Unit Test — Cumulative exam Answers

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Cuzco was once a large city in the

A
Aztec civilization.
B
Inca civilization.
C
Maya civilization.
D
Zapotec civilization.
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Which animals were Europeans introduced to during the Columbian Exchange?

A
llamas
B
cattle
C
sheep
D
pigs
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A shogun would most likely be found

A
on the battlefield.
B
at the Kabuki theatre.
C
in the imperial palace.
D
at a Shinto temple.
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In the 1600s and 1700s, European plantations in the West Indies

A
turned to slavery to fulfill their need for workers.
B
traded goods from Europe to help with costs.
C
were able to contain the spread of disease.
D
funded their operations with precious metals.
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What impact did the spread of disease have on populations in the Caribbean and Central America?

A
Populations dropped by approximately 50 percent.
B
Populations dropped by almost 90 percent.
C
Populations dropped by almost 75 percent.
D
Populations dropped by approximately 30 percent.
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Aztec _______ were able to become part of the noble class through acts of bravery during times of war.

A
knights
B
unskilled workers
C
commoners
D
slaves
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
confederation
B
igloo
C
adobe
D
Petén
E
quipu
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The Americas started using African slaves, because the Native Americans ____________.

A
were not good at mining gold and silver
B
had reached a truce with the British
C
revolted too much
D
were dying from disease
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What was brought into America during the Triangular Trade?

A
Raw Materials
B
Manufactured Goods
C
Slaves
D
Natural resources
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What was an important advantage that Hernán Cortés had during his attacks on the Aztec?

A
Catholicism
B
calendars
C
horses
D
ships
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Increased interest and knowledge in cartography gave Europeans a better understanding of the geography of Europe, East Africa, and the Indian Ocean.

A
T
B
F
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
astrolabe
B
mercantilism
C
theory
D
deism
E
Johannes Kepler
F
Columbian Exchange
G
Henry the Navigator
H
René Descartes
I
Louis XIV
J
Ferdinand Magellan
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In the 1400s, the Inca lived in what is now

A
Cuba.
B
Florida.
C
Mexico.
D
Peru.
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The fall of Tenochtitlán in 1521 was significant because

A
it ended the Aztec empire.
B
it ended the Inca empire.
C
it established a Spanish colony in the Americas.
D
it gave Spain control of the fountain of youth.
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Which conquistador led the Spanish conquest of the Inca empire?

A
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
B
Hernán Cortés
C
Francisco Pizarro
D
Francisco Vazquez de Coronado
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Exploration was carried out

A
competitively among European nations.
B
cooperatively between the peoples of the world.
C
cooperatively between the nations of Europe.
D
with a sense of goodwill toward all people.
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Diseases brought by explorers

A
did not affect the population of the Caribbean.
B
killed 200 Tainos in Hispaniola.
C
wiped out entire cultures.
D
slightly affected the population of Central America.
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“. . . The Admiral . . . commanded his fleet not to fall upon [the Spanish ships]. . . . Notwithstanding, the Vice-Admiral, Sir Richard Grenville, being in the ship called the Revenge, went into the Spanish fleet and shot among them, doing them great hurt; and thinking the rest of the company would have followed: which they did not, but left him there and sailed away. The cause why, could not be known. Which the Spaniards perceiving, with seven or eight ships they boarded her: but she withstood them all, fighting with them, at the least, twelve hours together: and sank two of them. . . . But, in the end, by reason of the number that came upon her, she was taken; to their great loss: for they had lost in fighting and by drowning, above four hundred men. Of the Englishmen, there were slain about a hundred.”—John Huyghen Van Linschoten,as quoted in Eyewitness to History

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A
B
B
C
C
D
D
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Mayan achievements and inventions include all of the following, except _____ .

A
a base 20 mathematic system
B
a written language
C
365-day calendar
D
the wheel
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How did Spanish colonists acquire workers through the repartimiento system?

A
by giving Indigenous people access to land
B
by receiving workers from Spain
C
by forcing Indigenous people to work
D
by hiring workers from the local community

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