Quiz Cultures Collide in the Americas

What is Amerigo Vespucci known for?

• Claimed land for Portugal based on the Treaty of Tordesillas

• Claimed a "new world"- has a country named after him

• First Explorer to round the tip of Africa and name it the Cape of Storms

• First explorer and crew to circumnavigate the globe

what was the name for a Spanish fortune hunter?

• zapador

• pescador

• conquistador

• matador

Who was the leader of the Aztecs in Technotitlan?

• Montezuma

• Atahualpa

Who was the leader of the Incas in what is modern day Peru?

• Montezuma

• Atahualpa

What was the right of the Spanish to demand labor or tribute from the Native Americans on their land?

• Economic System

• Economy System

• Encomienda System

• Equilateral System

Where was the Portuguese colony in the Americas?

• Peru

• Brazil

• Chile

• Mexico

How did Moctezuma of the Aztecs treat the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortez when he arrived?

• Sent him flowers and spices.

• Sent him gold and lavish gifts.

• Sent him fur and timber.

• Sent him fruits and plant seeds.

Which European Power laid claim to the territories highlighted in red on the map?

• Portugal

• France

• Spain

• England

What was the name of the disease that caused deadly epidemics among the Aztecs?

• Smallpox
• Measles
• Cholera
• Influenza

What new animals did the Spanish introduce to the Americas?

• Llamas, alpacas, and guinea pigs
• Camels, goats, and chickens
• Elephants, tigers, and monkeys
• Horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs