US HIS Ch.2 Exploring the Americas Quiz

Which religion began to spread rapidly in the Middle East and Africa in the early AD 600s?

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Hinduism

• Islam

What were the expeditions launched by Europeans in 1095 called?

• Crusades

• Voyages

• Explorations

• Conquests

Which Italian explorer returned from China and inspired other explorers?

• Christopher Columbus

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Marco Polo

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which period of intellectual and artistic creativity is known as the 'rebirth'?

• Enlightenment

• Industrial Revolution

• Renaissance

• Age of Exploration

Which European power was the first to explore the boundaries of the known world by sea?

• Spain

• Portugal

• England

• France

Who established the first Spanish settlement in the United States?

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Hernando de Soto

• Francisco Coronado

• Hernan Cortes

Which European country defeated the Spanish Armada?

• England

• Portugal

• France

• Netherlands

What was the term given to the exchanging of goods, ideas, and diseases between the Americas and the Eastern hemisphere?

• Columbian Exchange

• Transatlantic Trade

• Silk Road

• Triangle Trade

Who was the explorer that first circumnavigated the globe?

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Marco Polo

What was the primary goal of the Age of Exploration?

• To find new trade routes

• To spread Christianity

• To conquer new lands

• All of the above