2.2 Quiz

Christopher Columbus wanted to

• find a new route home to Italy by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean

• find a new route to Oklahoma by sailing east across the Atlantic Ocean

• find a new route to China by sailing east across the Atlantic Ocean

• find a new route to Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean

Who finally financed Christopher Columbus's voyages?

• Prince Henry of Portuguel

• King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain

• King Henry of England

• Queen Mrs. Pierce of Ardmore, Oklahoma

What did Spain hope to gain by paying for Christopher Columbus's voyages?

• Money from gold and spices

• Money from sea otter pelts

• Fame and Fortune

• A sense of accomplishment

Columbus believed they had reached Asia. Instead his ships landed

• On an island in the Carribean Sea

• On an island near New York

• On an island in Asia

• On an island in South America

Because Christopher Columbus believed he was in India, he named the region the "West Indies".

What did he call the indigenous people who lived there?

• Tainos

• Aztec

• Indians

• Cherokee

What was the name for Spanish conquerers who explorered the Americas?

• searchers

• explorers

• kings

• conquistadors

Which conquistador led an expedition to Mexico in 1519?

• Christopher Columbus

• Francisco de Coronado

• Hernan Cortes

• Ferndinand Magellan

What ended the friendship between Moctezuma and Cortes?

• they had the same girlfriend

• Montezuma decided that he didn't like Spanish people

• they couldn't agree on where to build a new city

• Cortes took Moctezuma prisoner and demolished the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan

In 1519, which explorer was an expert navigator who hoped to find a better route to Asia after Columbus's attempt?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernan Cortes

• Christopher Columbus

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

Magellan traveled south along the coast of South America until he found a strait to the Pacific Ocean.

He had hoped he would find a new route to Asia from there.

What happened next?

• He was wrong and ended up sailing for three months before reaching land.

  He was made a king in the Phillippines

• He was wrong and ended up sailing for four months before reaching land.

  He was killed in battle in the Phillippines

• He was right and after sailing for four months, he found a route to Asia.

  He became very rich.

• He was right and after sailing for three months, he found a route to Asia.

  He changed the way Europeans traded and made their money.