Impact of European settlement Starter

Who did Spain sponsor to sail across the Atlantic?

• Marco Polo

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

Write the missing word: The Americas were also referred to as Europeans as the ____________ World. Fill in the blank

• New

• Old

• Ancient

• Modern

Match the definitions with their correct definitions. Write the correct letter in each box

• group of countries ruled by one ruler or one single group

• conquest

• creating new communities in an area

• empire

• taking land by force

• settlement

Which empire’s growth motivated Europeans to search for direct sea routes to Asia?

• Aztec

• Chinese

• Mali

• Ottoman

Why can the Taino nation be described as indigenous to Hispaniola?

• speak Spanish

• biggest group on the island

• original inhabitants of the island

• richest inhabitants of the island

Identify an example that shows Spanish settlement in Hispaniola was interested in gaining wealth.

• The Spanish built churches for the indigenous population.

• The Spanish forced Tainos to work in mines.

• The Spanish monarchs claimed to control the island.