Age of Exploration

What was the original goal of exploration?

• to find direct sea route to Asia for trade goods

• to find silver

• to learn about new cultures

• to discover new continents

What was the main result of European exploration?

• introduction of new technology to settlers

• the deaths of many Europeans

• people began settling in the New World

• the introduction of democracy

What 2 empires did Spanish conquistadores conquer?

• Aztec

• Iroquois

• Inca

• Inuit

How did Hernan Cortes treat indigenous people?

• poorly, he killed and conquered them

• he treated them kindly

• he gave them lots of gold

• he brought them back to Spain

How was Hernan Cortes and other conquistadores able to defeat the Indigenous so easily?

• European weapons killed almost all the natives

• the natives surrendered without a fight

• they killed the native leaders

• European diseases wiped out most of the natives

Which was NOT an advantage of settling near rivers?

• trade

• irrigation

• huge natural barrier

• agriculture

What were 2 resources they had in the Southwest region?

• maize

• fishing

• adobe

• bison

What region were the Iroquois in?

• Northeast

• Northwest

• Southwest

• Southeast

How did the geography in the Northeast affect the Iroquois's way of life? Select 2.

• most became fishermen

• they used adobe to build hopes

• they farmed a variety of crops

• they used wood from forests to build houses

Crops sold to make money