1.3 European Exploration in the Americas Q

What significant technological advancements made European exploration more feasible in the 15th and 16th centuries?

• The invention of the steam engine and the telescope

• The development of the caravel, magnetic compass, sextant, and astrolabe

• The creation of the printing press and gunpowder

• The discovery of electricity and the light bulb

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KC-1.2.I.C

What was the name of the territory that Christopher Columbus named after his expeditions?

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• New Spain

• Hispaniola
• East Indies

• New World

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KC-1.2

What was a major consequence of Columbus's interactions with the Taino natives?

• The establishment of peaceful trade relations

• The Taino population thrived under European governance

• The Taino natives were subjected to extreme cruelty and many died

• The Taino culture was preserved and celebrated

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KC-1.2

What was the primary purpose of the Treaty of Tordesillas signed in 1494?

• To establish a new religion in the western hemisphere

• To divide the western hemisphere into two parts, one for Portugal and one for Spain

• To initiate the first voyage to the New World

• To end the military conflicts between European nations

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KC-1.2

Which event in 1518 significantly impacted the Aztec Empire?

• The signing of the Treaty of Tordesillas

• Hernán Cortés leading a small military expedition to Mexico

• The conquest of the Incan Empire by Francisco Pizarro

• The Protestant Reformation

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KC-1.1

What was a major consequence of Francisco Pizarro's conquest of the Incan Empire in 1533?

• The spread of smallpox which weakened the Incan defense

• The division of the western hemisphere between Portugal and Spain

• The establishment of monopolistic trading rights by European nations

• The brutal treatment and enslavement of natives

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KC-1.2

Which of the following was NOT a cause for European exploration and conquest of the New World?

(a)  

• Search for new sources of wealth

• Economic and military competition

• A desire to spread Christianity

• Establishing a unified global currency

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KC-1.2.I.A

How did the Protestant Reformation influence European exploration?

• It led to a decline in exploration as religious conflicts consumed resources

• It encouraged scientific advancements that made exploration easier

• It intensified competition between Catholic and Protestant nations for new lands

• It promoted peace and cooperation between competing nations

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KC-1.2.I

Which technological advancement was not mentioned as aiding European navigation?

(a)  

• The steam engine
• The caravel

• The astrolabe

• The magnetic compass

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KC-1.2.I.C

Which Native American group used a loose governing council known as the Five Nation Confederacy?

(a)  

• The Iroquois
• The Pueblo

• The Mississippians

• The Great Plains Native Americans

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KC-1.1.I.C