Test Review 9/12

What are the THREE reasons for Spanish to explore and colonize the New World?

• Gold

• Glory

• Gains

• God

Which of the following is not a reason that Fort St. Louis failed?

• Loss of supplies

• Disease

• Indian Attack

• Attack with other exploring countries

Who defeated the Aztec Empire?

• Cortes

• Montezuma

• Pineda

• La Salle

• Cabeza de Vaca

A Spanish explorer that searched for wealth and land in the Americas is known as a . . .

• Vaquero

• Conquistador

• El Camino Real

• Cibola

Was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between the Americas(New World) and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries

• Christopher Columbus
• Mission
• Columbian Exchange
• Expedition

Who set up a school for navigation in Portugal?

• King Ferdinand

• Marco Polo

• Prince Henry

• Vasco de Balboa

Which of the following is NOT a reason why the Spanish wanted to explore the world?

• to convert people to Christianity

• to find gold and silver

• to find a faster route to Asia

• to help Native Americans

Who was the first person to lead a voyage that circumnavigated the world?

• Pedro Cabral

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama

• Francis Drake

Which Portuguese explorer was the first to sail around the tip of Africa to India?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama

• Pedro Cabral

• Francisco Pizarro

Which European country claimed land in Mexico and Peru by conquering the Aztecs and Incans?

• England

• Spain

• France

• Portugal