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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
Cortes
B
Magellan
C
Columbus
D
Balboa
2) Spanish conquistadors forced Native American tribes to abandon their beliefs and convert to _____________.
A
African belief systems
B
belief in multiple gods
C
becoming conquistadors
D
Catholicism
3) European nations were searching for a path to Asia to acquire
A
silk, land, people
B
slaves, boats, weapons
C
spices, boats, farming supplies
D
silk, spices, riches
4) Spanish explorers that claimed land and conquered people for Spain were known as
A
Native Americans
B
kings and queens
C
conquistadors
D
travelers
5) This person is famous for finding a long and difficult land route from Europe to Asia.
A
Marco Polo
B
Hernando Cortes
C
Christopher Columbus
D
Ferdinand Magellan
6) Spanish conquistadors and soldiers had an advantage over Native American tribes because they had ___________.
A
guns and horses
B
better maps
C
crops and water
D
prior experience in the Americas
7) Portugal and Spain were both Catholic so they asked the ________ to settle their land dispute.
A
Prince Henry
B
queen of Portugal
C
king of Spain
D
Pope
8) Columbus sailed west from Europe and believed he had landed in _______________.
A
Canada
B
Cuba
C
Norway
D
Asia
9) Columbus sailed west from Europe and ACTUALLY landed in ___________.
A
India
B
California
C
Canada
D
the Bahamas
10) Magellan and his crew attempted to sail around the world, but ___________________________.
A
ended up stopping in Brazil instead.
B
they changed their minds and abandoned the journey.
C
many of the crew died, including Magellan.
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
fast boats
B
scary land
C
flowers
D
Holy Savior
12) In around 1000, a group of people known as the Vikings from _________ explored present-day Canada.
A
Italy
B
Norway
C
Minnesota
D
France
13) Spanish conquistadors forced Native American tribes to stop speaking their own __________ and instead speak Spanish.
A
food
B
beliefs
C
language
D
gods
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
Catholics
C
wise and intelligent
D
rich
15) European nations trading with Africa received fruits, nuts, gold, and ___________.
A
corn
B
land
C
slaves
D
boats
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