European Exploration--Review

Which of the following identifies the reasons for European Exploration?

• Trade, Capital, and Labor

• Gold, Glory, and God

• Spices, Silk, and Slaves

Which best describes the "Gold" motivation?

• Europeans were looking for physical gold and silver to fill their treasuries

• Europeans were looking for new business opportunities

• Europeans were looking for a new type of paper currency (money)

Which of the following best explains the "God" motivation?

• Europeans were looking to establish a new religion in the Americas

• Europeans were looking to challenge the authority of the Catholic Church

• Europeans were looking to spread Christianity

Which of the following best explains the "Glory" motivation?

• Europeans were trying to challenge the influence of the Islamic Caliphate

• Europeans were trying to create a new social hierarchy that included native peoples

• Europeans were trying to spread the art of the Renaissance

Why were Europeans trying to find new trade routes to Asia?

• They were just curious

• The price of luxury goods were high because the Ottomans (Muslims) and Italians controlled the flow of trade from the East

• The old trade routes to the East became too dangerous

Which two countries were the leaders of European exploration and colonization in the Americas?

• Great Britain and France

• Spain and Portugal

• The Islamic Caliphate and the Italians

How did European Exploration and colonization of the Americas affect politics in Europe?

• It caused competition and fighting between European countries

• It cased countries to form alliances against a common enemy

• It caused religious wars

Which civilization in the Americas did Spain conquer first?

• Incas

• Mayas

• Aztecs

Who were the conquistadores?

• Spanish sailors who conquered native peoples and established colonies for Spain

• Aztec warriors who defeated the Spanish

• Inca warriors who defeated the Spanish

Why were the Spanish successful in conquering the Aztecs? [check all that apply]

• The Aztec emperor thought Cortes was a god

• The conquistadores had superior weapons

• Some natives part of the Aztec alliance system did not like the Aztecs

• Many Aztecs died becase of smallpox that was spread by the Spanish