American History Chapter 2

Why were Europeans wanting to explore so much during the 1400's?

• Spices, Land, and Interest in Asian Culture
• Spices, Religion, and Money
• Spices, Religion, and Interest in Asian Culture
• Spices, Land, and Money

What Portuguese man set up a school for navigation and discovery?

• Leif Eriksson
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Prince Henry
• Christopher Columbus

What group of people are given credit for being the first to settle in North America?

• Portuguese
• Spanish
• Vikings
• French

What country did Columbus believe he was in when he made his "discovery"?

• India
• Australia
• Africa
• The Americas

What was one negative aspect about the Columbian Exchange?

• Exposure of Europeans to disease and slavery.
• Exposure of native peoples to disease and slavery.
• Exposure of native peoples to religion and wealth.
• Exposure of Europeans to religion and wealth.

Country that led the way early on during the Era of Exploration.

• France
• Britain
• Spanish
• Portuguese

Who is given credit for being the first to circumnavigate the globe?

• Christopher Columbus
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Hernan Cortes
• Ferdinand Magellan's Crew

The country of Spain was loyal to 

• the Catholic Church
• the Anglican Church
• Protestants
• Huguenots

The Line of Demarcation split land claims between the nations of 

• Spain and France
• Spain and Portugal
• Britain and Portugal
• France and Britain

Steel armor and weapons were the ________ biggest advantage in defeating the Aztec and Inca.

• Huguenots'
• Tainos' 
• encomiendas'
• conquistadors'