Module 2: New Empires in the Americas TEST

Who were the first Europeans (not first people) to settle in North America?

• Portugese
• Vikings
• Spanish
• French

Which one is NOT an example of this new technology to early explorers?

• Magnetic Compass
• Astrolabe
• Google Maps
• Caravel

The first Portuguese sea route from Europe to Asia was around the southern tip of what continent?

• Europe
• Africa
• USA

Portugal started the trade of humans agains their will. What is that trade called?

• slavery
• caravel
• spices

The Spanish and other Europeans wanted to find a route to Asia for what 3 key reasons?

• 1) find Europe 2) Learn about sailing 3) Teach Native peoples
• 1) Great riches 2) New Territory (land) 3) Catholic Converts

The result of the Treaty of Tordesillas was that it moved the imaginary Line of Demarcation separating the Atlantic Ocean between Portugal and Spain how many miles further west?

• 800 miles
• 1,000,000 miles
• 1 billion miles

What Portuguese navigator was thought to have circumnavigated the world but was the first explorer to sail into the Pacific Ocean?

• Ferdinand Magellan
• King Henry
• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

Because of Columbus, the pattern of transferring plants, animals, and even slaves was called what?

• The Columbian Exchange
• The Karpinski Trail

Cortés wanted to conquer the Aztec empire because he saw them as a source of what 2 resources?

• pineapples and coconuts
• silver and gold
• fish and trees

The priest, Bartolomé de Las Casas, likely spoke out against the encomienda system because he didn’t like what?

• He didn't like their food.
• He didn't like their resources.
• He didn't like the terrible treatment of Native Americans.