Chapter 3 Lesson 1
Why did the Chinese stop their voyages of exploration?
Which invention helped sailors steer without seeing the sun or stars?
the compass
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella paid for Columbus's voyage because they hoped he would find what?
riches, such as gold.
When Cortes and the conquistadors arrived in Mexico, the Aztecs
controlled a huge empire and lived in a city bigger than any in Europe
What did the Spanish build to protect their colonies?
Presidios
The silk Road connected Europe and
China
Why did Prince Henry of Portugal start a school of navigation?
He wanted to encourage explorers
Where did Columbus land after he sailed west across the Atlantic Ocean?
the Bahamas
Which of the following helped Cortes defeat Moctezuma?
other Indian nations
Spanish settlers imported enslave Africans because...
they needed workers to replace the American Indians who died
Marco Polo saw new inventions in China, such as...
The Portugese named the tip of Africa...
The Cape of Good Hope
In the Columbian Exchange, what did Columbus take back to Europe from the Americas?
potatoes
After Cortes, Spain sent explorers to Central and South America in search of what?
gold
How did the Spanish colonists treat the American Indians?
they forced American Indians to work on farms in mines
Timbuktu was the central trading city in...
On which oceans did Vasco da Gama sail to reach India?
the Atlantic and Indian
Which explorer claimed a large part of South America for Portugal in 1500?
Pedro Alvarez Cabral
Which Spanish explorer in the Southwest in 1540?
Coronado
What did Bartolome de las Casas speak against?
the bad treatment of American Indians
What area did merchants have to cross to get from Tripli to Gao
the Sahara desert
In which direction did Vasco da Gama sail when he went from Portugal to India?
south and east
How many years after Balboa reached the Pacific Ocean did Magellan begin his voyage?
six years later
Ponce de Leon claimed Florida
before Cortes conquered the Aztecs
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
the Spanish government gave American Indians good jobs