MODERN WORLD HISTORY

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Chapters 4 Quiz The Atlantic World

Please answer the following questions in complete sentences (3-5 sentences per question):
1) What is some evidence that The Capture of Atahualpa was not just about converting the Incans to Christianity?
Cite at least two examples.

2) How was Columbus letter to the Court of the King and Queen of Spain different than what the reading says
happened?

3) What was Columbus opinion of the native people he met? Was this opinion based on facts?

4) Why did Pizarro split his men into two groups and hide from the Incans?

5) Based on your answer to question 4, what is a possible reason the Friar was sent out to greet Atahualpa?

6) How was Olaudah Equianos culture the same as the Europeans?

7) How were Equianos masters in Africa different than the Europeans who bought him?

8) The Europeans wanted spices and gold from the Americas. Was the Great Exchange more or less valuable than the
gold and spices the Europeans wanted? Please support your answer with specific evidence from the text.

9) Please cite examples from the text that describe changes in European and Native American cultures that came
about directly from the Great Exchange. (You must cite at least one example for each culture)

10) What is one understanding you have now about this time period that you did not have before? How did your
understanding of Columbus change as you learned more about him?