American History Chapter 2 Exploring the Americas

Whose crew was the first to circumnavigate the world?

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

The Reformation can be best described as

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

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

Define. Spanish religious farming community

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

What Italian explorer led expeditions for France?

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

Whose army conquered the Inca Empire?

The south tip of Africa was renamed from "Cape of Storms" to "Cape of Good Hope" by King John

Define member of the Spanish upper class living in the Americas

The French word renaissance means _____

Which of the these powerful empires was conquered by Hernan Cortes?

Fill in. The _______ helped make long sea voyages possible because it was both fast and large.

Why did Portugal want to explore the world?

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

Vasco da Gama led voyages of exploration for Spain. T or F

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

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

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

The French established a royal colony that was named

Which of these is a navigational tool?

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

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

Define Spanish town in Americas

Define. Spanish fort

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

Religious expeditions called the __ had the unplanned result of trade with Europe and Asia.

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

In the early A.D. 600s, a new religion called ___began to spread in the Middle East and Africa

Define. Spanish Explorer