Ch. 5 Spanish Exploration Review

Why do you think King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella were willing to help Columbus?

• They hoped to obtain an all-water trade route to Asia and thereby increase Spain’s wealth

• They hoped to obtain an all-land trade route to Asia and thereby increase Spain’s wealth

• They hoped to obtain an all-water trade route to Asia and thereby increase Italy's wealth

What advantages helped the conquistadores conquer the Caribbean?

• They had superior weapons, horses, and they instilled encouragement

• They had superior weapons, horses, and they instilled fear

• They had superior weapons, boats, and they instilled fear

What weakness in the Aztec Empire did Cortés use to increase the size of his army?

• Many Aztec subjects’ hatred of their enemies and their lack of willingness to become his allies

• Many Aztec subjects’ hatred of their rulers and their willingness to become his allies

• Cortés had more money to pay the Aztec warriors

How were the Aztec Empire and Spanish America similar?

• Each was a great empire created by conquering other groups of people

• Each spoke the same language

• Each were violent and ruthless

What did Christopher Columbus accomplish in 1492?

• He reached the North American continent, specifically the Bahamas

• He reached the North American continent, specifically the Florida

• He reached the North American continent, specifically Mexico

What tragedy struck the Narváez expedition when the explorers tried to sail to Mexico?

• Their boats shipwrecked off the Florida coast, and many of the explorers died

• Their boats shipwrecked off the Texas coast, and many of the explorers died

• Their boats shipwrecked off the Mexican coast, and many of the explorers died

What did Juan de Oñate accomplish in 1598?

• He founded the Spanish colony of New Mexico.

• He founded the Spanish colony of Florida.

• He founded the Spanish colony of California.

• He founded the Spanish colony of Colorado.

What is the Columbian Exchange, and how did it affect Texas Indians?

• the exchange of animals, plants, and diseases among the Americas and other continents; brought diseases to which they had no immunity

• the exchange of weapons, plants, and diseases among Australia and other continents; brought diseases to which they had complete immunity

• the exchange of Weapons, plants, and diseases among the Americas and other continents; brought diseases to which they had no immunity

First Europeans to see the Texas Coast. First to Map the Northern Gulf of Mexico:

• de Piñeda

• Moscoso

• Coronado

• de Narvaez

Spanish soldier-adventurers in search of glory, gold, and land:

• Conquistador

• Columbus

• Queen Isabella

• Cortes