Review Game - Early Settlements

What was the primary motive for Spanish exploration in the Americas?

• Scientific research

• Religious freedom

• Gold and wealth

• Agricultural expansion

The Native American people crossed the land bridge from which two continents?

• Europe to Asia

• Asia to North America

• Africa to Asia

• North America to South America

What is the proper name for people who hunted animals and gathered wild plants, fruits, and nuts to survive?

• hunter-gatherers

• cavemen

• early humans

• wanderers

This explorer's discovery led to the Spanish colonization of the Americas (New Spain) and sparking colonization of the New World.

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Marco Polo

After contact with Europeans in the 1500s, millions of Native Americans died because of__________.

• slavery and the terrible conditions on their sea journey to Europe
• new foods which made them sick
• religious persecution because of the Spanish Inquisition
• diseases which the Native Americans were not immune to

Why did the early explorers began to make voyages?

• to search for gold

• to spread religion

• to find a water pathway to Asia

• All of the above

What nation sponsored Columbus´s expedition in 1492?

• Spain
• France
• Italy
• England

Why did Columbus sail west from Europe?

• to find his lost dog
• to find new lands
• to find gold

• to find a faster route to Asia

What was a benefit of exploring?

• gold
• spread of religion
• new land and products
• all of the choices

Definition: a Spanish community for the religious conversion and training of Native Americans

• mission
• conservatory

• conversion camp

• church