Unit 6 Review
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6.01 The Clash of Civilizations
6.02 The Spanish and Portuguese Empires
6.03 The Columbian Exchange
6.04 Songhai, Benin, & The Slave Trade
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Spanish word for conqueror.
Wanted to win glory for themselves and for Spain.
Wanted to conquer land and convert people to Christianity.
Searched for gold and spices.
Conquistador
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Multiple Choice
Conquistador means ________ in English.
Apeaser
Conqueror
Controller
Soldier
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Multiple Choice
Most Spanish soldiers fought for these reasons EXCEPT which one?
Glory
Gold
God
Generosity
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Spanish Conquistador
Obsessed with gold & glory
At 19, he fought in the Spanish conquest of Cuba
Cuba’s governor asked him to explore the Aztec’s region but changed his mind.
Cortes ignored the governor’s order & sailed a small army towards Aztec lands.
Conquered the Aztecs.
Cortes
Pizzaro
Spanish Conquistador
Obsessed with gold & glory…sound familiar?
Attempted & failed twice to take the Incan Empire
Granted permission by the king for a third attempt
Conquered the Incan Empire
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Multiple Choice
Cortes conquered the Aztec Empire for which European nation?
Spain
Portugal
England
Italy
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Multiple Choice
Pizarro conquered lands for the nation of Italy.
True
False
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Multiple Choice
This was the Spanish soldier who conquered the Aztec civilization.
Columbus
Capac
Pizarro
Cortes
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Emperor of Aztec Empire for 17 years
Ruled the empire at its largest
Attempted to appease Spanish conquistadors
Was captured by conquistadors & killed
Moctezuma
Atahualpa
Emperor of Incan Empire for about one year
During his reign, the empire erupted in civil war & disease
Held hostage by the Spanish, then executed by his captors after his people paid the ransom.
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Multiple Select
The Incan Empire fell for which of the following reasons?
European diseases
Incan leader, Atahualpa, was executed
Pizarro sailed the west coast of South America to Peru
Pizarro sent false messages of peace & friendship
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Multiple Select
Which statements relate to Moctezuma?
An Aztec emperor who ruled for 17 years.
An Inca emperor who had ruled for just three years.
An Incan ruler who established a new capital.
An Aztec emperor killed by the Spanish.
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Multiple Choice
Both the Spanish conquerors & South American civilizations had access to steel swords, cannons, and horses.
True
False
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Multiple Select
Which of these statements relate to the fall of the Aztec civilization?
Moctezuma, the Aztec ruler, was imprisoned by the Spanish.
Smallpox & other European diseases killed many Aztecs.
Aztec initially welcomed the Spanish.
The Aztec peacefully surrendered to all Spanish demands.
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Multiple Choice
This was the capital of the Aztec empire.
Pacal
Tenochtitlan
Quechua
Cuzco
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Multiple Choice
This was the capital of the Incan empire.
Atahualpa
Quetzacoatl
Quechua
Cuzco
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Multiple Choice
Many new luxury items were brought from the Americas to the Europeans, including...
cacao beans, sugarcane, silver, indigo, cochineal
marble, lapis lazuli, salt, exotic animals
grapes, olives, horses, plants, sand
steel weapons & armor
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Multiple Choice
Indigo was used as a pigment dye for clothing and other textiles.
True
False
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Multiple Choice
What is cochineal?
a green dye obtained from dried tree leaves
a purple dye obtained from fruit
a yellow dye obtained flower petals
a red dye obtained from the dried bodies of cochineal insects
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Hierarchy of Spanish Colonies
At the very top of the Spanish colony power pyramid were the viceroys, a title which means ‘in place of the king.’ They were handpicked by the Spanish king to rule in his/her name; making sure their lands were protected, their laws held, and that money kept flowing into the treasury.
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following was NOT a responsibility of a viceroy?
Make the king richer.
Ensure native people were treated well.
Protected the king's lands.
Enforce the laws
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Multiple Choice
The Spanish king allowed their South American colonies to govern themselves.
True
False
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following does NOT represent native people under the encomienda system.
Free according to law, but still forced to work the land.
Able to do as they wanted with their homes and land.
Often discriminated against.
Had no real rights
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Multiple Choice
Encomienda can best be described as...
a way Spanish demanded labor from the native Americans.
a form of mercantilism.
a small island in the Caribean.
a system that protected & supported native Americans.
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Multiple Choice
They journey to Spanish colonies to try and convert the native people to Catholicism.
Friars & Jesuits
Luther & Calvin
Conquistadors and Explorers
Cortez and Diaz
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following does NOT relate to Catholic friars (priests) in South America?
Studied the beliefs of native people in order to relate them to Christianity.
Learned local languages.
Protested against poor treatment of native people.
Made sure to preserve & protect local culture & beliefs.
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Multiple Choice
This was the subject of Las Casa's book, A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies.
How the American continents became well known.
To bring attention to mistreat of native Americans.
To promote further exploration.
To publicize the the alarming rate of deforestation.
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Multiple Choice
The Columbian Exchange can BEST be described as...
Spanish Friars converting native people to Christianity.
The exchanging of goods on the silk road.
animals, plants, diseases and people transferring between New and Old World
Trade occurring only in the country of Columbia.
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Multiple Choice
What is a religious result of The Columbian Exchange?
Spread of Judaism in the Americas
Spread of Christianity in the Americas
Spread of Islam in the Americas
The beginning of the Protestant Reformation
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Multiple Choice
In geography, hemisphere relates to this.
Longitude & Latitude.
The cardinal directions.
Round bodies of water.
Half of the Earth.
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Multiple Choice
The Americas are located in which hemisphere?
West
East
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Multiple Choice
Which group of plants were brought TO Europe FROM the Americas?
sugarcane, wheat, grapes
potatoes, tomatoes, corn
gold, silver, salt
pumpkin pie, apple pie, cherry pie
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Multiple Choice
Though unintentional, dependence on this crop would lead to mass starvation after famine struck Ireland.
Corn
tomato
potato
squash
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Multiple Choice
Which is the best definition of intentional consequence.
Outcomes that cannot be foreseen or imagined.
Doing something for no reason or purpose.
Outcomes that are foreseen and purposeful.
All outcomes that have yet to happen.
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Multiple Choice
Native Americans contracting smallpox & other European diseases after European explorers arrived in the Americas.
Intended
Unintended
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Multiple Choice
Corn becomes a major & important crop after merchants take it to Africa.
Intended
Unintended
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Multiple Choice
Rats that snuck onto European ships spread across Europe, damaging the ecosystem.
Intended
Unintended
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Multiple Choice
Conquistadors bring horses with them to South America. Some horses escape & travel north, where native North Americans learn to raise & ride them.
Intended
Unintended
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Multiple Choice
Which of these best describes the savanna?
A grassy plain with few trees.
A dense forest with a vast amount of animal & plant life.
A desolate desert.
Any location with high temperatures.
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Multiple Choice
Which of these best describes the rain forest?
A grassy plain with few trees.
A dense forest with a vast amount of animal & plant life.
A desolate desert.
Any location with high temperatures.
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•The Songhai was a west African kingdom, built up over centuries along the Niger River.
•The kingdom, especially its capital city of Gao, prospered from trading with Islamic empires; the Songhai would trade their silver, gold, brass, and opal for horses, salt, and slaves.
•Many Songhai leaders, as well as people who lived in larger cities, converted to Islam; while most people outside the cities continued to practice their own traditions.
Kingdom of Songhai
Sunni Ali became king of Songhai in 1464, after the Mali had conquered much of the region.
Ali made it his mission to recapture Songhai lands, which he succeeded in doing.
Under Ali, the Songhai became known as an empire, and he continued to spread the territory further as he conquered the Mali.
Sunni Ali
Askia was a Songhai general who served under Ali’s son.
He didn’t like how the empire was being run, so he overthrew the emperor and placed himself in charge.
Askia would go on to known as one of the greatest Songhai leaders. He instituted new laws based on Islamic teachings, and his people & empire prospered under his lead. The Songhai territory was the largest during his reign.
Askia Muhammad
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Multiple Choice
This was the capital city of Songhai.
Cairo
Timbuktu
Gau
Benin City
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Multiple Choice
During their reign, the Songhai empire reached its greatest size.
Alexander
Mansa Musa
Askia Muhammad
Sunni Ali
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Multiple Choice
During their reign, this Songhai leader conquered the Mali and destroyed Timbuktu.
Alexander
Mansa Musa
Askia Muhammad
Sunni Ali
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Multiple Choice
This was the capital city of Benin.
Cairo
Timbuktu
Gau
Benin City
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Multiple Choice
The people of this African nation were skilled brass makers, fierce warriors and clever traders.
Benin
Songhai
Mali
Maasai
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Multiple Choice
The term oba refers to this.
A ruler or leader.
A blacksmith.
A wealthy merchant.
An agreement of peace.
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Multiple Choice
The Benin Kingdom was located mostly in the rainforest & coastal regions of this modern-day African country.
Etheopia
Chad
Niger
Tanzania
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Multiple Choice
Slavery began...
thousands of years ago & was present around the world.
when European countries began colonizing the Americas.
just before the American Civil War.
in Africa during the 1500s.
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Multiple Choice
Which of these statements about the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade is correct?
The Middle Passage was the name for the quick & easy voyage from Africa to the Americas.
Africans sold other Africans to European slavers.
The slave trade had very little impact on the world.
Europe was the only region to engage in slavery.
6.01 The Clash of Civilizations
6.02 The Spanish and Portuguese Empires
6.03 The Columbian Exchange
6.04 Songhai, Benin, & The Slave Trade
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