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Ch. 4-Spain Builds an Empire Review

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Bahama Islands and other islands in the region became known as what?

a)

The North Indies

b)

The East Indies

c)

The West Indies

2.

What was this period of history known as?

a)

The Age of Exploration

b)

The Age of War

c)

The Age of Conquest

3.

The Aztecs and Incas defeated the Spanish to preserve control of their own empires. True or False

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What is an "expedition"?

a)

The system of making war and peace.

b)

A journey made for a special purpose.

c)

A good that one country sells to another country.

5.

Who helped the Spanish gather local allies to defeat the ruling Aztecs?

a)

Columbus

b)

Queen Isabella

c)

Dona Marina

6.

Who led the first expedition around the world, even though he died along the way?

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

c)

Amerigo Vespucci

7.

Which Spanish leader led the conquest of the Aztecs?

a)

Hernando Cortes

b)

Bartolome de Las Casas

c)

Francisco Pizarro

8.

Which European explorer sailed and studied the east coast of South America?

a)

Vespucci

b)

Nunez de Balboa

c)

Magellan

9.

Who wanted the Spanish government to treat the Native peoples better and end slavery in the New World?

a)

Cortes

b)

de Las Casas

c)

Pizarro

10.

What part of the Columbian Exchange caused the large-scale death of the Native peoples in the Americas?

a)

cattle

b)

disease

c)

potatoes

11.

The Spanish began bringing African slaves into their new territory in the Americas. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Who supported Columbus's expedition to sail west?

a)

King Edward I and Queen Margaret

b)

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

c)

King Charles and Queen Diana

13.

Which European explorer was the first to cross over the Isthmus of Panama into the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Vespucci

b)

Nunez de Balboa

c)

Columbus

14.

Latitude lines are imaginary lines that circle the globe in a North-South (vertical) direction. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Why were the Europeans exploring west across the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

To find a faster and cheaper way to reach Asia.

b)

To find the lost city of gold.

c)

To find a way to conquer Asia.

16.

Which Spanish leader led the conquest of the Incas?

a)

Columbus

b)

Cortes

c)

Pizarro

17.

Which European explorer reached Florida in 1513?

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Juan Ponce de Leon

c)

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

18.

Which European explorer became the first to reach the Mississippi River in 1540?

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Juan Ponce de Leon

c)

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

19.

Which European explorer led an expedition into what is now the Southwest in America, in search of "cities of gold"?

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Juan Ponce de Leon

c)

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

20.

Longitude lines are imaginary lines that circle the globe in a ________________________ direction.

a)

East-West (horizontal)

b)

North-South (vertical)

c)

Diagonal

21.

Which of the following were goods brought FROM THE NEW WORLD back to Europe:

a)

cattle, disease, olives

b)

coffee beans, onion, citrus fruits

c)

turkey, squash, avocados

22.

Which of the following are technological advantages the Spanish had over the Aztecs and Incas:

a)

horses and food

b)

soldiers and allies

c)

armor and muskets