Renaissance/Age of Exploration/European Slave Trade

The meeting between Pizzaro and Incan ruler Atahualpa could best be described as an ambush.

In his book "The Prince," Machiavelli argued it was better for a ruler to be loved rather than feared.

What influenced the Renaissance right after the Middle Ages?

Along with European disease, the Incas were weakened due to a civil war that divided the people and rulers.

Wealth rose in Italy during the Renaissance because it was headquarters of the Catholic church & major center for trade.

The main reason the Natives joined the French in fighting the British in the French & Indian War of 1754 was

Columbus was born in and sailed for Spain.

Which of the following was NOT one of the motivations for Spanish exploration?

What effect did the Renaissance have on farmers, peasants and the majority of people at the time?

What is one reason European settlers stopped enslaving Native Americans?

Spanish Conquistadors were the ones who discovered and conquered Australia.

Columbus believed he had landed in South America on his voyage.

What was being "reborn" during the Renaissance?

Secular Humanism emphasizes personal independence and expression while enjoying "worldly pleasures" like food and art.

The Spanish became a military superpower after taking 181 tons of gold and 16,000 tons of silver from the Americas.

The Incan Empire existed on which continent?

Which of the following statements best describes the existence of slavery in human history?

Which of the following was NOT a reason some West African rulers captured and sold Africans to European slave traders?

What two periods in history is the Renaissance a bridge between?

The Empire Cortes conquered for Spain because of its gold was

What was NOT a reason Cortes was able to conquer them?

Which of the following is correct as to what was shipped where in the Triangular Trade?

The Plymouth Puritans main reason for coming to America was because they were fleeing religious persecution.

Machiavelli's outlook on human nature could best be attributed to his

African slaves were captured and sold into slavery by West African rulers and slave hunters.

Which of the following was NOT one of the ships used by Columbus on his initial voyage?

The impact Columbus' conquest had on the natives could best be described as adversarial and catastrophic.

The Jamestown settlement was seeking gold.

These advancements/inventions that made the age of exploration possible include:

Tenochtitlan is built on this modern day city