Chapter 3 S.S. Test Review

Which of these historical periods is best described as a new age of learning, science, and art in Europe?

• the Counter-Reformation

• the Reconquista

• the Reformation

• the Renaissance

What does the word navigation mean in the sentence above?

• scientific knowledge and tools

• a trip taken with the goal of exploring

• the science of planning and following a route

• an instrument used to find direction

Which European nation sponsored Columbus's expedition across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492?

• England

• France

• Portugal

• Spain

Which of the following was the main reason that Columbus sailed west from Europe?

• to find a water route to Asia

• to set up colonies

• to spread the Catholic religion

• to discover new continents

Who was the leader of the first expedition to sail around the world?

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Giovanni Caboto

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernando de Soto

In a 1494 treaty, which two countries divided the Americas into the lands each could claim?

• England and France

• Spain and Portugal

• Holland and England

• France and Spain

Which empire did the army of Hernando Cortés conquer in Mexico?

• the Aztec

• the Inca

• the Maya

• the Ancient Puebloans

Why did the first missionaries come to the Americas?

• to start new Protestant churches

• to convert the American Indians to the Catholic religion

• to get rich from gold, silver, and other resources

• to find a water route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

Which of these people unsuccessfully searched for gold along the St. Lawrence River?

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry Hudson

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Giovanni da Verrazano

explored and claimed for Spain what is now the state of Florida

• Jacques Cartier

• Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

• Henry Hudson

• Juan Ponce de León

• Hernando de Soto