12U2 PRETEST - Early Americas and Early Age of Exploration

The Catholic Monarchs of Spain officially condoned mistreatment of the native peoples, with no punishment for any Spaniard who injured any of them.

• True

• False

T or F? The first colony of the new world was a huge success, growing into a thriving establishment to support future voyagers and colonists.

• True

• False

Some of the native groups agreed to work under Spanish authority in order to receive protection from other native groups.

• True

• False

It was standard practice during this time to put prisoners of war to work in order to help feed them.

• True

• False

Amerigo Vespucci was:

• an Italian explorer after whom America is named

• the first person to circumnavigate the globe

• the leader of the first expedition to the North Pole

• a famous Spanish conquistador

A ______________ is a Spanish or Portuguese adventurer or soldier who explored and/or conquered parts of the New World.

• conquistador

• viceroy

• missionary

• cartographer

La Noche ____________ was when Hernan Cortes and ¼ of his men were able to escape a sneak attack at night.

• Triste

• Oscura

• Feliz

• Grande

The Battle of ________________ was when the Spanish were outnumbered as the Aztecs pursued and caught them, hoping to wipe them out for good!

• Otumba

• Tlaxcala

• Cholula

• Tenochtitlan

Smallpox played a big role in the Siege of _________________, which essentially ended the Aztec Empire.

• Tenochtitlan

• Cusco

• Machu Picchu

• Cahokia

Who were the first Europeans to see the Pacific Ocean?

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa and Francisco Pizarro

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernán Cortés