European Exploration
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- Q 1/15Score 0Based on the chart, what is one similarity of the Maya, Inca, and Aztecs?29They had democratic governmentsThey had high literacy ratesThey had a service-based economyThey were polytheistic
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- Q1Based on the chart, what is one similarity of the Maya, Inca, and Aztecs?They had democratic governmentsThey had high literacy ratesThey had a service-based economyThey were polytheistic60s113.42.C.6.A
- Q2What purpose did elaborate road systems serve for Incas that was not a necessity for the Aztecs & Mayans?The Inca lived in the Andes mountains and had to travel far distancesThe Inca were known for their elaborate pottery carvingsMayans & Aztecs were isolationists and did not tradeMayans & Aztecs had better technology and a vaster empire60s113.42.C.6.A
- Q3The journeys of Vasco de Gama, Bartholomeu Dias, and Christopher Columbus became possible in the late 1400s because of the-development of new navigational instruments and technologytrade connections established by Ibn Battutasupport of exploration by the English governmenteffects of the Atlantic slave trade60s113.42.C.7.A
- Q4One reason Spain sponsored the first voyage of Columbus to the west was to-find a more direct trade route to Asiaobtain military technologytrade in established ports in the Americasmake contact with the Empire of Benin60s113.42.C.7.A
- Q5Which of the following contributed most to the changes shown in the graph?Warfare with EuropeansThe introduction of new diseasesThe introduction of new plants and animalsLoss of territory and access to natural resources60s113.42.C.7.B
- Q6Which of the following was the most direct effect of the changes shown in the graph?Conflicts among Native American groups became more intenseEuropean settlers were able to gain control over Native American landsEuropean settlers relied mainly on indentured servants and enslaved Africans for laborTrade between European settlers and Native Americans expanded60s113.42.C.7.B
- Q7Based on your knowledge of the Columbian Exchange and using the map above, which of the following correctly describes the effects of the Columbian Exchange?Native peoples and Africans in America maintained their political and cultural freedomMost native societies developed a mixed agricultural and hunter–gatherer economyAmerican Indians began the spread of maize farmingIt changed indigenous people’s lives and culture60s113.42.C.7.B
- Q8Which of the following most directly resulted from the arrival of American crops in the Old World (Europe)?Growing mistrust on both sides of the AtlanticWidespread deadly epidemicsEuropean population growthThe development of permanent villages60s113.42.C.7.B
- Q9Which situation was an immediate cause for the collapse of the Aztec and Inca civilizations?Conquest by foreignersA series of crop failuresA lack of military trainingDisruption of overseas trade networks60s113.42.C.7.B
- Q10One reason Spanish Conquistadors were able to conquer the Aztec was that-The Spanish cavalry outnumbered the Aztec warriorsAztec religious beliefs promoted non-violenceSpain joined the Incas in their fight against the AztecsSpanish soldiers possessed superior military technology60s113.42.C.7.B
- Q11The main reason for the loss of lives described in the excerpt is that Native Americans —exhausted their supplies of natural resourceswere shipped to Europe as slavesexperienced a series of famineswere not immune to European diseases60s113.42.C.7.B
- Q12What was the direct result of the trans-Atlantic slave trade on African culture?Animism was no longer practiced in Africa.Africans across the continent hired Europeans to train the militaryMany African communities faced economic disasters.European industrial factories were established throughout Africa.60s113.42.C.7.C
- Q13The long term effects of the Atlantic slave trade can still be seen in Africa today in which of the following ways?Africans accepted European religions and traditions, which heavily influenced its modern cultureHigher wages are paid for work done in African communities today than in any other region of the worldMany regions of Africa are now considered members of the European UnionIncreased competition and availability of European weapons fueled warfare / instability that continues to this day60s113.42.C.7.C
- Q14Which factor contributed to Europe’s Commercial Revolution in the sixteenth century?The formation of financial institutions controlled by the churchThe application of mercantilist principles to regulate trade with coloniesThe transition from feudal production to modern industrial techniquesThe nationalization of agriculture through the seizure of aristocratic lands60s113.42.C.7.F
- Q15Which statement best summarizes a central idea of mercantilism during Europe’s commercial revolution?Only the fittest deserve to surviveStrict censorship and social control prevents revolutionsControlling trade is a key to wealth and powerUniversal suffrage leads to educated citizens60s113.42.C.7.F
