Chapter 4 Social Studies Test

Why did Columbus sail west on his first expedition?

• to find a shorter route to the Indies

• to show King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella he could make the journey

• to take part in the Columbian Exchange

• to discover the Bahama Island

Which of the following was NOT a reason Columbus made more voyages to the West Indies?

• Spain wanted him to start a colony in the West Indies

• He delivered people and animals to the new land

• He wanted to learn the language of the Taino

• The Spanish wanted the riches of the land

Which of the following defines the Columbian Exchange?

• sharing the riches from one land to another in the Western Hemisphere

• moving people and their ways of life between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

• changing sugarcane into sugar to sell at a huge profit

• using missionaries to convert Indians to Christianity in the Eastern Hemisphere

What did NOT happen as a result of the Columbian Exchange?

• Europeans brought horses, cattle, sheep and pigs to the Western Hemisphere

• Europeans enjoyed new foods from the Americas, such as corn, potatoes, tomatoes, cocoa and beans

• Many Indians died from overwork and diseases brought over by the Europeans

• Europeans practiced Indian religion and customs, and the two groups shared the land

How did Columbus's voyages impact the Americas?

• Columbus showed Europeans the way to the Americas

• Explorers and settlers abandoned their plans to colonize the West Indies

• The Indians returned to Asia with Columbus

• The Indians showed the Europeans how to breed stronger horses.

Which BEST describes the factors that enabled Cortes to defeat the Aztecs?

• larger forces, better weapons, and horses

• metal armor, muskets, horses and allies

• stone weapons, muskets and allies

• disease, allies and more men

Which is NOT a change the Spanish brought to New Spain?

• built a new capital city

• converted Indians to Christianity

• started the Incan empire

• brought diseases such as smallpox

After Cortes conquered the Aztecs, who conquered the Incan empire?

• Pizarro

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

• Cortes

What colony was founded after the defeat of the Incan empire?

• New Portugal

• New Spain

• Lima

• Peru

Which happened FIRST in Spain's search for gold?

• Esteban was killed by the Zuni people in what is now New Mexico.

• Cabeza de Vaca traveled the American Southwest.

• The kingdom of Cibola was discovered far north of Mexico

• Coronado explored what is now the American Southwest