Question 1.
Who built roads through mountains from Ecuador to Chile.
(a) German
(b) Incas
(c) Maya
(d) Aztecs
Answer
Answer: (b) Incas
Question 2.
When Christopher Columbus reached the islands of Cubanascan, he mistook it for
(a) Andaman
(b) Australia
(c) Japan
(d) Malaysia
Answer
Answer: (c) Japan
Question 3.
Who destroyed the Inca civilization?
(a) German
(b) British
(c) Spanish
(d) French
Answer
Answer: (c) Spanish
Question 4.
In 1519, the group that was trying to secede from the Aztec rule of king Montezuma was
(a) Castillo
(b) Malinchista
(c) Tlaxcalans
(d) Totonacs
Answer
Answer: (d) Totonacs
Question 5.
The first formal Portuguese capital in South America was
(a) Salvador
(b) Cuba
(c) Bahamas
(d) Bahia/Salvador
Answer
Answer: (d) Bahia/Salvador
Question 6.
The magnetic compass, used in explorations, had been known since
(a) 1377
(b) 1378
(c) 1379
(d) 1380
Answer
Answer: (d) 1380
Question 7.
The civilization which was politically less powerful than the Aztecs in Mexico was
(a) Arawaks
(b) Caribs
(c) Incas
(d) Mayas
Answer
Answer: (d) Mayas
Question 8.
_______ was the science of mapping the universe.
(a) Cosmography
(b) Cartography
(c) Calligraphy
(d) Pictography
Answer
Answer: (a) Cosmography
Question 9.
The ruler who ascended the throne after a civil war was
(a) Atahualpa
(b) Cuatemoc
(c) Montezuma
(d) Manco Capac
Answer
Answer: (a) Atahualpa
Question 10.
Who made Chinampas, artificial islands in Lake Mexico.
(a) Cuatemoc
(b) Tupinambas
(c) Aztecs
(d) Agnocists
Answer
Answer: (c) Aztecs
Question 11.
Aztecs got power when they destroyed the power of ______
(a) Montezuma
(b) Incas
(c) Maya
(d) Toltecs
Answer
Answer: (d) Toltecs
Question 12.
Columbus expedition that was sanctioned by the Spanish authorities set sail from the port of Palos on
(a) 3 January 1942
(b) 3 February 1942
(c) 3 March 1942
(d) 3 August 1492
Answer
Answer: (d) 3 August 1492
Question 13.
In 1571, the Philippines was conquered by
(a) Spain
(b) Portugal
(c) Holland
(d) England
Answer
Answer: (a) Spain
