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How were the Spanish able to defeat the Aztecs and Incas?
Making alliances with their enemies.
Having superior weapons and a larger army.
All of these.
European diseases killing the Aztecs and Incas.
2
He and his men conquered the Incas.
Francisco Pizzaro
Amerigo Vespucci
Henry Hudson
Hernando Cortes
3
Why were European countries looking for an all-water route to Asia.
They wanted to learn the Asian culture.
They wanted to colonize Asia.
To enslave the peoples of Asia.
They wanted part of the spice trade.
4
The transfer of plants , animals, and diseases between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
Columbian Exchange
conquistador
Mercantilism
Migrate
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His crew was the first to travel around the world.
Hernando Cortes
Francisco Pizzaro
Amerigo Vespucci
Ferdinand Magellan
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Who discovered the first water route to Asia?
Cortes
Magellan
Vespucci
de Gama
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Another part of the 5 features of a civilization is...
Coastline
Cities that are centers of trade
Farms
A naval power
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How did Columbus's failure to find Asia actually benefit Spain?
The land Columbus claimed increased Spain's wealth and power
Columbus spread the Renaissance to the Americas.
The Taino people became allies and part of Spanish culture.
The King of Portugal became indebted to Columbus.
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How many years were there between Columbus first voyage and his last?
9 years
12 years
15 years
20 years
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A way of life shared by people with similar arts, beliefs, and customs.
Mercantilism
Migrate
Artifact
Culture
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A Spaniard who traveled to the Americas as an explorer and a conqueror in the 16th century.
Explorer
Conquistador
Migrate
Archaeologist
12
Where did the Crusades happened?
America
Africa
England
The Holy Land
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What bodies of water did Columbus have to cross to reach Central America?
Pacific and Gulf of Mexico
Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea
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How did Columbus's discoveries change the view of the world?
People wanted to get rich.
No one believed that he found a new world.
Exploration exploded.
Spain fired him as one of their explorers.
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What was the name of the land bridge between Asia and the Americas?
Bering Strait
La Venta
Beringia
Bernina
16
He and his men conquered the Aztecs.
Amerigo Vespucci
Hernando Cortes
Christopher Columbus
Francisco Pizzaro
17
The Americas are named for him.
Christopher Columbus
John Cabot
Henry Hudson
Amerigo Vespucci
18
John Cabot was known for discovering what?
Newfoundland
Florida Keys
Canada
America
19
How did religious practices and art spread through early American cultures?
Agriculture
potlatch
Trade
War
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How did the geographic knowledge Columbus brought back to Spain change European views?
He discovered the Atlantic Ocean was wider that the Pacific.
There were continents previously unknown to Europe.
A shorter route to Asia was found.
He discovered the Earth was flat.
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He explored and named a river in modern day New York and a bay in modern day Canada.
Henry Hudson
Christopher Columbus
John Cabot
Ferdinand Magellan
22
Economic system where nations gain wealth and power by obtaining gold, silver,a balanced trade
Culture
Mercantilism
Migrate
Columbian Exchange
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A tool or other object made by humans.
Cultutre
Conquistador
Artifact
Mercantilism
24
Samuel de Champlain discovered Quebec. Where is Quebec located?
Central America
Canada
Off the coast of present day Maine
In the Atlantic Ocean
25
A scientist who studies the human past by examining things people left behind.
Artifact
Mercantilism
Archaeologist
Conquistador
26
Which of the following is a required feature of a civilization?
Organized form of government or religion.
Skyscrappers
Living along an ocean coast.
All of the above
27
How did exploration benefit Europe?
Cultures and traditions were shared through trade.
The voyages eventually led to the exploration of America.
All of these.
Increased their wealth and opened new trade routes.
28
Samuel de Champlain explored for which country?
France
America
Spain
England
29
In what body of water was Columbus when he first sighted San Salvador?
Indian Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
30
Our job as students of history is to judge others actions from the past.
True
False
31
To move from one place to another.
migrate
conquistador
mercantilism
culture
32
The Columbian Exchange improved life in the world?
False
True
33
Who really discovered America?
Vespucci
Many explorers
Conquistadors
Columbus
34
The 16th Century Alliance of Native American Tribes was called this.
The League of Nations
The Alliance League
The Iroquois League
The Native Alliance
35
On which voyage did Columbus first chart the Cuban coastline?
Third voyage
Fourth voyage
Second voyage
First voyage
