Chapter 2 Review

What was the Line of Demarcation?

• a) a vertical boundary through South American and present-day Mexico

• b) a vertical boundary through the Atlantic and present-day Brazil

• c) a horizontal boundary through West Africa

• d) a horizontal boundary though North America

What did Amerigo Vespucci's explorations reveal?

• There was not a western trade route to Asia

• The Pacific Ocean was wider than he imagined

• South America was a huge landmass

• North America was densely populated

Which statement explains how the defeats of the Aztec and the Inca are related?

• The spread of smallpox helped the Spanish in both conflicts.

• Additional troops from Spain were needed for both conflicts.

• Native American tribes were content before each conflict.

• Hernan Cortes's leadership helped the Spanish in each conflict.

What caused the Aztec to rebel against Hernan Cortes and the Spanish?

• The Spanish rejected their god Quetzalcoatl.

• The Spanish kidnapped their emperor Moctezuma.

• The Spanish allied with dissatisfied Native Americans.

• The Spanish demanded gold and outlawed human sacrifice.

What were conquistadors looking for in North America?

• polished stone

• silver mines

• cities of gold

• viceroys

Why did the Spanish appoint viceroys?

• to rule the territories claimed by Spain

• to explore new lands in North America

• to search for gold in viceroyalties

• to establish trade routes in the New World

What did Ferdinand Magellan do?

• completed first navigation around the world

• completed voyages for Spain and Portugal

• sailed around South America and landed on the island Guam

• sailed around South Africa and successfully reached India

How did the conquistadors interact with the Aztec and the Inca?

• They respected both peoples.

• They used both peoples to locate gold.

• They used violence to control both peoples.

• They gave both peoples gifts to pass through their land.

How did Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca inspire other explorers to travel to North America?

• His travel writings suggested that there could be riches north of New Spain

• He became a governor and stood up for better treatment of Native Americans.

• His crew brought back stories of his expedition across the Pacific Northwest

• published Native American legends about cities of gold when he returned

What was the route of Henry Hudson's 1609 trip to the Americas?

• sailing the Canadian coast and St. Lawrence River

• the Atlantic coast

• from Bristol, England, to Newfoundland

• from France to North Carolina