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Age Of Exploration - Ch. 3
Test Description: European exploration from the Vikings through the expansion of New Spain
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) This conquistador traveled to present-day Mexico and conquered the Aztecs.
A
Balboa
B
Magellan
C
Cortes
D
Columbus
2) Spanish conquistadors forced Native American tribes to abandon their beliefs and convert to _____________.
A
Catholicism
B
African belief systems
C
belief in multiple gods
D
becoming conquistadors
3) European nations were searching for a path to Asia to acquire
A
silk, spices, riches
B
silk, land, people
C
slaves, boats, weapons
D
spices, boats, farming supplies
4) Spanish explorers that claimed land and conquered people for Spain were known as
A
conquistadors
B
Native Americans
C
kings and queens
D
travelers
5) This person is famous for finding a long and difficult land route from Europe to Asia.
A
Marco Polo
B
Ferdinand Magellan
C
Hernando Cortes
D
Christopher Columbus
6) Spanish conquistadors and soldiers had an advantage over Native American tribes because they had ___________.
A
guns and horses
B
crops and water
C
better maps
D
prior experience in the Americas
7) Portugal and Spain were both Catholic so they asked the ________ to settle their land dispute.
A
Pope
B
queen of Portugal
C
king of Spain
D
Prince Henry
8) Columbus sailed west from Europe and believed he had landed in _______________.
A
Canada
B
Norway
C
Cuba
D
Asia
9) Columbus sailed west from Europe and ACTUALLY landed in ___________.
A
Canada
B
India
C
California
D
the Bahamas
10) Magellan and his crew attempted to sail around the world, but ___________________________.
A
many of the crew died, including Magellan.
B
ended up stopping in Brazil instead.
C
they changed their minds and abandoned the journey.
D
they all died while crossing the Pacific Ocean.
11) Juan Ponce de Leon was the first Spanish conquistador to explore and settle an area he named Florida which means ___________ in Spanish.
A
flowers
B
fast boats
C
scary land
D
Holy Savior
12) In around 1000, a group of people known as the Vikings from _________ explored present-day Canada.
A
Norway
B
Italy
C
France
D
Minnesota
13) Spanish conquistadors forced Native American tribes to stop speaking their own __________ and instead speak Spanish.
A
food
B
gods
C
beliefs
D
language
14) Columbus believed he had sailed west from Europe and landed in the islands of the Indies. Because of that, he called the people he encountered ______________.
A
Indians
B
wise and intelligent
C
rich
D
Catholics
15) European nations trading with Africa received fruits, nuts, gold, and ___________.
A
land
B
slaves
C
corn
D
boats
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