WH 17.1 Quiz

Christopher Columbus called Honduras and the Caribbean islands the Indies because he

• thought he was in Asia instead of the Americas.
• wanted to appease the Native Americans.
• arrived by sailing through the Indian Ocean.
• was ordered to do so by the queen of Spain.

Which of these European rivals formed the West India Company to gain a foothold in the Americas in the sixteenth century?

• Spanish
• English
• French
• Dutch

What advantage did better weaponry give Spanish conquistadors over the Aztec and Inca empires?

• It inspired the Aztec and Inca develop better weapons of their own.
• It allowed relatively fewer men to control large populations.
• It caused the Aztec and Inca to fear the Spanish and give up.
• It gave the Spanish great speed to get away in battle.

The Portuguese were the first to explore other lands because they had

• more intelligence.
• a richer government.
• superior ships.
• a stronger desire to spread Christianity.

Europeans began to explore and expand in the 1500s because they wanted to

• find riches and adventure.
• discover a new world.
• spread Christianity to a new world.
• gain riches, find adventure, and spread religion.

The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494,

• put an end to warfare between Portugal and Spain.
• established a line between territories controlled by Spain and those controlled by Portugal.
• ended violence between Portuguese and Muslim spice traders.
• made Portuguese the official language of the Americas.

The conquistadors’ main advantage over the Aztec and Inca empires was their

• knowledge of the territory.
• vast army size.
• types of weaponry.
• superior intelligence.

Based on the timeline, what European countries began to challenge Portugal and Spain for the Americas after the fifteenth century?

According to the timeline, what was happening in the Ottoman Empire at the time Hernan Cortes was conquering the Aztec Empire in the Americas?

The Age of Exploration from 1500 to 1800 sent Europeans sailing all over the world to discover and settle “new” lands and find trade routes to “old” lands. Think about what they did there and how inhabitants of both “new” and “old” lands were affected. Use the content taught in this chapter to explain the chapter’s Enduring Understanding statement: The movement of people, goods, and ideas can have positive and negative impacts.