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Which city is located at C?

A
Guadalajara
B
Los Angeles
C
Vancouver
D
Washington, DC
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Which mountain range is located closest to North America’s east coast?

A
Appalachian Mountains
B
Cascade Range
C
Rocky Mountains
D
Andes Mountains
3

Which items originated in the Americas and became European staples as a result of the Columbian Exchange?

A
wheat, chocolate, pineapples, potatoes
B
corn, chocolate, rice, and sugar
C
rice, cattle, tomatoes, gold
D
corn, potatoes, chocolate, tomatoes
4

Why did Europeans travel across the Mediterranean Sea to reach the Silk Road?

A
to obtain cloths, spices, and other goods
B
to escape natural disasters at home
C
to discover ancient religious sites
D
to search for a new home with opportunities
5

The Olmec people

A
constructed giant stone monuments.
B
created a system of numbers that included zero.
C
built pyramids out of blocks of stone.
D
developed a writing system with pictographs.
6

What happened to Indigenous peoples in the Americas after 1492?

A
Their population decreased by nearly twenty percent.
B
Most perished from disease.
C
They began growing tea and coffee.
D
They began selling horses for gold.
7

Which best describes the Incas?

A
a small and poor Indigenous tribe in South America
B
a large and rich empire in Mexico
C
a large and rich empire in South America
D
a small and poor indigenous tribe in Central America
8

Which leader was defeated by Francisco Pizarro?

A
Bartolomé
B
Atahualpa
C
Cortés
D
Montezuma
9

How were serfs different from enslaved persons?

A
The children of serfs were free, and the children of enslaved persons were not.
B
Serfs worked for their lord’s protection, and enslaved persons had no protection.
C
Serfs were in Europe, and enslaved persons were only in the Americas.
D
Serfs could purchase their freedom, and enslaved persons could not.
10

Which culture was the first Mesoamerican civilization?

A
the Mayas
B
the Zapotecs
C
the Aztecs
D
the Olmecs
11

In Mesoamerican civilizations, enslaved persons were often

A
transported from other continents.
B
enslaved because of their race.
C
required to pledge loyalty to a leader.
D
enslaved as punishment for crimes.
12

What was one characteristic of early European exploration?

A
It was predictable.
B
It was safe.
C
It was expensive.
D
It was fast.

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