The Spanish Empire
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Which country controlled over half of the United States at one point?

  • Mexico
  • England
  • Spain (correct)
  • France
  • Who was the most famous conquistador who defeated the Aztecs?

  • Bartolome de las Casas
  • Hernan Cortes (correct)
  • Ferdinand Isabel
  • Montezuma
  • What were the motivations of the Spanish during their conquests?

  • Cultural preservation
  • Political power
  • Economic gain (correct)
  • Religious conversion
  • What was the system of labor adopted by the Spanish in the early colonial period called?

    <p>Encomienda</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which region(s) were colonized by the Spanish?

    <p>Mexico</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary economic activity of the Spanish in their colonies?

    <p>Conquest and forced labor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the objective of Spanish missions in California?

    <p>To convert Native Americans to Christianity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the Spanish priests' efforts focused on in the colonies?

    <p>Evangelizing the Native Americans</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is true about the Greek colonization process?

    <p>Trade was the first step in the colonization process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was one of the most important consequences of the Greek colonization process?

    <p>The movement of goods, people, art, and ideas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many Greek citizen colonists were involved in the establishment of the Greek colonies?

    <p>Up to 60,000</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which regions saw the establishment of Greek colonies?

    <p>Greece and Italy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the main motivations for Greek colonization?

    <p>To extract wealth from the land</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the process of Greek colonization?

    <p>Culture contact</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which civilizations also established colonies in the Mediterranean?

    <p>Etruscan and Phoenician</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which area became a hotbed of cultural endeavor, especially in science, mathematics, and philosophy, and produced some of the greatest Greek minds?

    <p>Athens</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which city established colonies or an extensive trade network in southern Spain?

    <p>Phocaea</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which city was credited with having a perhaps exaggerated 70 colonies in the Black Sea region?

    <p>Miletos</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which region of colonies had their own idiosyncrasies and variations, especially due to the inclusion of indigenous people with their own customs?

    <p>The Black Sea</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is true about colonies in ancient Greece?

    <p>Colonies were culturally diverse and politically unstable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of a larger polis that sought to expand its territory and create an empire of its own?

    <p>Syracuse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did colonies in ancient Greece do to reinforce their cultural and political independence?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were colonies in ancient Greece expected to do as active members of the wider Greek world?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

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