WH Unit 4 Test: Mesoamerica & Exploration

Which country claims the land occupied by letter B?

• France
• England
• Spain
• Portugal

Which country claimed the most territory in the Americas?

• England
• Portugal
• France
• Spain

Fast ship that could sail with & against the wind, large cargo area, and shallow hull that could navigate shallow water

• navigation ship
• caravel
• astrolabe
• compass

What did Queen Isabella do for Christopher Columbus?

• sponsored his exploration
• married him
• made him royalty

Two things that conquistadors had that the Native Americans did not: horses and _______

• families
• gold
• guns
• land

How was Ferdinand Magellan able to prove the Earth was round?

• He circumnavigated the Earth by ship from Spain and back again
• He opened up a school of navigation to educate the people
• He came up with Magellan's Mathematical Equation to prove it
• Christopher Columbus confirmed his theory on his voyage

What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World?

• To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia
• To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy
• To launch a surprise attack the enemies of Spain by sea
• To find the city of gold in southern Africa

What tools did navigators use to know were and where they were going?

• hull and caravel

• astrolabe and magnetic compass

• hourglass and sextant

• lateen and knots

Where did Christopher Columbus make landfall on his first voyage?

• the East Indies

• the Bahamas

• Cape of Good Hope

• Virginia

Which North Americans area did Jacques Cartier claim for France?

• Louisana

• Canada (around Montreal)

• the Great Lakes

• the Mississippi River