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WH - Unit 5 Review
WH - Unit 5 Review
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Pre-Columbian Civs, Columbian Exchange, Explorers, & Middle Passage
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1
What were the major causes of European exploration?
All of the above
The fall of Constantinople made Europeans look for new routes to trade.
The desire for wealth and power.
The desire to spread Christianity.
2
Machu Picchu
- An Inca settlement located in the High Andes of Peru.
False
True
3
The journeys of Vasco da Gama, Ferdinand Magellan, & Christopher Columbus became possible in the 1400s because?
They were dared to go on long distance journeys.
The winds carried them to their destination.
Improved navigational technology.
4
How did the Aztec people adapt their agricultural practices in order to accommodate their environment?
They didn't know how to farm
They only ate a carnivorous diet
Chinampas or floating farms
5
Montezuma
- Spanish explorers who conquered Central and South America.
True
False
6
Which of the following was a major accomplishment of the Mayan and Aztec Empires?
They understood the concept of zero.
They understood the movement of the stars and planets.
All of the above
They used knowledge of engineering to build monumental architecture.
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Middle Passage
- The sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the Americas.
False
True
8
Why were spanish conquistadors able to conquer the aztecs?
Spanish soldiers were faster.
Spanish soldiers possessed far superior military technology.
Spanish soldiers had knowledge of the land.
The Aztecs didn't fight in battle.
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Jamestown
- The first permanent English settlement in the Americas.
False
True
10
The exchange of disease led to the decrease in population on native American peoples during what time period?
Settling of Jamestown
The Columbian Exchange
Triangular Trade
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The exchange of plants and animals led to increased population in Europe during what time period?
The Columbian Exchange
Medieval Times
The Plague
12
What does the Aztec Calendar tell us about their society?
They had an understanding of astrology.
They liked making calendars.
They were bad with numbers.
13
Why did Europeans seek alternate trade routes to the east following the fall of Constantinople?
They were tired of their old ways
There was distrust between the Christians of Europe & the Islamic Ottomans
They did not seek alternate trade routes after the fall of Constantinople
14
How did the Incan people adapt their agricultural practices in order to accommodate their environment?
They only ate a carnivorous diet
They utilized terracing
They stole from other civilizations
15
Tenochtitlan
- An ancient city built by the Aztecs. The capital of the Aztec Empire.
False
True
16
Montezuma
- The last fully independent ruler of the Aztec empire before the civilization's collapse.
True
False
17
Columbian Exchange
- The transportation by slave traders of enslaved African people, mainly to the Americas.
False
True
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Encomienda System
- A system of forced labor in which Native Americans were enslaved by the Spanish.
False
True
