Exploration Review

The explorer who discovered the Americas in 1492 was?

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• John Cabot

Why did the Europeans travel to the Americas?

• To find the Northwest Passage and new resources

• To escape from Europe

• To learn new languages

• To build new cities

What did Europeans hope to gain through exploration?

• Wealth, power, and glory

• New friends

• Better weather

• More land for farming

The Columbian Exchange refers to the exchange of what between Europe and the Americas?

• Goods, people, ideas, and disease

• Money and gold

• Animals and plants

• Books and art

Who were the explorers responsible for the fall of the Aztec and Inca empires?

• Herman Cortes and Francisco Pizarro

• Christopher Columbus and John Cabot

• Vasco da Gama and Ferdinand Magellan

• Marco Polo and Leif Erikson

The European country that controlled the largest area of colonies in the Americas was?

• Spain

• France

• England

• Portugal

What was the specific name of the explorers who traveled to North America to trade with indigenous people for fur?

• French fur traders

• Spanish conquistadors

• English settlers

• Dutch merchants

Which of the following was an effect of European colonization?

• Increase in native population

• Cultural diffusion/exchange

• Discovery of new planets

• Building of pyramids

Who was the Spanish explorer that conquered the Inca Empire?

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Francisco Pizarro

• Jacques Cartier

Herman Cortes was known for conquering which empire?

• Roman Empire

• Aztec Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• British Empire