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Inca & Aztec Midterm; bishop, waldrop
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1
The capital of the Inca empire was
Cuzco
Cajamarca
Lima
Quito
2
The Aztecs believed their ancestors were from the mythical city of __________.
Oz
Texcoco
Cuzco
Aztalan
3
The major showdown between the Spanish and the Incas took place here
Cajamarca
Tumbes
Quito
Cuzco
4
Which of the following was not an adaptation Inca bodies made to life in the Andes?
shorter height
longer legs
more blood
greater lung capacity
5
This Mughal leader ended religious tolerance, sparking a series of revolts across the empire.
Babur
Aurangzeb
Akbar
Shah Jahan
6
Which of the following was
not
true of Zheng He?
He made 7 voyages across the Indian Ocean
He commanded a fleet of 300 ships
He invented the astrolabe
He was a eunuch
7
Which came first?
The Qing Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty
8
What group was at the bottom of the Spanish social order in the New World?
Creoles
Peninsulares
Mestizos
Indios
9
The Ming relocated the capital of China to which of the following cities?
Edo
Beijing
Shanghai
Nanjing
10
Which of the following was not a reason the Spanish were able to conquer the Aztecs?
the Spanish had better weapons
the Aztecs were in the midst of a bloody civil war
the Aztecs lacked immunity to European diseases
the Aztecs had a lot of enemies
11
Which of these empires relied on local administrators to help govern the empire?
Safavids
Ottomans
Inca
Mughals
12
Who were the
conquistadors
?
The Spaniards who discovered America
Sacrifice victims to Tlaloc
The King and Queen of Spain who funded Columbus's trip
Spanish conquerors in the New World
13
This emperor was killed not by the Spanish, but by a rock thrown by one of his own people
Montezuma II
Montezuma I
Ninan
Huascar
14
Which of the following empires has Shi'a Islam as its official religion?
Safavid
Songhai
Inca
Ottoman
15
The Ottomans besieged
this city
twice - only to fail each time.
Constantinople
Venice
Vienna
Rome
16
Which Islamic empire contained the most people at its peak?
Ottoman
Songhai
Safavid
Mughal
17
The name for individuals tasked with carrying out Spain's orders in the New World
vice-roys
priests
conquistadors
comissioners
18
All of the following leaders were viewed positively by their people
except:
Akbar
Montezuma II
Suleiman I
Shah Abbas
19
Which god required a constant supply of human blood?
Viracocha
Tlaloc
Quetzalcoatl
Huitzilopochtli
20
What was the name for individuals who had Spanish parents, but were born in the New World
Mestizos
Peninsulares
Indios
Creoles
21
Which of the following were
not
officials in the Ottoman empire?
Sultans
Pashas
Ulemas
Zamandars
22
What kept Zheng He from voyaging to the Americas?
The death of the Ming emperor in 1433
He deemed the voyages too expensive
His untimely death
The fact that Columbus had already discovered America
23
This Islamic Empire lasted until the end of World War I
Songhai
Mughal
Ottoman
Safavid
24
I conquered Constantinople. Who am I?
Osman I
Mehmed I
Mehmed II
Askia Muhammad
25
The first great Sapa Inca was:
Huascar
Pachacuti
Ninan
Inti
26
This empire relied on a civil service exam and eunuchs to help govern.
Yuan dynasty
Ming Dynasty
Han Dynasty
Kim Dynasty
27
Which of these rulers did
not
establish an Islamic empire?
Ismail I
Babur
Sunni Ali
Shah Jahan
28
The Black Legend refers to acts of cruelty supposedly committed by _____ against the _____.
Spanish, Indians
Ottomans, Safavids
Safavids, Sunnis
Peninsulares, Mestizos
29
All of the following provided the Ottomans with a military advantage over their rivals
except:
Caravels
Gunpowder rifles
Cannons
Janissaries
30
Which city is depicted below?
Aztalan
Chinampas
Cuzco
Tenochtitlan
31
Which of the following used terraced fields to grow more crops?
Aztecs
Incas
Ottomans
Ming
32
In which ancient empire was the practice of suttee common?
Ottoman
Aztec
Qing
Mughal
33
This Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca empire in 1532
Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
Francisco Pizarro
Hernan Cortes
34
I brought the Safavids to their peak by improving the army and moving the capital to Isfahan.
Shah Selim I
Shah Abbas
Shah Jahan
Yusuf Shah
35
Though he emerged victorious in the Inca civilwar, he ultimately met a tragic death
Huascar
Huayna Capac
Atahualpa
Ninan
36
The name for the Inca sun god
Viracocha
Huitzilopochtli
Tlaloc
Inti
37
Which city is depicted here?
Llamaton
Cuzco
Machu Picchu
Tenchtitlan
38
An outbreak of
which disease
weakened the Aztecs and ignited a civil war among the Inca
smallpox
measles
whooping cough
chickenpox
39
She advocated for greater women's education in the New World.
La Malinche
Mother Teresa
Juana Indes de la Cruz
Maria Theresa
40
What is this?
quipu
a key chain
chasquis
chunos
41
The Aztecs founded their capital city on what body of water?
Lake Aztalan
Lake Titicaca
Lake Texcoco
Gulf of Mexico
42
Akbar the Great did all of the following to reach out to Hindus
except:
Allow for the construction of Hindu temples
Build the Taj Mahal
Marry a Hindu princess
End taxation of non-Muslims
43
These nomadic people conquered huge swaths of Eurasia (including China) in the 13th century.
Mongols
North Koreans
Ming
Ottomans
44
Which Aztec god required the tears of crying children?
Quetzalcoatl
Tlaloc
Huitzilopochtli
Viracocha
45
Which of the following was
not
an event that took place prior to the arrival of the Spanish
Montezuma's first born son died mysteriously
a comet streaked across the sky
the temples burned for no reason
an invisible wailing woman cried out every night
46
These individuals occupied the top of the social hierarchy in Spanish America
peninsulares
mestizos
indios
crillos
47
This Islamic Empire allowed women to own property, get divorced, and not cover their faces.
Safavids
Songhai
Ottomans
Mughals
48
Aztec leaders at first believed that I might be what god?
Huitzlopochtli
Quetzalcoatl
Inti
Tlaloc
49
This body tried to supervise every aspect of of governance in New Spain from Europe
the council of the indies
The Colonel
the group of eight
vice-roys
50
These individuals, the offspring of Spanish and Indians, quickly became the majority in Mexico
peninsulares
mestizos
indios
crillos
51
He is credited with being the first man to circumnavigate the globe.
Ferdinand Magellan
Zheng He
Amerigo Vaspuci
Christopher Columbus
52
Suleiman I is known for all of the following
except
:
Doubling the size of the Ottoman Empire
Winning the Battle of Panipat
Creating a new code of laws
Rocking a sweet onion hat
53
Which of these Islamic empires was
least
tolerant of other religions?
Songhai
Safavid
Ottoman
Mughal
54
What is the name of the exchange of plants, animals, and diseases across the Atlantic?
Sapa Inca
Columbian Exchange
Free Trade
Encomienda system
55
Which of the following is
not
true of the Qing?
They encouraged foot binding
They moved the capital of China to Beijing
Common punishments included beheading & bamboo rod beatdowns
They were foreigners from the North
56
After conquering Constantinople, the Ottomans renamed the city _____.
Mecca
Aleppo
Istanbul
Ankara
57
This is the symbol of which ancient empire?
the Toltecs
the Aztecs
the Inca
the Bishoptecs
58
The Treaty of ______ divided the New World and Africa between Spain and Portugal.
Tordesillas
Tenochtitlan
Toledo
Tumbes
59
What were
chinampas?
runners who carried messages throughout the Inca empire
floating islands built by the Aztecs
the service all Inca subjects had to perform for the empire
the name given to Aztec judges
60
What we lacked in gunpowder, we made up for in war canoes.
Safavids
Aztecs
Incas
Songhai
61
The Spanish employed the ______ system to extract labor from peoples in the New World.
Hacienda
Mestizo
Encomienda
Vice Roy
62
Foot biding was most common among what group of Chinese in Qing China?
Lower class women
Middle class women
Upper class women
Mongolian women
63
Which of the following capitals is correctly matched with its empire?
Constantinople-Byzantine
Tenochtitlan-Inca
Timbuktu-Safavid
Istanbul-Mughal
64
Were there were more Spanish men or women in New Spain?
Women
Men
65
The name for the service that all Incan subjects were expected to perform for the empire:
mita
servicio
chuno
quipu
66
Which ancient civilization worshipped Itzamna?
Toltecs
Moche
Nazca
Maya
67
His reign marked the height of the Songhai empire.
Shaka Khan
Sunni Ali
Askia Muhammad
Mr. Hamilton
68
I helped Cortes conquer the Aztecs and had a son with him. Who am I?
Coyolxauhqui
La Madonna
La Malinche
Tlazolteotl
69
The Aztecs developed all of the following
except
Aqueduct
A protective dike
Machu Picchu
The Templo Mayor (Great Pyramid)
70
This empire required men to shave most of their heads, leaving on a "que."
Songhai
Qing
Spanish
Inca
71
In terms of landmass, this was the largest Islamic empire.
Mughal
Ottawa
Songhai
Ottoman
72
Prior to the arrival of the Spanish, what was the largest domesticated animal in Mesoamerica
mountain goat
horses
llama
donkey