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3. The Aztec capital was located in present day Peru.
Q: 100
True or False?
The Aztec capital was located in present day Peru.

4. FALSE

5. Why were war and warfare important to the Aztecs?
Q: 200
Why were war and warfare important to the Aztecs?

6. War was important to expand the empire and attain prisoners for sacrifices.

7. Why did neighboring tribes dislike the Aztecs?
Q: 300
Why did neighboring tribes dislike the Aztecs?

8. A: 300
The Aztecs took prisoners from neighboring tribes to use as sacrifices
In addition, the Aztecs required conquered tribes to pay tributes (taxes).

9. Q: 400
Terraces: Inca as
________:Aztec

10. Chinampas (floating gardens)

11. Who is Quetzalcoatl and why is he significant?

12. A:500
Quetzalcoatl is a celebrated god in the Aztec Religion. In god form Quetzalcoatl was a feathered serpent. In human form he had a white face with a beard.
According to legend, Quetzalcoatl was to return in his birth year. By coincidence, Hernan Cortes came in the same year. Many Aztecs thought he was this god and therefore welcomed the Spanish instead of treating them as invaders.

13. Q:100
Name the city below

14. A:100
Machu Picchu

15. Circle the term below that does not belong and justify your answer.
Q:200
Circle the term below that does not belong and justify your answer.
Quipu
Terracing
Quechua
Hieroglyphs

16.                                                                                                       
A: 200
Answers may vary
Hieroglyphs- It is the only term that does not refer to the Inca civilization

17. On the map below, shade in the location of the Inca Empire.
Q: 300
On the map below, shade in the location of the Inca Empire.
What physical feature dominated the empire?
Name three present day countries that were located in the empire.

18. A: 300
Andes Mountains
Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Argentina, Chile

19. What system of recording information does this image depict?
Q: 400
What system of recording information does this image depict?

20. A: 400
Quipu

21. List four achievements of the Inca Empire
Q: 500
List four achievements of the Inca Empire

22. A: 500 Answers may include: Roads Bridges Aqueducts Terraces
Stone architecture
Large empire
Quipu
Statues and works of art.

23. ________ conquered the capital shown below.

24. A: 100
Hernan Cortes

25. Coffee, cattle, and horses originally came from Europe.
Q: 200
True or False?
Coffee, cattle, and horses originally came from Europe.

26. A: 200
True

27. Q: 400
What three factors enabled Pizarro to defeat the Incas so easily?

28. A: 400
Civil War
Disease
Superior weapons

29. Q: 300
Complete the chart below depicting the social structure of New Spain

30. A: 300 Peninsulares Criollos Mestizos Mulattos Native Americans
African Slaves

31. Q: 500
Put the following in chronological order. Place a 1 next to the event that happened first etc.
___ Cortes conquers Aztec Empire
__ Columbian Exchange begins
__ Inca Empire is defeated by Pizarro
__ Mexico City is established

32. A: 500 _2_ Cortes conquers Aztec Empire _1_ Columbian Exchange begins
_4_ Inca Empire is defeated by Pizarro
_3_ Mexico City is established

33. Miguel Hidalgo led the revolution for what country?
Q:100
Miguel Hidalgo led the revolution for what country?

34. Mexico
A:100

35. Toussaint L’Ouverture was in what social class growing up?
Q: 200
Toussaint L’Ouverture was in what social class growing up?

36. A: 200
Slave

37. Q: 300
Toussaint L’Ouverture led revolts to gain independence from what country?

38. A: 300
France

39. What was the “Cry of Dolores” and what was its significance?
Q: 400
What was the “Cry of Dolores” and what was its significance?

40. A: 400
The “Cry of Dolores” is a famous speech given by Father Miguel Hidalgo which motivated the people of Dolores to begin a revolution. This is also the day Mexico celebrates its independence day.

41. Q: 500
On the map, identify the countries that Simon Bolivar helped to liberate from Spain.

42. Liberated by Simon Bolivar
Panama
Venezuela
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Bolivia

43. Q:100
The Zapatistas are a group of people fighting for the rights of indigenous people in what country?

44. A: 100
Mexico

45. Fidel Castro is the current dictator of Cuba.
Q: 200
True or False
Fidel Castro is the current dictator of Cuba.

46. A: 200
False
In 2008, due to illness Fidel Castro transferred power to his brother Raul Castro.

47. Who was the dictator of Cuba before Fidel Castro?
Q: 300
Who was the dictator of Cuba before Fidel Castro?

48. A: 300
Batista

49. How did the Cuban Revolution impact the United States?
Q: 400
How did the Cuban Revolution impact the United States?
How did it impact Cuban citizens?

50. A: 400
The Cuban Revolution resulted in a communist government led by dictator Fidel Castro. As a result, American businesses were taken over by the Cuban government. The U.S. imposed an embargo on Cuba that is still current today. Americans can not travel to or trade with Cuba(exceptions apply).
Cuban citizens had less political freedom. The government censored the media and imprisoned people who opposed the government. However, healthcare and education did improve. Cuba remains a very poor country (based on its GDP per capita).

51. Explain why the Zapatistas are against NAFTA.
Q: 500
What is NAFTA?
Explain why the Zapatistas are against NAFTA.

52. A: 500
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) NAFTA allows free trade between Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.
The Zapatistas felt that NAFTA would only benefit the rich and exclude the poor.
They thought NAFTA would allow cheap farm goods into Mexico from the U.S. and the Mexican farmers would not be able to compete with the cheaper food.

53. Q: 100
___________ is the moving of goods, ideas, and diseases between the “Old World” to the “New World” and from the “New World to the “Old World.”

54. A: 100
Columbian Exchange

55. Q: 200
Name the explorer who never actually sailed himself, but was known for starting the School of Navigation.

56. Prince Henry the Navigator

57. Q: 300
Explain how the collapse of the Soviet Union led to the end of the Cold War and German reunification.

58. A: 300
The Soviet Union was a communist nation. Therefore, when it collapsed and set up a democratic government, the Cold War ended. With the end of the Cold War, Berlin no longer needed walls to divide the city and Germany came together once again.

59. Q: 400
Explain the difference between a parliamentary democracy and a presidential democracy and give an example of each.

60. A: 400
The United Kingdom, Germany and Canada have a parliamentary system. The United States has a presidential system.

61. Explain the three types of governments and give an example of each
Q: 500
Explain the three types of governments and give an example of each

62. A: 500 Autocracy- Rule by one person, no citizen participation
Dictatorship (Stalin); Absolute Monarchy (Czar Nicholas II)
Oligarchy- Rule by a group, very little citizen participation ex. Bolsheviks and the provisional government after the Russian Revolution
Democracy- Rule by everyone (representative democracies include parliamentary and presidential) ex. U.S.