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- 1. Multiple Choice
In what year did Columbus arrive in the New World?
1492
1967
1521
1667
- 2. Multiple Choice
Tenochtitlan was capital of what ?
Mayas
Inca Empire
Aztec Empire
London
- 3. Multiple Choice
What was the name of the man who conquered the vast Aztec Empire?
Herman Cortes
Francisco Pizarro
Christopher Columus
Montezuma ii
- 4. Multiple Choice
In what year did Cortes land in in Mexico?
1492
1519
1541
1456
- 5. Multiple Choice
What was the name of the Aztec ruler?
Montezuma ii
Pachacuti
Janaab" Pakal
Hernan Cortez
- 6. Multiple Choice
What was the major reason for the high death rate among Native Americans?
Starvation
Diseases brought by the Spanish
War
- 7. Multiple Choice
By the 1600's, what percent of Native Americans in Spanish America died from epidemic disease?
60%
90%
40%
50%
- 8. Multiple Choice
What was Hernan Cortes' motivation for invading Mexico?
Gold
Land
Food
Slaves
- 9. Multiple Choice
What impact did the Columbian Exchange have on the economy?
New industries like cattle ranching, coffee growing and roasting
Increased trade
The encomienda system in Spanish colonies uses Native American labor on European-owned land
All of the above
- 10. Open Ended
What is a positive effect of the Spanish expansion into the Americas? Why?
- 11. Open Ended
What is a negative effect of the Spanish expansion into Americas? Why?
- 12. Multiple Choice
Potatoes
New World
Old World
- 13. Multiple Choice
Cocoa
New World
Old World
- 14. Multiple Choice
Coffee Beans
Old World
New World
- 15. Multiple Choice
Horses
Old World
New World
- 16. Open Ended
How would you define the Columbian Exchange?
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