American History Chapter 2 Review

European explorers were sent to the New World for ______.

• gold, spices, and ships
• gold, land, and to convert native people to Christianity
• silver, pearls, and slaves
• slaves, navigators, and cartographers

Slaves were brought to the New World from _________.

• Africa
• New Netherland
• Canada
• New Zealand

How did Portugal FIRST get around to Asia?

• They walked
• Sailed the Mediterranean Sea
• They flew
• Sailed around the tip of Africa 

What was Prince Henry of Portugal known as?

• Henry the Great
• Henry the Navigator
• Henry the Prince
• Henry the Amazing

In the late 1400s and 1500s, Europe embarked on an Age of ___________.

• Exploration
• Urbanization
• Industrialization 
• Modernization

What were the small settlements called that explorers claimed for their home countries?

• Countries 
• Colonies
• Settlements
• States

Movement of people, animals, plants, diseases, and ways of like between the Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere.

• Pilgrimage
• Columbian Exchange
• Renaissance
• Conquest

How did Columbus' voyages impact the Americas?

• It had very little impact since Europeans were already living there.
• It showed the Europeans the way to the Americas which led to further trade & exploration.
• It increased the amount of silk traded between Europeans and Chinese.
• There were advancements in sailing and boat building.

What is a Spanish soldier/explorer that wanted riches, power, & glory for Spain, in the conquest of the Americas?

• Friar
• Priest
• Conquistador
• Karankawa

What was the purpose of exploring the Americas in the 16th - 17th centuries?

• To establish peace with Native Americans
• To gain great wealth, prestige, & spread the Christian religion
• To bring new technology to the Natives
• To bring new diseases to the Americas