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Spanish soldier-explorer
a) vassel
b) conquistador
c) quipo
d)

huge sheet of ice
a) glacier
b) igloo
c) adobe
d)

sun-dried mud bricks
a) quipo
b) igloo
c) adobe
d)

form of government that links several different groups
a) confederation
b) feudalism
c) monarchy
d)

disloyalty to the government
a) heresy
b) treason
c) reform
d)

rope with knotted cords used to keep records
a) quipo
b) monopoly
c) glyphs
d)

sole right to trade
a) monopoly
b) barter
c) fief
d)

dome-shaped homes made from ice and snow
a) glacier
b) igloo
c) adobe
d)

Why did Cortes sail from Cuba to Mexico in search of the Aztec?
a) spices
b) silk
c) gold
d)

The Aztec and Inca were defeated by Spanish forces because the Spanish had all of the following EXCEPT
a) cannons
b) more warriors
c) horses
d)

Which country paid for Christopher Columbus's voyages?
a) Spain
b) Italy
c) England
d)

Why is there no longer a land bridge between Asia and America?
a) it burned down
b) it was destroyed in an earthquake
c) it was covered by water
d)

The FIRST crops grown in the Americas included all of the following EXCEPT
a) peaches
b) beans
c) pumpkins
d)

The FIRST people in the Americas were
a) villagers
b) farmers
c) hunter-gatherers
d)

This civilization ended mysteriously- no one is sure why
a) Inca
b) Aztec
c) Mayan
d)

The main source of meat in the Inca diet was
a) cows
b) pigs
c) guinea pigs
d)

Which crop was developed by years of crossing it with other grasses?
a) beans
b) corn
c) potatoes
d)

The Mayan priests studied the skies for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
a) they wanted to unite the city-states
b) they wanted to know when to plant crops
c) they wanted to know what the gods planned for them
d)

What is an advantage of starting a civilization in a swamp like the Maya did?
a) variety of insects
b) solid foundations for buildings
c) year-round supply of water
d)

Why did the Aztec settle on snake-filled land?
a) it was easy to build on
b) their god Quetzalcoatl told them to
c) it was safe from the Spanish
d)

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