Chapter 4 Test: Explorers of the New World

Why did Columbus sail west on his first 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 Columbian Exchange

• to discover the Bahama Islands

Which of the following was NOT a reason Columbus made more voyages to the West Indies?

• Spain wanted him to start a colony in the West Indies.

• He delivered people and animals to the new land.

• He wanted to learn the language of the Taino.

• The Spanish wanted the riches of the land.

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 Eastern and Western Hemispheres

• changing sugarcane into sugar to sell at a huge profit

• using missionaries to convert Indians to Christianity in the Eastern Hemisphere

What did NOT happen as a result of the Columbian Exchange?

• Europeans brought horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs to the Western Hemisphere.

• Europeans enjoyed new foods from the Americas, such as corn, potatoes, tomatoes, cocoa, and beans.

• Many Indians died from overwork and the diseases brought over by the Europeans.

• Europeans practiced Indian religion and customs, and the two groups shared the land.

How did Columbus's voyages 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 Cortes 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 Cortes conquered the Aztecs, who conquered the Incan empire?

• Pizarro

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

• Cortes

What colony was founded after the defeat of the Incan empire?

• New Portugal

• New Spain

• Lima

• Peru

Which happened FIRST in Spain's search for gold?

• Esteban was killed by the Zuni people in what is now New Mexico

• Cabeza de Vaca traveled the American Southwest.

• The kingdom of Cibola was discovered far north of Mexico.

• Coronado explored what is now the American Southwest.

What happened AFTER Esteban's death in what is now New Mexico?

• Coronado continued the search for Cibola.

• Cabeza de Vaca was shipwrecked off the Texas coast.

• Zuni people joined another expedition to find Cibola.

• The Spanish abandoned their search for the kingdom.