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The oldest culture of Mesoamerica.
a) Aztec
b) Inca
c) Olmec
d) Maya

This culture was known for its fierce warrior class.
a) Aztec
b) Inca
c) Olmec
d) Maya

Great cities were built during this time period that featured massive temples constructed from blocks of limestone.
a) Aztec
b) Inca
c) Olmec
d) Maya

This culture thrived in the Andes Mountains of Peru.
a) Aztec
b) Inca
c) Olmec
d) Maya

Who were the first Europeans to reach North America?
a) Portuguese
b) Spanish
c) Welsh
d) Vikings

Why was Prince Henry nicknamed the “Navigator”
a) He built a massive ship
b) He financed voyages
c) He was an expert sailor
d) He was the first to circumnavigate the world

What device enabled sailors to use the stars to chart their location?
a) Astrolabe
b) Caravel
c) Map
d) Sunstone

Who discovered the Cape of Good Hope in 1488? (Southern tip of Africa)
a) Amerigo Vespucci
b) Bartolomeu Dias
c) Francisco Pizarro
d) Vasco de Gama

What ships used triangular sails to navigate the oceans?
a) Caravels
b) Junks
c) Longships
d) Uboats

What European explorer was the first to sail around the Cape of Good Hope and land in India in 1497?
a) Amerigo Vespucci
b) Bartolomeu Dias
c) Francisco Pizarro
d) Vasco de Gama

Where was Christopher Columbus born?
a) Spain
b) Italy
c) Turkey
d) Portugal

Who did Columbus have to convince in order to allow him to go on his voyage?
a) King and Queen of Italy
b) King and Queen of Spain
c) King and Queen of Turkey
d) King and Queen of Portugal

Columbus landed on the island of San Salvador among the region of islands we now call what?
a) Bahamas
b) Dominican
c) Haiti
d) Jamaica

The introduction of old world plants, animals, diseases, and ideas into the new world following the voyages of Columbus is referred to as what?
a) Colombian Exchange
b) Colombian Enterprise
c) European Diaspora
d) European Exploration

Spain claimed all lands west of this line drawn in the Ocean in 1493:
a) Line of Demarcation
b) Line of Division
c) Line of Exchange
d) Line of Tordesillas

This person sailed to South America in 1501 and the “Americas” now forevermore bare his name:
a) Vasco de Gama
b) Amerigo Vespucci
c) Bartolomeu Dias
d) Christopher Columbus

Spanish soldiers who led military expeditions in the Americas were called what?
a) Conquistadors
b) Knights
c) Sailors
d) Vikings

This was the first European to cross Central America and discover the Pacific Ocean:
a) Amerigo Vespucci
b) Ferdinand Magellan
c) Vasco de Gama
d) Vasco Nunez de Balboa

This was the first person to circumnavigate the world:
a) Ferdinand Magellan
b) Francisco Pizarro
c) Hernan Cortez
d) Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Who led a military expedition into Mexico in 1519 and eventually conquered the Aztec empire?
a) Francisco Pizarro
b) Hernan Cortes
c) Ponce de Leon
d) Vasco Nunez de Balboa

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