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