Chapter 4 Spain Builds an Empire

Why did Columbus sail West on his 1st expedition?

• To find a shorter route to the Indies.

• To show King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella he could make the journey.

• To take part in the Colombian Exchange.

• To discover the Bahama Islands.

Which of the following defines the Columbian Exchange?

• Sharing the riches from one land to another in the Western Hemisphere.

• Moving people and their ways of life between the Easter and Western Hemisphere.

• Changing sugarcane into sugar to sell at a huge profit.

• Using missionaries to convert Indians to Christianity in the Easter Hemisphere.

How did Columbus' voyage impact the Americas?

• Columbus showed Europeans the way to the Americas.

• Explorers and settlers abandoned their plans to colonize the West Indies.

• The Indians returned to Asia with Columbus.

• The Indians showed the Europeans how to breed stronger horses.

Which best describes the factors that enabled Cortés to defeat the Aztecs?

• Larger forces, better weapons, and horses.

• Metal armor, muskets, horses, and allies.

• Stone weapons, muskets, and allies.

• Disease, allies, and more men.

After Cortés conquered the Aztecs, who conquered the Incan Empire?

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

• Pizarro

• Cortés

Which of the following happened immediately after the fall of the Aztec Empire?

• Cortés set sail for his home in Spain.

• The Spanish enslaved all of the Aztec people.

• Columbus sailed west to the Indies.

• Cortés and his men destroyed the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan.

What was built on the ruins of the Aztec Capital?

• New Mexico

• New Spain

• New Tenochtilan

• A trading post for Spanish goods.

Which group in New Spain society was considered the most important?

• Peninsulares

• Mestizos

• Native Indians

• Creoles

Which group in New Spain society was considered the least important?

• Peninsulares

• Native Indians

• Mestizos

• Creoles

Which best describes the INDIANS lives on an encomienda?

• The owned large farms with many workers.

• The often worked with no pay or food and were expected to become Christians.

• The ran small businesses making furniture or clothing to sell to settlers.

• They were wealthy and powerful landowners who wanted to become Christians.