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What famous European explorer met with Mayan traders in 1502?
a) Francis Drake
b) Christopher Columbus
c) Marco Polo
d) Henry Hudson
Of the Mayans, Incas, and Aztecs, which empire was the furthest north?
a) Mayans
b) Incas
c) Aztecs
d) Antarctica
What present day country did Genghis Khan conquer most of?
a) England
b) Japan
c) China
d) Spain
What eventually caused the Silk Road to be less useful?
a) New innovations and the rise of exploration via sea travel
b) People no longer needed to trade because they had everything they needed
c) Genghis Khan closed the Silk Road
d) The Mongols invented the airplane
What animal was widely used to travel the Silk Road due to it being able to handle harsh conditions and carry a lot of weight?
a) Deer
b) Buffalo
c) Elephant
d) Camel
What insect helped spread the Black Death around Europe?
a) House Fly
b) Rat Flea
c) Deer Tick
d) Wolf Spider
Which famous explorer traveled the Silk Road between Europe and Asia
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Hernan Cortez
c) Marco Polo
d) Henry Hudson
Which continents were connected by the Silk Road?
a) Europe, Africa, Asia
b) North America, South America, Europe
c) Asia, North America, Africa
d) Australia, Europe, Africa
The spread of ideas, religions, products, diseases, as seen on the Silk Road is known as...
a) Cultural Diffusion
b) Control
c) Export Partners
d) Globalization
Who was the leader of the Mongol Empire at its peak?
a) Hiro Toto
b) Genghis Kahn
c) Marco Polo
d) Zhou Xian
Why was silk so important as a trade good for China?
a) China was the only place silk was produced making it rare and valuable to others
b) People in China only wore clothes made of silk causing the demand to be high
c) Silk was produced all over the world but only used in China
d) China is the only place Silk Trees grow
What killed most of the people in the Inca Empire?
a) Diseases brought over by Europeans
b) War between the Incas and Aztecs
c) A large volcanic eruption in the capital of the Inca empire
d) No one knows
Why is the Columbian Exchange called Columbian?
a) It started when Native Americans traveled to Columbus, Ohio
b) Historians do not know
c) It started with trading goods with Columbia
d) It started with the voyages of Christopher Columbus
What animal that was introduced by the Spanish had the biggest impact on the Americas?
a) Sheep
b) Goats
c) Horses
d) Pigs
Why was the potato so important to the old world?
a) It grew well in European climates and helped combat starvation
b) It became a delicacy to the rich in Europe making it a valuable crop
c) Potatoes have never and will never be grown in the old world
d) Potatoes could be used to feed cows and then more people could eat beef
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