SS Chapter 3

New technology, such as the compass and astrolabe, improved navigation in the late 1400s. What does the word technology mean in the last sentence? 

• scientific knowledge and tools

• a trip taken with the goal of exploring

• the science of planning and following a route

• an instrument used to find direction

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

• the Dutch

• the English

• the Spanish

• the Vikings

Which explorer traveled to modern-day China and wrote a book that Europeans used to plan travel to Asia? 

• Marco Polo

• Amerigo Vespucci

• John Smith

• Martin Luther King

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

• England

• Spain

• France

• Portugal

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

• to find a more direct water route to Asia

• to set up colonies

• to spread the Catholic religion

• to discover new continents

Who was the leader of the first expedition to sail around the world? 

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Giovanni Cabot

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernando de Soto

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

• the Aztecs

• the Incas

• the Mayan

• the Ancient Puebloan

Which Spanish conquistador took control of the Inca empire in Peru

• Hernando Cortes

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernando de Soto

• Juan Ponce de Leon

What did Verrazano, Cartier, and Hudson search for in 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 turned on him and sent him out to sea

• He returned to England with furs and other riches

• he set up trade routes to Asia