Chapter 3 Test

What group of Europeans reached North America about 500 years before Columbus?

• the Dutch

• the Spainish

• the English

• the Vikings

New technology such as the compass and astrolabe, improved navigation in the late 1400's.

What does the word technology mean in the sentence above?

• using scientific knowledge and tools to make improvements

• a trip taken with the goal of exploring

• the science of planning and following a route

• an instrument used to find direction

Which European nation sponsored Columbus's expedition across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492?

• France

• Italy

• Spain

• Portugal

Which of the following was the main reason that Columbus sailed west from Europe in 1492?

• to find a more direct water route to the Indies

• to set up colonies

• to conquer the native people

• to become famous

Who led the first expedition to sail around the world, and although his crew succeeded, he died along the way.

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Giovanni Caboto

• Hernando de Soto

Which empire did the army of Hernando Cortes conquer in Mexico?

• the Aztec

• the Mayan

• the Inca

• the Ancient Puebloan

Which Spanish conquistador took control of the Inca Empire in what is now the country of Peru in South America?

• Hernando Cortes

• Hernando de Soto

• Francisco Pizarro

• Juan Ponce de Leon

What did Verrazano, Cartier, and Hudson search for in the North America?

• the Fountain of Youth

• the Indies

• the Northwest Passage

• the Seven Cities of Gold

What happened during Hudson's last voyage?

• He found the Northwest Passage.

• His crew mutinied and set him adrift at sea.

• He returned to England with riches from the Americas.

• He started a new settlement along the Hudson River and stayed there.

Who explored and claimed for Spain what is now the state of Florida?

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• Henry Hudson

• Juan Ponce de Leon