Age of Exploration Review

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Which was NOT a motive for European exploration in their search for spices? Options: Europeans wanted to cut out the "middle man" of trade, learn about new lands, convert non-Christians to Christianity

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to gain access to new inventions from around the world

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Which European power was the leader in the Age of Exploration? Options: Spain, Portugal, England, France

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Portugal

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Who believed that he could "sail West to reach the East"?

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Christopher Columbus

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What was the motto of the Age of Exploration? Options: No Taxation without Representation, Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, mercantilism, God, Glory, and Gold

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God, Glory, and Gold

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On which Caribbean island nation did Christopher Columbus land? Options: Cuba, Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, Dominican Republic

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The Bahamas

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Which islands nation became a "jumping off" point for exploration of the new world? (Cuba, Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, Dominican Republic)

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Cuba

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Which indigenous American empire dominated the land that is now Mexico? Options: Mayans, Aztecs, Olmecs, Incans

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Aztecs

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What Spanish explorer conquered the Aztec empire?

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Hernan Cortez

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Which was NOT a reason for the Spanish success against the Native American population? Options: the spread of diseases such as smallpox, superior military technology, other native tribes fought against the Aztecs because they practiced human sacrifice

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The Spanish bribed many of the Aztecs to gain power

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What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire?

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Tenochtitlan