Converging Cultures

What was one important effect of the Columbian Exchange?

• rapid decline in European population

• increase religious authority and limit secular influences

• spread of Hinduism into India

• introduction of new foods to both Europe and the Americas

One reason Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the Aztecs was that -

• Aztec religious beliefs promoted nonviolence

• Spain joined the Incas in their fight against the Aztecs

• The Spanish cavalry outnumbered the Aztec warriors

• Spanish soldiers possessed superior military technology

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain funded the voyage of which explorer?

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

• Robert de la Salle

• John Cabot

During the last Ice Age Asia and North America (Alaska) were attached by a frozen land bridge known as the

• Middle Passage

• Artic Crossover

• Beringia

• Golden Gate Bridge

The Spanish conquistadors and priests were determined to spread what to the indigenous people?

• Christianity

• gold

• silver

• diseases

What three countries explored and settled most of the Americas?

• Spain, Mexico, Hawaii

• New York, New England, New Mexico

• France, England, Spain

• France, India, Portugal

When Europeans first arrived in North America, who were already living on the land?

• Indians

• Native Americans

• Other Europeans

• Africans

Where was the first permanent English settlement in North America?

• Charleston, South Carolina

• Cape Cod

• St. Augustine, Florida

• Jamestown, Virginia

Native American cultures and traditions were

• written down

• passed down orally

Who had the power to grant charters to the Virginia Company of London?

• King James I

• Captain John Smith

• Chief Powhatan

• King George III