UNIT 2 - Check for Understanding 1

Front

What physical feature separates Europe from the Americas?

Back

Atlantic Ocean

Front

Which of the BIG THREE was the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas?

Back

Spain

Front

What physical feature separates the countries of Spain and France?

Back

Pyrenees Mountains

Front

What physical feature separates the countries of France and England?

Back

English Channel

Front

Which Spanish explorer is given credit for "discovering" the Americas?

Back

Columbus

Front

Who did the Spanish send to the Americas to find GOLD (Spain's most important of the "Three G's") in the 1500's?

Back

Conquistadors

Front

Which Spanish conquistador is remembered for conquering the Inca Empire?

Back

Francisco Pizarro

Front

Which Spanish conquistador is remembered for conquering the Aztec Empire?

Back

Hernan Cortes

Front

Analyze the map. What can we infer about the Spaniards original exploration of the "New World"?

Back

Creating permanent settlements in the New World was initially hard to do

Front

Analyze the map below. What can we infer about Europe's desire to sail around Africa or sail west across the Atlantic Ocean?

Back

Lands between Alexandria and Constantinople were controlled by hostile Muslim empires who blocked trade from the East.