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1. One of the main goals of European exploration was to:
- A.Form alliances
- B.End mercantilism
- C.Spread Christianity
- D.Find slaves
- 2.One reason Spain was able to defeat Native American empires was because of its
- A.Alliance with Montezuma
- B.Superior weapons
- C.Missionary work
- D.Superior numbers
- 3.The defeat of the Spanish Armada was important because
- A.Spain was unable to rebuild its navy
- B.Spain lost its colonial possessions
- C.The world saw that Spain could be beaten
- D.The English gained all of Spain's lands
- 4.Catholic _______________ converted many Native Americans, as well as people in China, Japan, and the Philippines.
- A.Explorers
- B.Missionaries
- C.Conquistadors
- 5.What were the Spanish explorers and soldiers who conquered territory in the Americas called?
- A.Pioneering
- B.Conquistadors
- C.Colonization
- D.Missionaries
- 6.Who was the Spanish conqueror of the Inca Empire in 1533?
- A.Francisco Pizarro
- B.Hernando Cortes
- C.Montezuma
- 7.Who was the first navigator to sail around the world?
- A.Amerigo Vespucci
- B.Christopher Columbus
- C.Ferdinand Magellan
- 8.This is a small, narrow ship with two or three masts and triangular sails.
- A.Caravel
- B.Sailboat
- C.Galleon
- 9.Who is the explorer from whom America got its name?
- A.Cabot
- B.Vespucci
- C.Da Gama
- 10.Who is the Italian explorer who claimed the West Indies for Spain?
- A.Christopher Columbus
- B.Panfilo Narvaez
- C.Hernando De Soto
- 11.Why did Atahualpa, the Incan emperor, order his troops not to fight?
- A.The Inca had enough gold and silver.
- B.The Inca feared the Spanish might be gods.
- C.They were hoping to trade with the Spaniards.
- 12.Aztec and Inca warriors could not compete with the Spanish soldiers, who had what kind of weapons?
- A.Guns
- B.Swords
- C.Bows and arrows
- 13.Which disease was perhaps the greatest weapon of the conquistadors?
- A.Smallpox
- B.Chickenpox
- C.Malaria
- 14.Why did explorers search for a Northwest Passage?
- A.They wanted to claim the Atlantic Ocean for England.
- B.They wanted to find present day Newfoundland.
- C.They wanted to find a water route to Asia through North America.
- 15.What was an effect of England's defeat of the Spanish Armada?
- A.England remained independent and Protestant.
- B.England could defend itself.
- C.The world knew Spain could be beaten.
- D.All of the above.
- 16.Why did Spain fight France and England?
- A.They fought over religious conflicts and the quest for national power.
- B.They wanted revenge for the sea dogs, who attacked Spanish ships.
- C.They were afraid of the spread of diseases which killed millions of people.
- 17.Who was the first explorer to find adobe?
- A.Vasco de Balboa
- B.Cabeza de Vaca
- C.Francisco Coronado
- 18.Which explorer discovered my home state, Florida?
- A.Hernando De Soto
- B.Juan Ponce de Leon
- C.Christopher Columbus
- 19.A navigator is
- A.A person who plans the course of a ship using instruments to find its position
- B.A person who has no permanent home but moves constantly
- C.The treaty that set the final placement for the Line of Demarcation
- 20.During this age of exploration, European countries wanted to spread Christianity beyond Europe, expand their empires and they wanted to become rich.
- A.True
- B.
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