Age of Exploration

Which geographic feature had the greatest influence on the pre-Columbian development of the Inca Empire?

Inca farmers adapted their environment by growing food in

Which civilization is credited with recording data with quipu, developing an elaborate road system, and constructing Machu Picchu?

In colonial Spanish America, which system was developed by the Spanish to support plantation agriculture?

The fall of the Aztec Empire, the encomienda system, and the missionary work of the Roman Catholic Church are all associated with

The governments of Spain and Portugal sponsored overseas exploration and expansion in the late 1400s and into the 1500s because they

The Encounter occurred as a result of European explorers crossing the

Portugal’s attempt to participate directly in the global spice trade was a factor leading to the

What was a major effect of the Columbian exchange?

Which policy is a country using when it regulates its colonies’ imports and exports to produce a favorable balance of trade?