Chapter 3 The Age of Exploration

What group of Europeans reached North America about 500 years before Columbus?

• the Vikings
• the English
• the Spanish

What does the word "technology" mean?

• an instrument used to find direction
• scientific knowledge and tools
• the science of planning and following a route

What European nation sponsored Columbus's expedition across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492?

• England
• France
• Spain

Which of the following was the main reason that Columbus sailed west from Europe?

• to set up colonies
• to find a more direct water route to Asia
• to discover new continents

Who was the leader of the first expedition to sail around the world?

• Giovanni Caboto
• Hernando de Soto
• Ferdinand Magellan

Which empire did the army of Hernando Cortes conquer in Mexico?

• the Aztec
• the Inca
• the Mayan

Which Spanish conquistador took control of the Inca Empire in Peru?

• Hernando Cortes
• Francisco Pizarro
• Juan Ponce de Leon

What did Verrazano, Cartier, and Hudson search for in North America?

• the Fountain of Youth
• the Seven Cities of Gold
• the Northwest Passage

What happened during Hudson's last voyage?

• He set up trade routes with Asia.
• His crew mutinied and set him adrift at sea.
• He found the Northwest Passage.

Who explored and claimed for Spain what is now the state of Florida?

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa
• Francisco Vasquez de Corodado
• Henry Hudson
• Juan Ponce de Leon