According to Western legend, what happened at the equator?
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| People fell into a lake of fire. |
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| The ocean boiled. |
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| People baked to death. |
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| The sky met the ground. |
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Which of these best describes Aztec society?
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| Egalitarian |
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| Stratified but open |
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| Rigidly stratified |
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| Stratified by birth |
| Question 3 | | 5 / 5 points |
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Which people linked their vast empire through roads and bridges across the Andes?
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| Aztec |
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| Inca |
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| Maya |
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| Toltecs |
| Question 4 | | 5 / 5 points |
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Why was Montezuma's army reduced in size when Cortés arrived?
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| Cortes formed alliances with neighboring tribes who usually provided soldiers for the Aztec army. |
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| It was harvest season. |
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| Many of the soldiers had fled in fear. |
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| Outbreaks of smallpox had killed many men. |
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The Tlatlacotin caste was the __________ caste.
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| merchant |
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| artisan |
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| commoner |
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| slave |
| Question 6 | | 5 / 5 points |
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Humans were sacrificed regularly in Aztec society because they believed:
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| the gods required blood as an offering. |
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| foreigners were devils, so they sacrificed them. |
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| the sun could be sustained only through repeated offerings of beating human hearts. |
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| the gods would bless their crops only in exchange for the sacrifice of a virgin. |
| Question 7 | | 5 / 5 points |
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Where was the first Portuguese overseas conquest?
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| the Canaries |
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| West Africa |
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| Brazil |
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| Morocco |
| Question 8 | | 5 / 5 points |
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What was the main goal of the Portuguese Empire?
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| Gaining converts to Christianity |
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| Trading |
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| Finding land for settlers |
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| Discovering mineral resources |
| Question 9 | | 5 / 5 points |
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What most distinguished the colonial nobles from commoners?
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| Influence in the Catholic Church |
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| Landowning |
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| Slave ownership |
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| Superior education |
| Question 10 | | 5 / 5 points |
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What plants, essential for European diet and religion, were brought from Europe to America as part of the "Columbian Exchange"?
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| Wheat and grapes |
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| Tobacco and corn |
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| Potatoes and manioc |
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| Potatoes and chocolate |
| Question 11 | | 5 / 5 points |
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Compared to contemporary European cities, Tenochtitlán was:
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| more primitive. |
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| dirtier and less healthy. |
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| more open to attack. |
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| much larger. |
| Question 12 | | 5 / 5 points |
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Which element of Aztec society was absent from Inca society?
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| Commoners |
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| Slaves |
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| Nobles |
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| Warriors |
| Question 13 | | 5 / 5 points |
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Aztec legend stated that women who died in childbirth were reborn as:
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| goddesses. |
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| hummingbirds. |
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| cobras. |
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| white women. |
| Question 14 | | 5 / 5 points |
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What was the goal of the Spanish administration in the Americas?
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| the efficient running of the colony's economy |
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| keeping the empire under the king's direct control |
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| maximum resource extraction |
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| ensuring local control of most of the economy |
| Question 15 | | 5 / 5 points |
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Compared to Spain, Portugal's American system was:
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| more strictly regulated. |
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| less centralized. |
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| more focus on religious than economic motive. |
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| an expensive failure. |
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The unification of Spain was begun under the rule of:
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| Isabella and Ferdinand. |
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| Carlos I. |
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| Philip III. |
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| João III. |
| Question 17 | | 5 / 5 points |
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How did allegiance to an emperor make the Aztec and Inca peoples vulnerable to conquest?
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| They had no strong leader. |
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| They easily transferred their allegiance to a new ruler. |
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| They were not unified against conquerors. |
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| They lacked fighting skills. |
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What were usually established by the Portuguese in lands they explored?
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| Churches |
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| Fortified trading posts |
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| Farming settlements |
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| Towns |
| Question 19 | | 5 / 5 points |
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What led Portuguese nobility to organize expeditions in search of plunder?
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| They were economically weakened after the Black Death. |
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| They hoped for upward mobility that would lead to an overthrow of the monarch. |
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| Spanish explorers had reported that there was great wealth in the "New World." |
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| Portugal's status in Europe had declined, and Spain and England had become the major powers. |
| Question 20 | | 5 / 5 points |
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How did slavery in the Aztec Empire differ from the Atlantic slave trade?
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| African slaves experienced more opportunities than Aztec slaves. |
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| Aztec slavery was not racially based. |
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| Aztec slavery was only temporary. |
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| African slaves were forced to work the land; Aztecs were forced to engage in combat.
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