Chapter 2 Test - Exploring the Americas

Portugal took the lead in finding a trade route to India.

• True

• False

Information from explorers assisted mapmakers in creating more accurate land and sea maps.

• True

• False

Beginning in the A.D. 600s, the religion of Islam spread in the Middle East and Africa.

• True

• False

The Renaissance was the attempt by Europeans to take back control of Christian holy sites in the Middle East.

• True

• False

Pizarro was able to conquer the Inca after the Spanish executed the Inca’s ruler.

• True

• False

In 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed to America with the Niña, Pinta, and the

• Cortés.

• Isabella.

• Santa María.

• Tordesillas.

Which conquistador landed on the east coast of present-day Mexico in 1519?

• Christopher Columbus

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernán Cortés

• Juan Ponce de León

What did England, France, and the Netherlands hope to discover in their explorations?

• a northwest passage to Asia

• a route to South America

• a route to Africa

• a southwest passage to India

What did the French establish in the Americas?

• fishing and fur trade

• gold and silver mines

• new communities

• slave trade

Which of these events was the first to take place?

• Magellan sails around the world.

• The first Crusade is launched.

• Marco Polo returns from China.

• Columbus sails to the Americas.