Chapter 2 Review

The exchange of goods, people, and diseases between Europe, Africa, and the Americas is the ________________?

• Tradism
• Mercantilism
• Capitalism
• Columbian Exchange

Who was responsible for establishing Spain's claims in the New World?

• Columbo
• Dias
• Cabral
• Columbus

What was the primary reason that European explorers had for wanting to explore new land?

• They were searching for an all-water route to Asia to acquire silks and spices.
• They wanted to practice their navigating skills.
• They wanted to spread their religion to Asia.
• They wanted to spread their ideas about government with the Native Americans.

As a result of the Colombian Exchange and contact with Europeans, millions of Native Americans died as a result of what?

• New Foods, which the Native Americans could not  digest
• Religious persecution  from the Spanish Inquisition
• New diseases for which the Native Americans had no natural immunity
• Slavery, and their terrible journey across the ocean

This famous Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec civilization.

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernan Cortez

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Christopher Columbus

This Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca civilization.

• Francisco de Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Franz Ferdinand

• Francisco Pizarro

How did diseases impact the New World?

• They didn't
• They wiped out 75-90% of the Europeans
• They wiped out 75-90% of the indigenous people
• They helped the natives beat the Spanish

Why did Europeans want to travel to Asian countries like India and China?

• To conquer East Asian nations.

• They wanted to vacation in Asia.

• To find quicker and cheaper trade routes to Asia.

• They wanted to know what all of the hype was about.

Which country had land in both North and South America?

• England

• Spain

• France

• Portugal

Which country’s navy destroyed the Spanish Armada?

• British Navy (England)

• French Navy

• Portuguese Navy

• The Dutch Navy