The Age of Exploration

Which empire built a network of roads in order to travel through the mountains?

• Inca

• Aztecs

• Maya

• Iroquois

What sort of religion did South America have?

• monotheistic

• polytheistic

How did the Silk Road lead to the Age of Exploration?

• It closed and Europeans needed a new way to get to Asia.

• It spread eastern religions to the rest of the world.

• Marco Polo made sea travel possible for more people.

• It connected the Americas to Europe.

Which European group reached North America first?

• Norse

• British

• French

• Italians

Which is true of the governments of the Aztec, Inca and Maya?

• They had small tribes and local government.

• They had strong central governments.

• Each group had a government totally distinct from the others.

• They were all democracies.

Which European country conquered the most land in central and South America?

• Portugal

• Spain

• France

• England

Which inventions improved sea travel?

• caravel

• silk

• printing press

• gunpowder

Which of the following did NOT have a written language?

• Aztec

• Inca

• Maya

What is a "quipu"?

• a ceremony for the goddess of rain

• a system of knotted strings for records

• a domed building for storing crops

• a type of fur used for winter clothing

Which of the following is NOT a result of European colonization?

• the blending of cultures

• millions of deaths

• destruction of cities

• increase in indigenous power