Ch. 2 Exploring the Americas Review

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

Spanish law called for which three kinds of settlements in the Americas?

Cartier sailed to which country?

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

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

What did the French establish in the Americas?

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

Verrazano sailed to which country?

Cabot sailed to which country?

Columbus sailed to which country?

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

Which of these events was the first to take place?

Portugal took the lead in finding a trade route to India

What name is given to someone who pays rent and farms for their lord for a set period a year?

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

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

Cortes sailed to which country?