Why did the Catholic Church have so much influence in Latin America?

Rulers of Spain & Portugal wanted Natives to become Catholic

One effect of the slave trade on African societies was

decreased population in some areas.

Why did Portuguese and Spanish explorers sail in different directions to find a route to Asia?

They knew Earth was round so they would reach the other side

Which of the following did NOT contribute to the defeat of Tenochtitlán?

Cortés and his men vastly outnumbered the Aztec.

Which of the following explains why encomienda was a failure?

Natives were often abused instead of protected by settlers

Why could only peninsulares hold important government positions in Latin America?

Peninsulares were born in Spain

What is the correct list of social classes from colonial Latin America from highest to lowest?

peninsulares, creoles, mestizos, Native Americans

Vasco da Gama’s discovery of a route to India by sea proved to be

very profitable since he returned with a cargo of spices

Europeans began to explore and expand in the 1500s because they wanted to

gain riches, find adventure, and spread religion.

The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494,

created a line between land controlled by Spain and Portugal

What did Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro have in common?

Both were Spanish conquistadors who conquered indigenous empires.

Why were enslaved Africans needed in the Caribbean islands?

The Indian population was small due to diseases from Europe.

Which of the following occurred as a result of the Columbian Exchange?

Nutrition around the world improved due to the greater variety of foods

What was a negative result of the Columbian Exchange?

Europeans’ demand for sugar increased the use of slave labor.

Portugal gained direct access to Asian markets in the late 1500s. How did that affect trade?

Prices decreased so more Europeans could afford to buy luxury items

Spanish people who were born in the Americas

How did England’s Southern Colonies differ from the New England Colonies?

The Southern Colonies relied on slave labor.

What did the encomienda system allow?

the forced labor of Native Americans

Which of the following occurred as a result of the Treaty of Tordesillas?

Spain claimed newly explored lands west of the Line of Demarcation.

According to mercantilism, the prosperity of a nation depended on

a large supply of bullion, or gold and silver.

What was Christopher Columbus’s goal when he set out on his historic voyages?

to find a western sea route to Asia

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1
Why did the Catholic Church have so much influence in Latin America?
Native Americans became docile members of these empires.
The Catholic Church gave Native Americans food and clothing.
Rulers of Spain & Portugal wanted Natives to become Catholic
The missions were well organized and profitable.
2
One effect of the slave trade on African societies was
decreased warfare.
transfer of European political ideas.
decreased population in some areas.
flourishing of art and culture.
3
Why did Portuguese and Spanish explorers sail in different directions to find a route to Asia?
Asia was so large that it wrapped around the globe.
Portugal Spain were rivals so they tried to avoid each other
They did not know in which direction they were sailing.
They knew Earth was round so they would reach the other side
4
African people were captured and forcibly sent to the Americas as part of the
theory of mercantilism.
Society of Friends.
triangular trade route.
balance of trade.
5
Which of the following did NOT contribute to the defeat of Tenochtitlán?
Cortés and his men vastly outnumbered the Aztec.
Cortés and his men had superior weapons.
Cortés recruited allies from local societies.
Cortés and his men brought disease, which weakened the Aztec
6
An expedition led by Ferdinand Magellan was the first to accomplish what?
developing medicine to treat malaria
circumnavigating the world
claiming Caribbean Islands for Spain
crossing Panama
7
forced labor system used in colonial New Spain to draft native workers to work in plantations and mines.
mercantilism
colony
encomienda
viceroyalty
8
Which of the following explains why encomienda was a failure?
Europeans took more plants back to Europe than to America.
Natives were often abused instead of protected by settlers
Slaves from West Africa took the place of Native Americans
Entire cultures changed their way of life due to encomienda
9
The Portuguese were the first to explore other lands because they had
a stronger desire to spread Christianity.
superior ships.
more intelligence.
a richer government.
10
Spanish and Portuguese kings appointed _____ to govern their colonies in Latin America.
mestizos
Native Americans
viceroys
viziers
11
The more that European countries expanded in the Americas, the more they increased the
European death rate.
Native American population.
need for luxury goods to sell.
slave trade from West Africa.
12
Which country seized Malacca and the Spice Islands from Portugal and soon dominated the spice trade?
England
The Netherlands
Portugual
Spain
13
The Spanish king divided his American empire into which two viceroyalties?
Potosí and New Mexico
New Spain and Peru
Central America and North America
Yucatán and Guatemala
14
Who was the conquistador that defeated the Aztec?
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Francisco Pizarro
Hernán Cortés
Atahualpa
15
Why could only peninsulares hold important government positions in Latin America?
Peninsulares were born in Spain
Native American's chose the peninsulares as their leaders
Only peninsulares were educated enough to govern.
Only peninsulares could run for pubic office.
16
What is the correct list of social classes from colonial Latin America from highest to lowest?
Native Americans, mestizos, peninsulares, viceroys
peninsulares, creoles, mestizos, Native Americans
missionaries, viziers, mestizos, Native Americans
kings, viceroys, Native Americans, missionaries
17
Vasco da Gama’s discovery of a route to India by sea proved to be
very profitable since he returned with a cargo of spices
far too costly to be sailed on a regular basis.
too long to be repeated
useless because of the difficulties and expenses of the trip
18
Europeans began to explore and expand in the 1500s because they wanted to
find riches and adventure.
discover a new world.
spread Christianity to a new world.
gain riches, find adventure, and spread religion.
19
France’s colonial empire in North America was based in which town, founded by Samuel de Champlain?
Marquette
Ottawa
Joliet
Quebec
20
Who captured and killed Inca emperor Atahualpa?
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco Núñez Balboa
Hernán Cortés
Francisco Pizarro
21
What other countries settled in the Americas challenging the Spanish & Portuguese
Germany and Austria
China and India
The Dutch, France, and England
Eastern Africa and the Gold Coast
22
The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494,
ended violence between Portuguese and Muslim spice traders.
created a line between land controlled by Spain and Portugal
put an end to warfare between Portugal and Spain.
made Portuguese the official language of the Americas.
23
What did Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro have in common?
Both attacked empires in Mexico, seeking treasure.
Both tricked native people into a peaceful meeting and then opened fire
Both defeated native armies that had superior weapons.
Both were Spanish conquistadors who conquered indigenous empires.
24
How did the Portuguese and Spanish make money from their Latin American colonies?
farming and mining
selling enslaved people
governing the colonies
buying and selling land
25
Why were enslaved Africans needed in the Caribbean islands?
The Indian population was small due to diseases from Europe.
Importing& paying slaves for labor kept the balance of trade
Growing sugarcane was familiar to Africans.
Spain respected Native Americans & didn't want to harm them
26
Which of the following occurred as a result of the Columbian Exchange?
Rice and wheat crops were introduced to China
Colonizers caught deadly diseases from Native Americans.
Native Americans stopped hunting buffalo and, instead, raised cattle.
Nutrition around the world improved due to the greater variety of foods
27
What was a negative result of the Columbian Exchange?
West Africans began to use squash from the Americas
New methods of sea travel were suddenly available to explorers
Europeans’ demand for sugar increased the use of slave labor.
Horses became part of Native American life.
28
Portugal gained direct access to Asian markets in the late 1500s. How did that affect trade?
Prices decreased so more Europeans could afford to buy luxury items
Asian trade goods became too expensive for Europeans.
Naval battles between Portugal & Arab traders reduced the supply of imports
Muslim traders agreed to lower their prices on Asian trade goods.
29
Who were Creoles?
Spanish people who were born in the Americas
African slaves
people of mixed Native American and Spanish ancestry
colonists who were born in Spain
30
The conquistadors’ main advantage over the Aztec and Inca empires was their
knowledge of the territory.
vast army size.
types of weaponry.
superior intelligence.
31
How did England’s Southern Colonies differ from the New England Colonies?
The Southern Colonies emphasized religious freedom.
The Southern Colonies did not grow tobacco or rice.
The Southern Colonies were settled later than New England.
The Southern Colonies relied on slave labor.
32
Students at Prince Henry’s navigation school learned how to build light sailboats known as what?
double canoes
dhows
caravels
longships
33
What did the encomienda system allow?
a strict social hierarchy among Spanish colonists
the forced labor of Native Americans
the division of Spain’s American empire into two colonies
rule by viceroys
34
In which region of the English colonies did dissenters seeking religious freedom settle?
the Southern Colonies
Virginia
the Middle Colonies
the New England Colonies
35
What were the most important Latin American natural resources for Spain?
manufactured goods
gold and silver
sugar, diamonds, and animal hides
tobacco
36
Which of the following occurred as a result of the Treaty of Tordesillas?
Spain defeated Granada & helped finance Christopher Columbus’s expeditions
Spain claimed newly explored lands west of the Line of Demarcation.
Spain allowed other nations to trade with their colonies.
Spain gained possession of Brazil.
37
sponsored the first Portuguese fleets to explore the west coast of Africa
Francisco Pizzaro
Columbian Exchange
Prince Henry the Navigator
Christopher Columbus
38
Who discovered a direct sea route to India across the Indian Ocean?
Vasco da Gama
Vasco Núñez Balboa
Henry the Navigator
Bartholomeu Dias
39
According to mercantilism, the prosperity of a nation depended on
conquering new territories and settling them.
finding and maintaining a supply of cheap labor.
importing more goods rather than exporting.
a large supply of bullion, or gold and silver.
40
What was Christopher Columbus’s goal when he set out on his historic voyages?
to establish colonies in the Caribbean
to test navigational tools
to explore North America
to find a western sea route to Asia

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