SS Ch 2 L2

What is the definition of Patron

• A person who supports another financially

• A conquer, especially one of the Spanish conquerors in North and South America in the 1500s

• A journey or voyage

• A large group of states or countries

Which explorer traveled the farthest?

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• Christopher Columbus

• Ponce de Leon

• Hernán Cortés

How did Magellan’s voyage compare to Columbus’s?

• The explorers had the same results and achieved the same success.

• Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean while Columbus reached India.

• The explorers had similar goals and sailed in the same direction.

• Magellan made multiple trips while Columbus made one.

Which statement is NOT true of New Spain.

• New Spain had more territory.

• New Spain tried to convert the Native Americans.

• New Spain had rulers that we different than Spain.

• Colonists in New Spain brought diseases that caused epidemics in the American Indian population.

Which group of American Indians did Columbus meet and trade with?

• Tainos

• Portuguese

• Aztecs

• Mayans

Read this quotation. “We Spaniards know a sickness of the heart that only gold can cure.”—Hernán CortésWhich historical conclusion is supported by this quotation?

• European conquistadors were mainly motivated by wealth.

• European conquistadors felt wealth took them away from God.

• European conquistadors had many patrons who provided money.

• European conquistadors were willing to spread sickness to get gold.

Explorers often had to convince their patrons to finance their expeditions. Which argument in the spirit of the Reconquista would have been most likely to convince the rulers of Spain to pay for further exploration?

• The people of these new lands have rich cultures that will please your citizens at home.

• You can remove and relocate the people you have conquered in Spain to these new lands.

• The people of these new lands will learn to practice our religion, and you will help spread Catholicism.

• You can found settlements where people can more freely challenge the authority of the Catholic Church.

What was the goal of the expedition of Cortés to Mexico?

• He wanted to see the capital city of Tenochtitlán.

• He wanted to conquer the Aztec empire.

• He wanted to mine for gold and silver

• He wanted to find a fountain of youth.

What was the goal of Magellan’s expedition?

• to find riches

• to start settlements in North America

• to reach Asia by sailing west from Spain

• to circumnavigate the world

Why did Spanish officials come to the colony of New Spain?

• to set up a government

• to teach American Indians Christianity

• to start farms and businesses

• to search for gold or silver