Test practice

Why were Spain’s monarchs interested in the proposal Columbus made to them?

• They demanded gold

• They were eager for the wealth promised by trade

• They need to travel to find a Northern Passageway

What impact did the Columbian Exchange have on Europe?

• New people, products, and ideas were introduced

• The Columbian Exchange had no significant effect on European society.
• It caused a decline in trade between Europe and Asia.
• The Columbian Exchange led to widespread famine in Europe.

-Magellan’s ships sailed through a ___ to reach the Pacific Ocean.

• Strait

• Strait of Gibraltar
• Strait of Hormuz
• Strait of Hamna

-The few survivors of Magellan’s crew were the first to _________ Earth.

• circumnavigate
• explore
• map
• discover

Why were a few Spanish conquistadors able to defeat the larger armies of the Aztecs and Incas?

• Spanish had better weapons, horses for transportation, better equipped. Native American

  groups were divided

• Larger supplies

• Larger armies had better training
• Spanish conquistadors had magical powers

Why did some Native Americans join the Spanish against the Aztecs?

• They were treated unfairly

• They wanted to conquer the Spanish territory.
• They believed the Spanish would help them become Aztec rulers.
• They were forced to join the Spanish by their leaders.

What regions in the present-day United States did Spaniards explore?

• Northeast (New York, Massachusetts)
• Southeast & Southwest

• Alaska
• Midwest (Illinois, Indiana)

Why did Spanish explorers travel to North America?

• Hope to find gold

• To establish a new monarchy in North America.
• To escape political turmoil in Spain.
• To spread Christianity among Native Americans.

How did economic concerns among European nations lead to conflicts?

• Increased trade agreements fostered peace among nations.
• Cultural exchanges eliminated the need for conflict.
• European nations needed gold and goods from colonies to gain wealth they needed to

  strengthen their armies.

• Military alliances were formed solely for economic growth.

Why did explorers continue to look for routes to Asia?

• To find new lands for colonization.
• To escape from political conflicts in Europe.
• They realized that North America was not Asia, but a land no one had seen before.

  Looking for shorter trade routes.

• To discover new scientific knowledge.