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WorksheetsCh. 4-Spain Builds an Empire Review
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
The Bahama Islands and other islands in the region became known as what?
The North Indies
The East Indies
The West Indies
What was this period of history known as?
The Age of Exploration
The Age of War
The Age of Conquest
The Aztecs and Incas defeated the Spanish to preserve control of their own empires. True or False
True
False
What is an "expedition"?
The system of making war and peace.
A journey made for a special purpose.
A good that one country sells to another country.
Who helped the Spanish gather local allies to defeat the ruling Aztecs?
Columbus
Queen Isabella
Dona Marina
Who led the first expedition around the world, even though he died along the way?
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Amerigo Vespucci
Which Spanish leader led the conquest of the Aztecs?
Hernando Cortes
Bartolome de Las Casas
Francisco Pizarro
Which European explorer sailed and studied the east coast of South America?
Vespucci
Nunez de Balboa
Magellan
Who wanted the Spanish government to treat the Native peoples better and end slavery in the New World?
Cortes
de Las Casas
Pizarro
What part of the Columbian Exchange caused the large-scale death of the Native peoples in the Americas?
cattle
disease
potatoes
The Spanish began bringing African slaves into their new territory in the Americas. True or False?
True
False
Who supported Columbus's expedition to sail west?
King Edward I and Queen Margaret
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
King Charles and Queen Diana
Which European explorer was the first to cross over the Isthmus of Panama into the Pacific Ocean?
Vespucci
Nunez de Balboa
Columbus
Latitude lines are imaginary lines that circle the globe in a North-South (vertical) direction. True or False?
True
False
Why were the Europeans exploring west across the Atlantic Ocean?
To find a faster and cheaper way to reach Asia.
To find the lost city of gold.
To find a way to conquer Asia.
Which Spanish leader led the conquest of the Incas?
Columbus
Cortes
Pizarro
Which European explorer reached Florida in 1513?
Hernando de Soto
Juan Ponce de Leon
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Which European explorer became the first to reach the Mississippi River in 1540?
Hernando de Soto
Juan Ponce de Leon
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Which European explorer led an expedition into what is now the Southwest in America, in search of "cities of gold"?
Hernando de Soto
Juan Ponce de Leon
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Longitude lines are imaginary lines that circle the globe in a ________________________ direction.
East-West (horizontal)
North-South (vertical)
Diagonal
Which of the following were goods brought FROM THE NEW WORLD back to Europe:
cattle, disease, olives
coffee beans, onion, citrus fruits
turkey, squash, avocados
Which of the following are technological advantages the Spanish had over the Aztecs and Incas:
horses and food
soldiers and allies
armor and muskets
