Am History Ch 1 Three Worlds Meet

Who was the leader of Portugal known as the "armchair navigator" that took the lead in developing and testing innovative sailing technologies in the 1400s?

• Prince Henry

• Marco Polo

• King Tut

• Columbus

In the late 1400s, the majority of the people made up what portion of the social hierarchy?

• top

• middle

• bottom

• there was no social hierarchy

In the late 1400s, the daily life of the average European centered around the __________ family

• Extended

• Nuclear family

• No family

• Royal

The campaigns of the _____________________ led to an increase in the power of the European monarchs and declined the power of the Nobles and the Pope.

• Renaissance

• Crusades

• Reformation

• Colonization

1. Under the armchair navigator, ___________, Portugal took the lead in developing and testing innovative sailing technologies in the 1400s.

• Marco Polo

• Prince Henry

• Christopher Columbus

• King Ferdinand

4. The main goals of Christopher Columbus's first exploration of the Americas were to find the 3 Gs for what country?

• Italy

• England

• Portugal

• Spain

The 3 Gs consisted of spreading Christianity, finding gold, and __________?

• Gathering new plans

• Gaining laborers

• Gaining new lands

• Gathering animals

Who were the first Native Americans with whom Columbus came into contact? Hint: He thought he landed in India.

• Olmecs

• Mississippians

• Tainos

• Incas

What divided Christianity in Western Europe into Catholicism and Protestantism?

• Renaissance

• Crusades

• Colonization

• Reformation

In the 1500s what was the main contribution of the Americas to the Columbian Exchange

• Land

• Food

• Water

• People