Ch 2 Quizziz Assessment

Why did the king and queen of Spain agree to fund Columbus's voyage?

• They wanted to profit from trade and spread Christianity.

• They wanted to move to an island in the Caribbean Sea.

• They were hoping to invade other Asian countries.

• They wanted to trade with Native Americans

What did Columbus name the area where he landed on his first voyage?

• America

• New Spain

• Taino

• West Indies

What item from the Columbian Exchange MOST helped the Native Americans?

• corn and potatoes

• gold and silver

• horses

• bananas and sugar cane

What was the overall effect of the Columbian Exchange on most of the native people of North America?

• It was harmful to them.

• It had no effect on them.

• It was good for them.

• It improved their lives.

"New World" was a name given to the Americas by

• spice traders

• shipbuilders

• American Indians

• European explorers

What religious goal inspired many European explorers?

• to visit holy sites

• to live in poverty

• to spread their beliefs

• to learn about other faiths

Juan Ponce de Leon looked for

• the Seven Cities of Gold

• a shortcut to Asia

• a site for a mission

• the fountain of youth

Hernan Cortes fought against

• the Aztecs in Mexico

• the Seminoles in Florida

• the Incas in South America

• the Mayas in Central America

A Spanish explorer who came to the Americas in the 1500s and claimed large areas of land for Spain was called a

• conquistador

• colony

• pilgrim

• pioneer

Columbus and other explorers thought that they had reached Asia, but in time they realized the land was actually

• Africa

• a new continent

• Australia

• Spain