Who was the Spanish missionary who tried to end the enslavement of Indians?
Bartolome de las Casas
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What tools did navigators use to know where they were and where they were going? A - Hull and caravel, B - Astrolabe and magnetic compass, C - Hourglass and sextant, D - Lateen and knots
B: Astrolabe and magnetic compass
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The Caspian Sea is located between which two continents?
Asia and Europe
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Why is Lake Tanganyika so long and narrow?
It's in a rift valley
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What was the purpose of the Inca quipu?
To record information
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Which North American area did Jacques Cartier claim for France?
Canada, around Montreal
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What did Moctezuma and Atahualpa have in common?
They were both rulers taken hostage by the Spanish invaders
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What was the Middle Passage?
The journey of enslaved Africans from Africa to the Americas
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Which of the following best describes the Aztec government? A - An empire united under a single ruler; B - a collection of city-states, each with its own ruler; C - tribal groups with no central government; D - a democracy with a president
A - An empire under a single ruler
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How were the Inca able to farm on mountainsides?
They cut terraces into the land
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Why did Columbus call the people he met in the Bahamas "Indians"?
He thought he had reached the East Indies
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How are lakes important to people all over the world? A - Provide water for crops, B- Provide recreational (fun) activities, C - Provide Sources of food, D - All of the above
D, All of the above!
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What is one reason the Spaniards were able to quickly conquer the Aztec and Inca empires?
Epidemics weakened the native people / Native populations were not fully united behind their rulers / Spaniards had better weapons and military tech