Earliest Explorers Mid Unit Review

Why were spices so important to Europeans?

• They were used to pay taxes and other debts

• They were used to preserve food

• They were readily available

• You needed to battle sea monsters to get them

What tools did navigators use to know where they were and where they were going? 

• hull and caravel

• lateen and knots

• astrolabe and magnetic compass

• hourglass and sextant

Who provided leadership for Portuguese exploration in the 1400s? 

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Vasco da Gama

• Pedro Alvares Cabral

• Prince Henry the Navigator

What landmark was Bartolomeu Dias the first European to reach? 

• Northwest Passage

• Straits of Magellan

• Cape of Good Hope

• Tasmania

Although Pedro Alvares Cabral set sail for India, where did he accidentally end up reaching first? 

• Brazil

• The Canary Islands

• Java

• North America

Why did Columbus call the people he encountered "Indians" ?

• He thought he had reached the East Indies

• That is the name they called themselves

• They looked like people he had seen in India

• It was the spanish word for strangers

The system of land/labor grants that the Spanish used to encourage settlers to come to their newly conquered lands? 

• Haciendas

• Encomiendas

• Tordesillas

• Conquistadores

Who was the Spanish missionary who tried to end the enslavement of Indians?

• Hispaniola

• Pizarro

• Las Casas

• Balboa

What is the definition of "Indigenous"?

• The name given to people of the Americas

• A name for Spanish explorers

• A plant used to add flavor/preserve food.

• Native to a particular region or environment

What is the definition of "Monopoly"?

• A board game

• One person,country, or company has complete control of the supply of a good

• One person,country, or company doesn't have complete control of a good

• The rebellion of a ship's crew against the captain