Exploring the Americas

Portugal took the lead in finding a trade route to India.

• True

• false

Information from explorers assisted mapmakers in creating more accurate land and sea maps.

• true

• false

Beginning in the A.D. 600s, the religion of Islam spread in the Middle East and Africa.

• FALSE

• TRUE

The Renaissance was the attempt by Europeans to take back control of Christian holy sites in the Middle East.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Pizarro was able to conquer the Inca after the Spanish executed the Inca's ruler.

• TRUE

• FALSE

In 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed to America with the Niña, Pinta, and _____________.

• CORTES

• ISABELLA

• SANTA MARIA

• TORDESILLAS

Which conquistador landed on the east coast of present-day Mexico in 1519?

• CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

• FRANCISCO PIZARRO

• HERNAN CORTES

• JUAN PONCE DE LEON

What did England, France, and the Netherlands hope to discover in their explorations?

• A NORTHWESTERN PASSAGE TO ASIA

• A ROUTE TO SOUTH AMERICA

• A ROUTE TO AFRICA

• A SOUTHWEST PASSAGE TO INDIA

What did the French establish in the Americas?

• FISHING AND FUR TRADE

• GOLD AND SILVER MINES

• NEW COMMUNITIES

• SLAVE TRADE

Which of these events was the first to take place?

• MAGELLAN SAILS AROUND THE WORLD

• THE FIRST CRUSADE IS LAUNCHED.

• MARCO POLO RETURNS FROM CHINA.

• COLUMBUS SAILS TO THE AMERICAS.