Americas-Exploration Review Questions

1. Americas-Exploration Review Questions

2. Religion was the core of Mayan life because they believe the gods controlled everything and they used __ sacrifice to keep their gods happy Human

3. This North American culture lived along Lake Erie/Superior; traveled from town to town in canoes; and used knives and hooks. Hopewell

4. The greatest Incan leader took the name Pachacuti, which means “Earthshaker” and he required people to learn __. Quechua

5. The two most important foods of the Columbian Exchange were corn and __. Potatoes

6. The __ believed the sun god needed human sacrifice or the sun would not rise in the morning. Aztecs

7. Peasants working from their homes to make products was known as the __ Cottage Industry

8. The science of mapmaking is called ___ Cartography

9. He created a school for navigation but never sailed in his life. Prince Henry the Navigator

10. The __ developed a 365 calendar: scheduled religious festivals, predict eclipses, and used hieroglyphics for writing. Mayans

11. Two technology instruments that helped navigators were the astrolabeand the __ Compass

12. Spanish conquistadors led by __ conquered the Incas. Francisco Pizarro

13. Incans turned to human sacrifice only in times of trouble and __ were sacrificed. Children

14. Experts believed the Mayan vanished because ___ drained the city of food and resources Overpopulation

15. The first major society in the Americas was the __ known as “Mother Culture” and they craved gigantic stones heads. Olmecs

16. Mayan’s Kings said they were descended from the sun and claimed the right to rule as ___ god-kings

17. Montezuma II thought Cortes to be the god called __ and did not attack him and his men. Quetzalcoatl

18. The diseases that killed many Native Indiansfrom the Columbia Exchange were smallpox,__, and malaria. Measles

19. Two groups that formed the Mound Builders were __ and the Hopewells. Adena

20. Country gains more power by building up its supply of __and silver is called Mercantilism. Gold

21. Hernan Cortes using horses, guns, and __ defeated the Aztecs. Germs

22. Pueblo people were sometimes called the Anasazi

23. They were full-time farmers; located on the Mississippi River, and built the largest mound called Monks Mound Mississippians

24. Europe traded with the world, a global exchange of people, goods,__, ideas, and even disease. Technology

25. This North American culture lived along the Ohio River Valley; chose leaders with the “Big Man System”, and created the Snakes Mound? Adena

26. Soldiers-explorers from Spain that arrived in the Americas were called __ Conquistadors

27. Hunting and food gathering bands soon began to cross into the Americas from Asia over a __ in search of food. Land bridge (Bering Strait)

28. In 1492, he discovered America and his voyage was paid for by the King and Queen of Spain. Christopher Columbus

29. Inca developed a way to do mathematical calculation by using a __ Quipu

30. Pueblo built mud-brick apartment houses on top of cliffs called __. Mesas

31. High taxes from the __ caused Europeans to look for another way to get to Asia. Silk Road

32. The Aztecs capital, __ , was built on an island in Lake Texcoco. Tenochtitlan

33. The Aztecs god ___ vowed “We shall conquer all the people in the universe.” Huitzilopochtli

34. What people where located in the blue area? Mayans wadsworth.com

35. What people where located in this area? Incas english-online.at

36. These arts represent which North American Civilization? Hopewell

37. What Portuguese Explorer traveled this route? Bartolomeu Dias

38. He along with his crew were the first to circumnavigate. Ferdinand Magellan

39. What people where located in the orange area? Aztecs wadsworth.com

40. In 1492, he discovered America and his voyage was paid for by the King and Queen of Spain. Christopher Columbus

41. What Portuguese Explorer traveled this route? Vasco da Gama