GL 9: Columbus / Conquistadors / Conquest (Part I)

What year did Columbus sail west to try to arrive in the east?

• 1492

• 1517

• 1620

• 1776

[T or F]: The most learned people in Columbus' time believed that the Earth was flat.

• True

• False

Which people, in 1492, controlled the pepper trade from India, cutting Europeans off from direct trade?

• Ottoman Turks

• The Egyptians

• The Seljuk Turks

• The Jo-Mamas

The leaders of what city-state distributed spices from India for the Ottoman Turks (the main rival of Columbus' city)?

• Vienna

• Florence

• Genoa

• Venice

The Portuguese, led by explorers like Dias and Da Gama, tried to get a direct route to India by sailing around..?

• Portugal

• North America

• Africa

• South America

What did Columbus call the Bahamian island that he "discovered" in 1492?

• The Bahamas

• San Salvador

• Cuba

• Luzon

Calling Native Americans "Indians" started with Columbus' mistaken belief that he had landed in the Indies.

• True

• False

Columbus and his men's actions toward the Native Americans they encountered was the beginning of a genocide.

• True

• False

Which of the following is FALSE?

• Columbus was given the title "Admiral"

• Columbus sailed to Spain's Canary Islands before traversing the Atlantic

• Columbus' three ships were the "Nina," the "Pinta," and the "Santa Maria"

• Queen Elizabeth of Spain sponsored Columbus' first voyage

The king and queen of Spain (Ferdinand & Isabella) were in a "good mood" in 1492 because their armies had defeated ...?

• The Ottoman Turks

• The Moors (Muslims of Spain)

• Italy

• The English Sea Dogs