European Exploration Pre-Assessment

Who conquered the Incan empire?

• Cortez

• Coronado

• Pizarro

• Cabeza de Vaca

Which BEST describes the factors that enabled Cortes to defeat he Aztecs?

• stone weapons, muskets, and allies

• 1. larger forces, better weapons, and horses

• 1. metal armor, muskets, horses, and allies

Why did Marco Polo go to China?

• 1. to see a new land and its people

• 1. to say he had traveled the Silk Road

• 1. to bring back trade goods from China

• 1. to visit the emperor

What effect did Marco Polo’s journey have on others?

• 1. Only traders and trade goods were allowed to travel the Silk Road

• 1. People in both Europe and Asia wanted to know more about each other

• 1. Europeans learned to make their own silk cloth

• 1. Europeans were grateful for the spices to hide the flavor of spoiled meat

 Why did the Vikings leave the area we now call Newfoundland?

• 1. There were conflicts with the American Indians living there.

• 1. They didn’t find as many grapes as they had hoped.

• 1. They found the land cold and undesirable.

• 1. They were homesick and did not like their new home.

What effect did European ocean trade routes have?

• 1. isolation between Europe and Asia

• 1. lasting contact between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

• 1. less trade

• 1. isolation between Asia and Africa

Which of the following was NOT a reason Columbus made more voyages to the West

            Indies?

• 1. Spain wanted him to start a colony in the West Indies

• 1. He wanted to learn the language of the Taino

• 1. He delivered people and animals to the new land

• 1. The Spanish wanted the riches of the land

Why did Columbus sail west on his first expedition?

• 1. to show King Ferdinand and Queen Isabell he could make the journey

• 1. to take part in the Columbian Exchange

• 1. to discover the Bahama Islands

• 1. to find a shorter route to the Indies

Which of the following defines the Columbian Exchange?

• 1. moving people and their way of life between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

• 1. sharing the riches from one land to another in the Western Hemisphere

• 1. Changing sugarcane into sugar to sell at a huge profit

• 1. using missionaries to convert Indians to Christianity in the Eastern Hemisphere

What did NOT happen as a result of the Columbian Exchange?

• 1. Europeans enjoyed new foods from the Americas, such as corn, potatoes, tomatoes,

              cocoa, and beans

• 1. Europeans brought horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs to the Western Hemisphere

• 3. Many Indians died from overwork and the diseases brought over by the Europeans

• 3. Europeans practice the Indian religion and customs, and the two groups shared the land.