Colonizing America

The cultures of most Native Americans developed in response to their environments.

• True
• False

The Maya had a talent for engineering and mathematics which helped them develop complex and accurate calendars.

• True
• False

What did the Aztec demand from the cities they conquered?

• conversion to their religion
• land and water
• slaves for labor
• tribute, or payment

Anthropologists think that the first people to build a civilization in America were the 

• Anasazi
• Hohokam
• Maya
• Olmec

The African empires of the 5th-15th C. gained wealth and power by controlling the trade of 

• silver and salt
• silver and gold
• gold and salt
• salt and people

The Dutch established the settlement of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island.

• True
• False

The primary force in colonizing the southwestern part of America was the

• Catholic church
• French
• Puritans
• William Penn

By Studying ______ texts, Western Europeans acquired the knowledge of the astrolobe.

• Roman
• Arab
• Asian
• African

Which country financed Colombus's voyage across the Atlantic in 1492?

• Spain
• England
• Portugal
  Portugal
• Italy

The Virginia company introduced the system of _______ rights to entice settlers.

• Land rights
  Land rights
• Head rights
• Virginian rights
• English rights