WHII.4 Exploration

Jacques Cartier explored for

• France

• Spain

• England

• Portugal

Which Spanish explorer was first to circumnavigate the globe?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Francisco Pizzaro

• Vasco DeGama

• Francis Drake

Christopher Columbus, Hernando Cortez, Francisco Pizarro and Ferdinand Magellan explored for

• Spain

• France

• Portugal

• England

Which explorer was a member of royalty and was most famous for the voyages he organized and financed?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Prince Louis IV

• Prince John the Navigator

• Prince James II

Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Incan Empire?

• Francisco PIzarro

• Hernando Cortez

• Vasco DeGama

• Christopher Columbus

Why were European explorers looking for sea routes to East Asia?

• They were searching for trade routes to trade for gold and spices from East Asia

• They were curious to see the physical features and culture were like in South Asia

• They were looking for people to convert to Islam

• They needed new land to build homes for Europeans

All of the following are reasons that Cortez's small army was able to defeat the Aztec empire EXCEPT

• the Aztecs spent their entire fortune to gather a weak military

• Cortez had guns, ammunition, and horses; the Aztecs did not

• Cortez made alliances with neighboring tribes to recruit additional manpower

• European diseases devastated the Aztecs

Which statement was a result of the European conquest of Latin America?

• Spanish became the major spoken language in Latin America

• Native American cultures flourished in Latin America

• The Aztec religion spread throughout Latin America

• Many parliamentary democracies were established in Latin America

In which region of the world did Europeans establish trading companies?

• Asia

• Africa

• North America

• South America

In Latin America during the early period of Spanish colonialism, the deaths of large numbers of native people led to

• the importation of slaves from Africa

• a decline in Spanish immigration to the Americas

• the removal of most Spanish troops from the Americas

• improved health care in the colonies