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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyage in 1492?
Louis XIV of France
Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain
Henry the Navigator of Portugal
Queen Elizabeth I of England
What was the primary reason for the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs and Incas?
To establish trade routes
To access gold and silver
To gain territory
To spread Christianity
Which civilization developed a vast empire in South America?
Mayas
Aztecs
Incas
Hokokam
What was the estimated native population in the Americas in the 1490s?
10 million to 20 million
50 million to 100 million
5 million to 10 million
100 million to 150 million
Which European invention was not adopted from other cultures?
Gunpowder
Sailing compass
Papermaking
Printing press
What was the main economic motive for European exploration?
Spreading Christianity
Discovering new species of plants and animals
Increased trade with Africa, India, and China
Finding new lands for settlement
Which country established the first permanent French settlement in America at Quebec?
Spain
Portugal
France
Netherlands
What was the Valladolid Debate primarily concerned with?
Trade regulations with Native Americans
Border disputes between Spanish and Portuguese colonies
The treatment of Native Americans by the Spanish
The economic policies in the New World
Which system required the Spanish to pay a tax to their king on each slave imported to the Americas?
Asiento system
Encomienda system
Feudal system
Mercantilism
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The exchange of cultural practices between Native Americans and Europeans
A trade route between Columbus's Spain and the New World
A diplomatic agreement between European nations to divide the Americas
A transfer of plants, animals, and germs between the Americas and Europe
