Test questions from the age of exploration
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| What did the Aztecs believe that they needed to give in order to please the Gods? | Blood
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| Who was the "New World" named after? | Amerigo Vespucci
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| Which country's flag did Columbus sail under? | Spain
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| What continent did Columbus always believe that he had made it to? | Asia
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| What kinds of Europeans believed that the Earth was round? | Educated
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| What did engineers build to make more room for the Aztec population and gardens? | Artificial Islands
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| To get to Asia, early trade routes either went over land or on the ocean around which continent? | Africa
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| What kinds of buildings did Catholic priests establish in the South West? | Missions
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| What did the Aztecs invite their enemies to watch | Ritual Sacrifice
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| What did the Aztecs use to build their temples? | Volcanic Stone
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| Which Conquistador destroyed the Aztec Empire? | Cortez
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| Which Conquistador destroyed the Inca Empire? | Pizarro
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| Which Conquistador explored the Southwest and Grand Canyon? | Coronado
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| What are the 3 G's? | Gold, God, and Glory
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| What are the 3 C's | Conquer, Colonize, and Convert
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| What is often true about the maps of the 16th century? | The were made up or made bogus claims
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| Which navigation instrument made all other instruments obsolete? | Sextant
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| What was the biggest cause of death for the native populations? | Disease
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| What item killed Montezuma? | A Stone
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| What term means to travel around? | Circumnavigate
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| What do you call a Spanish Colonist who was born in Spain? | Peninsular
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| What do you call a Spanish Soldier-Adventurer | Conquistador
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| What do you call a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water? | Strait
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| Portugal turned Columbus down likely because they had already explored and set up outposts on which continent? | Africa
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| What were the requests that Columbus made to the King of Portugal? | That he be made grand admiral of the ocean, that he be made governor of all lands found, and that he receive one-tenth of all treasure found.
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| What city now lies where the Aztec capital was? | Mexico City
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| The fall of what city forced Europeans to search for a new route to Asia? | Constantinople
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| Which country did Columbus believe he had landed on? | Japan
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| What did the Aztecs mistake Spanish boats for? | Mountains
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| The Columbian Exchange became a trade of what items? | Plants, animals, people, culture, and disease
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| According to the text book, what might a sailor have to eat if the ship's supplies are low? | Biscuits reduced to powder
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| What kinds of ships did pirates attack? | Merchant ships
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| What is the southern tip of Africa called? | Cape of Good Hope
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| What Columbian Exchange items came from the "Old World"? | Horses, Pigs, Sheep, Cows, Sugar Cane, Bananas, Rice, Okra, Wheat, Coffee, Small Pox and Measles.
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| What Columbian Exchange items came from the "New World"? | Cacao, Chicle, Squash, Peppers, Potatoes, Beans, Peanuts, Tomatoes, Tobacco, Corn, Turkey
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| How did Columbus trick his crew on their first voyage? | Look it up: Go to PHSchool.com and enter the code myd-1012
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