European Exploration and Colonization

Which country led explorations and eventually established a colony in present day Brazil?

• Portugal

• England

• France

• Spain

What is Prince Henry the Navigator is most famous for?

• the futile search for the fountain of youth in Florida

• he circumnavigated the globe

• his navigation school

• convincing Ferdinand and Isabella to fund Columbus’s journey

Which of the following explorers is given the credit as the first to circumnavigate the world?

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

Why did Europeans want spices from Asia?

• Spices help preserve food and mask flavors of spoiled food.

• Spices were used in making medicine, perfumes, and incenses.

• Spices were not grown in Europe, so they had to be traded with Asian markets.

• All of these

What 3 G's best describe the inspiration for Exploration during this era?

• God, Gumption and Gold

• God, Gold and Glory

• God, Glory and Glue

• God, Glue, and Gold

The Treaty of Tordesillas was between which 2 countries?

• Portugal and Spain

• Spain and France

• France and England

• England and Portugal

Which early America civilization settled in the Andes Mountain region of South America?

• Inca

• Aztec

• Maya

• Olmec

The Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan was created in the center of a ____.

• River

• Marsh

• Ocean

• Lake

Who conquered the Aztecs?

• Columbus

• Pizarro

• Cortes

• Da Gama

______ was a type of tribute used in the Inca Empire to help build the roads. 

• Devshirme system

• Mita System

• Hacienda System

• Encomienda System