Age of Exploration and Absolutism

Who was the first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope and helped Portugal begin a spice trade with India?

• Dias

• Magellan

• Columbus

• Da Gama

How were the Spanish able to easily conquer the natives in the New World?

• The charter from the King gave them authority over the natives

• They had horses and powerful weapons

• They befriended the natives and the natives allowed the Spanish to take over

• The natives were weak from disease

Who was the kind Roman Catholic missionary who worked hard to revoke the Requerimento?

• Cortes

• Dias

• Las Casas

• De Soto

Who was the first European to see the Mississippi River?

• Las Casas

• De Soto

• Coronado

• La Salle

Who was known as the Father of New France?

• Jacques Marquette

• Jacques Cartier

• Samuel de Champlain

• Henry Hudson

What is the name of the new ship that was developed that helped spur on the Age of Exploration?

• the Clipper

• the Caravel

• the Schooner

• the Flagstaff

What were Spanish "conquerors" called?

• Matadors

• Jesuits

• Conquistadors

• Explorers

Which navigational tool developed by the Chinese helped explorers know exactly which direction they were sailing?

• the Kamal

• the Astrolabe

• the Compass

• The Cross Staff

Which two tools helped determine latitude, but could only be used if the horizon was visible?

• The Cross Staff and Astrolabe

• The Cross Staff and Kamal

• The Compass and Astrolabe

• The Stick Chart and Sunstone

Who sailed to the New World in the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria?

• Magellan

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Christopher Columbus

• John Smith