Chapter 1 Test 7

Front

Who became the first European to travel the length of Asia?

Back

Marco Polo

Front

Who is credited with realizing that Columbus had explored a new continent?

Back

Amerigo Vespucci

Front

Who conquered the Aztecs?

Back

Hernando Cortes

Front

Who established the first permanent French settlement in the New World at Quebec?

Back

Samuel de Champlain

Front

What was the leading nation in exploration in the 15th century?

Back

Portugal

Front

Why did Columbus call the inhabitants of the islands he discovered "Indians"?

Back

He believed he had reached the Indies in the Far East.

Front

TRUE OR FALSE? Balboa's discovery of the Atlantic Ocean was significant, because it was only then that Europeans realized a vast ocean lay between the New World and the Far East.

Back

FALSE

Answer explanation

Balboa discovered the Pacific Ocean

Front

Who conquered the Incas of Peru?

Back

Francisco Pizarro

Front

What is the name of the first permanent French settlement?

Back

Quebec

Front

Choose the paragraph that best explains the relationship between the French and the Indians.

Back

Most Indian tribes became allies of the French. The Indians gladly traded pelts for tools, blankets, etc. Many French lived among the Indians and learned their language; some married the Indian women.