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Chapter Three - Exploration and Colonization of the Americas
Chapter Three - Exploration and Colonization of the Americas
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Cover the early exploration and colonization of the Americas #colonization #exploration
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1
Which was the oldest known civilization known to live in the Americas?
Mayans
Aztecs
Olmecs
Incans
2
The study of ancient peoples is called
Archaeology
history
Sociology
Anthropology
3
What were the French, English, & Dutch first searching for when they traveled to the New World?
friendly natives
Northwest Passage
gold, glory, and God
fish and furs
4
Who was the first to make it to the tip of Africa?
Bartolomeu Dias
King Henry the VIII
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
5
Who is credited with circumnavigating the world even though he died in the Philippines?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Leif Ericson
Ferdinand Magellan
Cabeza de Vaca
6
What was the religious movement during the 1500s that divided Europe?
Protestant Reformation
Crusades
Age of Discovery
Middle Ages
7
Did the Spanish ever find golden kingdoms in the Spanish borderlands?
Yeah, they gave it to Ms. Street
Yes
No
Maybe so
8
What economic venture did the French engage in?
fish and furs
slavery
tobacco and sugar cane
gold
9
What new sailing improvement did the Portuguese design to improve sailing?
magnetic compass
caravel
None of these
astrolabe
10
Which of the following was NOT one of the ancient North American cultures?
Hohokams
Cherokees
Adena
Mississippians
11
Who conquered the Aztec Empire?
Ms. Street
Hernando Cortes
Hernando DeSoto
Francisco Coronado
12
Who was the first European to reach the Mississippi River?
Francisco Coronado
Cabeza de Vaca
Hernando DeSoto
Hernando Cortes
13
Which word best describes the French relations with the Native Americans?
enemies
harsh
friendly
SLAVES
14
What were the three main world religions we discussed in class?
Islam
Christianity
Ancient Rome
Judaism
15
Who was the Viking who established Vinland(Newfoundland)?
Leif Ericson
The Pope
Eric the Red
Christopher Columbus
16
500 to 1400 A.D., Feudalism, manors, and knights all best describe what time period?
Middle Ages
Renaissance
Feudalism
Crusades
17
What is a pueblo?
A type of rock
religious settlement
civilian town
military fort
18
Why did Spain finance Christopher Columbus's voyages?
to regain the Holy Lands
to set up colonies in the Americas
to conquer the Americas
to find a trade route to Asia
19
Who set up a navigation school to train sailors in the 1400s?
Ms. Street
Prince Henry the Navigator
Bartolomeu Dias
Christopher Columbus
20
Who sailed around the tip of Africa, across the Indian Ocean, over to India?(He won da Game-a!)
Prince Henry
Christopher Columbus
Bartolomeu Dias
Vasco da Gama
21
Which French explorer claimed all of the land drained by the Mississippi River for France?
Henry Hudson
La Salle
Samuel Champlain
Jacques Cartier
22
Where was the first Spanish settlement in what is now the U.S.?
Austin, TX
Santa Fe, NM
New Orleans, LA
St. Augustine, FL
23
What were the wars fought by the Christians against the Muslims to control the Holy Lands?
The Crusades
Wars of Holiness
Holy Wars
Christian Muslim Battles
24
Why were the Spanish able to defeat the Aztecs and the Incas? (Choose all that apply)
Spanish brought over diseases
Spanish had guns and cannons
Spanish had more men
Spanish had horses
25
All of the following were advancements made by the Ancient Greeks and Romans EXCEPT:
navigation
law and government
architecture and art
science, math, and medicine
26
Where is New France?
In the orange
In the tan
In the green
It's not on this map
27
Who purchased Manhattan Island from the Indians and what did he call it?
Robert de LaSalle/New Orleans
Robert de LaSalle/Louisianna
Peter Minuit/New Netherland
Peter Minuit/New Amsterdam
28
Who was the first European to cross the Isthmus of Panama and discover the Pacific Ocean?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Leif Ericson
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
29
What was the Protestant Reformation?
A movement protesting the Catholic Church
A movement protesting the Protestant Church
A rebirth of passion for education and the arts
The name of a book written by Martin Luther
30
What is a presidio?
a place where the president lives
civilian town
military fort
religious settlement
31
What did the Spanish develop to raise crops such as tobacco and sugarcane in the West Indies?
grocery stores
missions
plantations
tiny farms
32
What were the Spanish seeking in the Americas? (Two correct answers)
Glory
Furs
Fish
Gold
33
What was a mission?
civilian town
military fort
religious settlement
34
What organization held most power during the Middle Ages including education?
The Roman Emperor
Knights
The Catholic Church
Kings and Queens
35
Did the early explorers ever find the Northwest Passage?
No
Yes
36
Why was Portugal and early leader for a trade route to Asia? (Two right answers)
They liked sailing
They didn't like the Italians and Muslims
The Italians and Muslims controlled the Mediterranean Sea
Wanted to increase their wealth through trade
37
Who lived in large cities in the rain forests of Mexico, Honduras and Belize from 250-900A.D.
Incans
Mayans
Aztecs
Olmecs
38
Who found the Americas instead of India and DIED thinking he'd found India/Asia?
Christopher Columbus
Leif Ericson
Francisco Coronado
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
39
Who were the top dogs in the Spanish hierarchy?
peninsulares
creoles
indians
mestizos
40
Ancient cultures started developing new and unique cultures when they became...
nomadic
literate
Christians
farmers
41
What lasting impact did Columbus make with his voyages of discovery?
connected peoples of Europe, Asia, & America
improved Indians' lives
made Spain very wealthy
found trade route to Asia
42
What was the new type of ship did the Portuguese design?
Carousel
Canvas Ships
Clipper
Caravel
43
Which wealthy, ancient civilization built Tenochtitlan and was conquered by Hernando Cortez?
Mayas
Aztecs
Incas
Olmecs
44
What route did the Spanish (Columbus) try to find to trade with Asia?
around Africa
through the Isthmus of Panama
across the Mediterranean Sea
across the Atlantic Ocean
45
What route did the Portuguese use to trade with Asia?
through the Isthmus of Panama
around Africa
across the Atlantic Ocean
across the Mediterranean Sea
46
Who built terraces in the mountains for farming?
Olmecs
Incas
Aztecs
Mayas
47
Who traveled across Texas after surviving a shipwreck and recorded details of his journey?
Francisco Coronado
Hernando DeSoto
Cabeza de Vaca
Hernando Cortes
48
What two things affected the early North American cultures' development?
climate
resources
goverment
housing
