Unit 1 Exploration

What was the primary reason that European explorers had for wanting to explore new land?

• They were searching for an all-water route to Asia to acquire silks and spices.
• They wanted to practice their navigating skills.
• They wanted to spread their religion to Asia.
• They wanted to spread their ideas about government with the Native Americans.

How were the Spanish conquistadors able to conquer the New World?

• They prayed for the Native Americans.
• They became friends and traded goods with the Native Americans.
• They used advanced weapons to take control of the Native Americans.
• They paid them gold to work building colonies for them.

Which type of colony depended on slave labor producing cash crops in order to make a profit?

• settler
• trading post
• plantation

Who was responsible for establishing Spain's claims in the New World?

• Columbo
• Dias
• Cabral
• Columbus

Conquered Mexico and defeated Aztec 

• Francisco Pizarro 
• Sir Francis Drake 
• Hernan Cortez 
• Henry the Navigator 

Native Americans migrated across a  a land bridge from _____________ to North America? 

• Africa
• Antarctica 
• Asia 
• Iceland 

Native Americans traveled across a _________during the ice age

• ice gap
• iceberg
• land bridge 
• ice bridge

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following was the earliest civilization in the Americas, and where was it located?

• Inca, South America

• Aztec, Mesoamerica

• Maya, South America

• Olmec, Mesoamerica

The __________ were the first Europeans to discover land in North America.

• Spanish

• English

• Chinese

• Vikings

A society ruled by religious leaders is called a ___________; the Maya was an example of this.

• Democracy

• Theocracy

• Monarchy

• Republic