Chapter #2 Early Exploration

Pizzaro was able to conquer the Inca after the Spanish executed the Inca's ruler.

Who did Cartier sail for

Who was Mali's king in the 1320's?

Which of these events was the first to take place?

Beginning in A.D. 600's, the religion of Islam spread in the Middle East and Africa.

Which conquistador landed on the east coast of present-day Mexico in 1519?

Member of the Spanish upper class living in the Americas

Vasco de Gama led voyages of exploration for Spain.

Explorers searched the coast of North America looking for the Northwest Passage to Asia.

Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation by rejecting teachings of the Catholic Church.

The southern tip of Africa was renamed the, " Cape of Good Hope" by Portugal's King John.

Who did Verrazano sail for

The French established a royal colony that was named

Which of these was a navigation tool?

From where did Portuguese traders buy enslaved Africans in the mid-1400's?

The relationship between the French and the Native Americans in New France was unfriendly.

Which of these powerful empires was conquered by Hernan Cortes?

Who was the first explorer to realize that South America was not part of Asia?

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

For what was Juan Ponce de Leon searching when he landed in present-day Florida?

Information from explorers assisted mapmakers in creating more accurate land and sea maps.

By the time the period of European exploration began,most maps included the Americas.

Spanish fort

Whose army conquered the Inca Empire?

What Italian explorer led expeditions for France?

Henry the Navigator laid the groundwork for an exploration era for

Spanish town in the Americas

Which of these was the largest of the ships on Columbus's first voyage?

Spanish soldier/explorer

In 1492 Columbus sailed to the Americas with the Nina, Pinta and the

The French founded the city of New Orleans in 1718.

The Reformation can best be described as

What did the French establish in the Americas?

Who did Columbus sail for

Portugal took the lead in finding a trade route to India.

Who did Cabot sail for

The Renaissance was the attempt by Europeans to take back control of Christian holy sites.

Which country's colonists maintained a profitable fur trade in North America?

After the fall of the Roman Empire, Western Europe was dominated by

After the arrival of Europeans, many Native Americans died because of

Queen Isabella hoped to convert Native Americans to Christianity.

As the men on Columbus's first voyage were ready to rebel, a lookout on the Pinta spotted land.

Why did Portugal want to explore the world?

Who searched for a passage through the Americas under the sponsorship of the Dutch?

What did England, France, and the Netherlands hope to discover in their explorations?

Who did Cortes sail for

Spanish religious farming community

Whose crew was first to circumnavigate the earth?

The Dutch and English who explored and settled in America belonged to the Catholic Church.

Which of these was an essential part of the economy of the Spanish colonies?