Chapter 2 Review

Henry the Navigator laid the groundwork of an exploration age by setting up a Navigation School for which European country?

• France

• Portugal

• Spain

• England

What invention came out in the 1400s that allowed people to learn about Marco Polo's adventures to Asia?

• Caravel

• Compass

• Printing Press

• Astrolabe

Which one of these helped Europeans get to places quicker and allow them to carry more goods that they can trade/sell later on?

• Caravel

• Astrolabe

• Compass

• Crusade

What land did Columbus ACTUALLY reach in 1492?

• India

• China

• Australia

• Caribbean Islands

African Kingdoms provided all of the following to Europeans via trade EXCEPT ____________.

• people

• exotic animals

• gold

• iron

Who found the Cape of Good Hope near South Africa?

• Columbus

• da Gama

• Magellan

• Dias

What person decided the Treaty of Tordesillas, in which Spain and Portugal were guaranteed claims of land they recently found?

• King James II

• The Pope

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

All European countries involved in the Era of Exploration were trying to spread ______________.

• Christianity

• disease & sickness

• Judaism

• wealth

After the arrival of Europeans, most Native Americans died because of

• war and fighting

• overcrowded living conditions

• slavery

• disease and sickness

Which two American Empires were taken down by Spain's Cortes and Pizarro?

• Olmec / Maya

• Aztec / Inca

• Inca / Maya

• Aztec / Olmec