Discovering Our Past, A history of the United States, the Early Years, Chapter 2 Test Review

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

a northwest passage to Asia

Question 2

Pizarro was able to conquer the Inca after the Spanish executed the Inca’s ruler.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

Which of these events was the first to take place?

Accepted Answer

The first Crusade is launched

Question 4

What is the name given to an individual who paid rent and farmed for their lord for a set period each year?

Accepted Answer

tenant farmer

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

What did the French establish in the Americas?

Accepted Answer

fishing and fur trade

Question 9

In 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed to America with the Niña, Pinta, and the

Accepted Answer

Santa Maria

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

Hernan COrtes

Question 11

Beginning in the a.d. 600s, the religion of Islam spread in the Middle East and Africa.

Accepted Answer

True

Questions 11