Chapter 4

1. Why did Columbus sail west on his first expedition? p. 135

• to find a shorter route to the Indies
• to show King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella he could make the journey
• to take part in the Columbian Exchange
• to discover the Bahama Islands

2. Which of the following was NOT a reason Columbus made more voyages to the West Indies? p. 135-136

• Spain wanted him to start a colony in the West Indies.
• He delivered people and animals to the new land.
• He wanted to learn the language of the Taino.
• The Spanish wanted the riches of the land.

3. Which of the following defines the Columbian Exchange? p. 136

• sharing riches from one land to another in the Western Hemisphere
• moving people and their ways of life between Eastern and Western Hemispheres
• changing sugarcane into sugar to sell at a huge profit
• using missionaries to convert Indians to Christianity in the Eastern Hemisphere

4. What did NOT happen as a result of the Columbian Exchange? p. 136

• Europeans brought horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs to the Western Hemisphere.
• Europeans enjoyed new foods from the Americas, such as corn, potatoes, tomatoes, cocoa, and beans.
• Many Indians died from overwork and the diseases brought over by the Europeans.
• Europeans practiced Indian religion and customs, and the two groups shared the land.

5. How did Columbus's voyages impact the Americas? p. 138

• Columbus showed Europeans the way to the Americas.
• Explorers and settlers abandoned their plans to colonize the West Indies.
• The Indians returned to Asia with Columbus.
• The Indians showed the Europeans how to breed stronger horses.

6. Which BEST describes the factors that enabled Cortes to defeat the Aztecs? p. 143

• larger forces, better weapons, and horses
• metal armor, muskets, horses, and allies
• stone weapons, muskets, and allies
• disease, allies, and more men

7. After Cortez conquered the Aztecs, who conquered the Incan empire? p. 145

• Pizarro
• Cabeza de Vaca
• Coronado
• Cortes

8. What colony was founded after the defeat of the Incan empire? p. 145

• New Portugal
• New Spain
• Lima
• Peru

9. Which happened FIRST in Spain's search for gold? p. 147

• Esteban was killed by the Zuni people in what is now New Mexico.
• Cabeza de Vaca traveled the American Southwest.
• The kingdom of Cibola was discovered far north of Mexico
• Coronado explored what is now the American Southwest.

10. Which happened AFTER Esteban's death in what is now New Mexico? p. 147

• Coronado continued the search for Cibola.
• Cabeza de Vaca was shipwrecked off the Texas coast.
• Zuni people joined another expedition to find Cibola.
• The Spanish abandoned their search for the kindgom.