Africa and Mesoamerica Quiz

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 Calvary outnumbered the Aztec warriors

• Spanish military possessed superior military technology and diseases

Which is true about the pre-columbian Inca civilization?

• cooperation and planning in agriculture

• the religious influence on architecture

• the use of superior military technology for defense

• the role of government during a natural disaster

The movement of people, plants, animals, diseases, and ideas between Americas and Europe.

• The triangular trade

• Trans-Atlantic Slave trade.

• The Columbian Exchange

• The new world system

A study of the Aztec, Maya, and Inca agricultural systems would show that these civilizations...

• relied on mechanized agricultural techniques

• carried on extensive trade in crops with each other

• relied on a single-crop economy

• adapted to their environments with creative farming techniques

The Aztec calendar and the Maya use of zero both illustrate that pre-Columbian cultures in the Americas...

• traded extensively with Africa

• made advances in mathematics and science

• declined because of invasion and disease

• converted to Islam

This structure indicate that ancient pre-Columbian civilizations...

• incorporated early Roman architectural design

• were strongly influenced by Renaissance humanism

• were based on European societies

• had the engineering skill to build complex structures

This image depicts the Aztec belief that-

• All of the answers are beliefs of the Aztecs

• They believed the sacrifice was necessary to keep the universe in motion

• The Aztecs believed that the Sun God needed human blood to continue his daily journeys across the sky

• Captured warriors from other tribes were sacrificed as well as Aztecs who volunteered for this honor

The kingdom of Ghana became wealthy from mining what?

• Salt

• Minerals

• Coal

• Gold

The Songhai capital of Gao was located along which river?

• Niger

• Tigris

• Nile

• Congo

The kingdom of Aksum was located in what is now what modern day country?

• Nigeria

• Egypt

• Ethiopia

• Uganda