Age of Exploration

Which Conquistador fought the Incas in Peru, took the Inca emperor Atahualpa captive, and held him for ransom

• Hernan Cortes

• Francisco Pizarro

• Bartolemeo de las Casas

• John Cabot

In the late 1400s and early 1500s , what was a major reason for the European voyages of exploration?

• Introduction of Enlightenment Ideas

• Desire to control Constantinople

• Rapid industrialization

• Need for alternate trade routes

What explorer is represented by the map above?

• Francis Drake

• Vasco De Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Jacques Cartier

Which conquistador conquered the Aztec empire?

• Hernan Cortes

• Francisco Pizarro

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Which nation did Prince Henry the Navigator help to take the lead in overseas exploration?

• Italy

• England

• Portugal

• the Netherlands

Before the Colombian Exchange, which was never seen in Europe?

• Pumpkin

• cows

• wheat

• pigs

Where in the Americas did Columbus land first?

• an island in the Caribbean Sea

• the southern tip of South America

• the coast of what is today Panama

• the eastern cost of North America

Before the Colombian Exchange, which was only in the Old World?

• horses

• tobacco

• potatoes

• tomatoes

He died in the Philippines, but his crew was the first to sail around the world

• Magellan

• Columbus

• de Gama

• Pizarro

Why was Zeng He important ?

• He was China's first Chinese Emperor

• He was China's first non Chinese emperor

• He led seven Chinese overseas explorations

• He overthrew the Mongol rule