The ____________ are islands just off South America.
The (WEST INDIES) are islands just off South America.
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The Spanish and Portuguese sent soldiers called ___________ to attack the people who lived in Central and South America
The Spanish and Portuguese sent soldiers called (Conquistadors) to attack the people who lived in Central and South America
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The long journey that slaves were forced to take from West Africa to Central and South America was called the _________________
The long journey that slaves were forced to take from West Africa to Central and South America was called the (Middle Passage)
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Hernán Cortés was a Spanish explorer who was looking for a city of __________
Hernán Cortés was a Spanish explorer who was looking for a city of (Gold and Jewels)
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Cortés met ___________, the king of the Aztecs
Cortés met (Montezuma), the king of the Aztecs
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Why did Ferdinand and Isabella pay for explorers to go to America?A. They were still looking for a better route to India.B. They hoped to make money and find treasureC. They were running out of land to farm in SpainD. They wanted...
B. They hoped to make money and find treasure
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What deal did Spain and Portugal make?A. They promised to share all of the gold they found in the New WorldB. They agreed to join together to fight the Aztecs, the Mayans, and the IncasC. They decided to divide the land in Central...
C. They decided to divide the land in Central and South America
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What were the Spanish and Portuguese lacking for their new settlements?A. weapons to protect themselves from the nativesB. Safe water to drinkC. materials to build houses and citiesD. People to grow crops and mine gold
D. People to grow crops and mine gold
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The Spanish and Portuguese first got slaves from __________A. West African kingsB. Muslim tradersC. The AztecsD. The Mayans
B. Muslim traders
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Why were the Aztecs so frightened of Cortés and his men?A. They had never seen horsesB. Cortés and his men wore strange masksC. They had never seen boatsD. All of the above
A. They had never seen horses
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Who did the king of the Aztecs think Cortes was?A. A godB. The king of PortugalC. The king of SpainD. His dead father
A. A god
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What did Cortés do after he escaped from Tenochtitlan?A. He killed himselfB. He went back to SpainC. He paid some Indians to kill the king of the AztecsD. He gathered a fresh army and marched back to the city
D. He gathered a fresh army and marched back to the city
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True or False: Sometimes in Africa, poor men would sell themselves as slaves so that their families could have more money
True
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True or False: African kings would capture enemy soldiers and sell them as slaves
True
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True or False: In Africa, slaves were never given a chance to buy back their freedom
False
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True or False: Europeans believed that all people were created equal by God
