A) Native Andeans, Spanish settlers, and black slaves B) Indigenous people, French colonists, and African slaves C) Black slaves, Chinese laborers, and native Andeans D) Spanish settlers, Portuguese traders, and mestizos
A) Merchants and traders B) Black slaves working on plantations C) Spanish settlers engaged in trade D) Native men forced to labor in silver mines
A) Roles as Spanish administrators B) Jobs as blacksmiths C) Opportunities as merchants and traders D) Positions as mine overseers
A) Merchants trading spices B) Black slaves working on farms C) Suppliers of food and holders of urban and rural real estate D) Spanish settlers farming land
A) A portion of their husband's estate B) The right to vote in local elections C) Freedom from domestic duties D) Full ownership of any property they acquired
A) Spices and herbs B) Livestock and grains C) Textiles and pottery D) Food, coca leaves, and chicha
A) Only widows who lost their property B) None, it was forbidden under Spanish law C) A portion, often working in brothels annexed to gambling dens D) The majority, exclusively in brothels
A) French traders B) Germans C) Basques D) Portuguese settlers
A) Portuguese colonists and black slaves B) Basques and Vicuñas C) French traders and mestizos D) Spanish settlers and native Andeans
A) An agreement brokered by local merchants B) The complete withdrawal of the Vicuñas C) The arrival of Spanish Crown forces D) A wedding between the leaders' son and daughter
A) A black slave leader B) A native Andean trader C) A Basque nun who escaped her convent and dressed as a man D) A Spanish governor in Potosí
A) Immediate control by Patriot forces B) Peaceful transition to independence C) Complete defeat of Royalist forces D) Increased sense that Potosí required its own independent government
A) Blow it up, but natives undid the fuse B) Sell it to local merchants C) Transform it into a government building D) Convert it into a military base
A) None, it remained under Royalist control B) Three, including Belgrano's C) Two more after Belgrano's retreat D) One, led by Juan José Castelli
A) Fifteen thousand B) Twenty thousand C) Thirteen thousand D) Ten thousand
A) Improved safety conditions B) Increased efficiency in ore extraction C) Mercury poisoning took many lives. D) Enhanced worker productivity
A) Over 75% B) About 25% C) Nearly 50% D) Less than 10%
A) 3,500 mitayos B) 6,000 mitayos C) 5,000 mitayos D) 4,108 mitayos
A) Volunteer miners B) Slaves brought from Africa C) Spanish overseers D) Contractual workers.
A) 1565 B) 1609 C) 1554 D) 1545
A) 70% B) 50% C) 40% D) 60%
A) Hydraulic mining B) Patio process C) Pan amalgamation D) Direct smelting
A) Hernán Cortés B) Christopher Columbus C) Francisco Pizarro D) Bartolomé de Medina
A) Chakana B) Quipus C) Tambos D) Guayras
A) Tributo B) Quinto C) Diezmo D) Alcabala
A) El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha B) Novelas ejemplares C) La Galatea D) Don Quixote
A) Villa Imperial B) Presidio C) Alcaldía Mayor D) Ciudad Real
A) 7,000 B) 5,000 C) 8,000 D) 6,000
A) 130,000 B) 150,000 C) 100,000 D) At least 120,000
A) Benedictines B) Franciscans C) Dominicans D) Jesuits
A) 1650 B) 1700 C) 1750 D) 1609
A) Three B) Ten C) Seven D) Five
A) 1525 B) 1492 C) About 1462 D) 1500
A) Kilogram B) Ounce C) Pound D) Arroba
A) 5 kg B) 25 kg C) 11 kg D) 50 kg
A) River water flowing B) Wind blowing C) Birdsong D) A frightening thunderous noise
A) Spanish B) Quechua C) Incan D) Aymara
A) Francisco Pizarro B) Diego Huallpa C) Hernán Cortés D) Atahualpa
A) Desert climate B) Cold highland climate C) Tropical rainforest climate D) Temperate oceanic climate
A) World Cultural Heritage City B) International Historic Monument C) UNESCO World Heritage Site D) Global Geopark
A) Mexico City, Mexico B) Guanajuato, Mexico C) Lima, Peru D) Buenos Aires, Argentina
A) No dry period B) Short dry period C) Long dry period D) Constantly wet
A) 1985 B) 1996 C) 2011 D) 1891
A) Sixteenth century B) Nineteenth century C) Twentieth century D) Eighteenth century
A) 1985 B) 1975 C) 1996 D) 2000
A) 500 meters (1,640 feet) B) 750 meters (2,460 feet) C) 2,000 meters (6,560 feet) D) 1,150 meters (3,770 feet)
A) Formation of a large lake B) A major earthquake C) The dome was extruded D) Eruption of a supervolcano
A) A type of sedimentary rock layer B) A fossilized forest C) Formed when ascending dacite magma reacted with groundwater D) An ancient volcanic ash deposit
A) The Caracoles tuff ring B) An igneous intrusion C) A sedimentary basin D) A lava plateau
A) 10 °C (50 °F) B) 15 °C (59 °F) C) 20 °C (68 °F) D) -4 °C (25 °F)
A) Santa Cruz B) Belén C) La Paz D) Sucre
A) Chimoré Airport B) Viru Viru International Airport C) Aeropuerto Capitán Nicolas Rojas D) El Alto International Airport
A) Bolivian Railway B) Rio Mulatos-Potosí line C) Transandino Railway D) Andean Railway
A) Potosi, Wisconsin B) Milwaukee, Wisconsin C) Green Bay, Wisconsin D) Madison, Wisconsin
A) Arequipa B) Cusco C) Trujillo D) Lima
A) Shanghai B) Beijing C) Lhasa D) Guangzhou |