
Public ownership of all goods
14
What was the Inca capital?
Teotehuacan
Tenochtitlan
Tampa
Cuzco
15
True or False? Mayan cities were all ruled by one strong emperor?
True
False
16
Which was the earliest American civilization?
Aztec
Maya
Olmec
Inca
17
The Spanish who vanquished the Americas.
Aztecs
privateers
entrepreneurs
conquistadors
18
What is the general increase in prices called?
Silvering
Deflation
A party
Inflation
