European Exploration in the Americas Quiz

What year did Christopher Columbus show up at the island of Hispaniola?

• 1500

• 1492

• 1450

• 1400

What was the name of the ship that the Portuguese discovered, which was ocean worthy and easy to maneuver?

• Brigantine

• Galleon

• Caravel

• Sloop

Who completed the reconquista, expelling the Moors from the territory that is today Spain in 1492?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Christopher Columbus

• Isabella of Castile

• Ferdinand of Aragon

What was the main reason for Europeans to seek a new trade route to the east?

• To avoid Muslim control of the Mediterranean

• To find new lands for colonization

• To discover new cultures

• To escape political and religious shakeup

What was the name of the native population in the Canary Islands that the Portuguese attempted to enslave?

• Inca

• Maya

• Aztec

• Guanche

Which kingdom was under Muslim control of the Moors in the Iberian peninsula?

• Granada

• Castile

• Aragon

• Portugal

What was the main trade good that the Portuguese discovered in the islands they came across?

• Sugar

• Spices

• Cotton

• Gold

What was the name of the Muslim empire that controlled the Middle East and north Africa?

• Ottomans

• Mongols

• Byzantines

• Safavids

What was the name of the Catholic monarchs who united the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon into the kingdom of Spain?

• Ferdinand and Isabella

• Philip II and Mary I

• Charles V and Catherine of Aragon

• Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn

What was the name of the over sea trade route that replaced the over land trade route to the east?

• Spice Route

• Columbian Exchange

• Atlantic Route

• Silk Road