Explorers
Which European prince sponsored many of the first European voyages during the Age of Exploration?
Prince Henry the Navigator
What environment did the Iroquois primarily live in?
Woodlands
Which was NOT a result of Columbus's voyages in Europe?
Support for democratic ideals in government
Which two countries signed the Treaty of Tordesillas?
Spain and Portugal
In what year was Tenochtitlan founded?
1325
Which explorer led the first known European expedition to Florida?
Juan Ponce de León
Which Native American group did Columbus first encounter in the Caribbean?
The Taino
What made the development of complex societies in the Americas possible?
The development of agriculture
Why did Spain first move into the North American Southwest?
In search of precious metals
What African event occurred in 1434?
The Portuguese began trading slaves.
Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec Empire?
Hernán Cortés
According to many Native American cultures, what could NOT be privately owned?
Land
What term describes Europe, Asia, and Africa before Columbus's voyages?
The Old World
What was the encomienda system?
A labor system that granted Spanish settlers the right to Native American labor.
Which happened first: Columbus's arrival in the Americas or the Incas' establishment in Cuzco?
The Inca establishment in Cuzco
Which explorer sailed around the southern tip of Africa?
Bartolomeu Dias
Which civilization founded the city of Tenochtitlan?
The Aztecs
What term describes the Western Hemisphere after European exploration?
The New World
What group replaced Native American labor after the encomienda system declined?
Enslaved Africans
Which happened first: The Aztecs migrated to the Valley of Mexico or the Portuguese began the West African slave trade?
The Aztecs migrated to the Valley of Mexico.
What motivated many Spanish explorers to travel to the Americas?
To find gold and other precious metals.
Which civilization became established in Cuzco before European arrival?
The Inca
Name one long-term effect of the Columbian Exchange
What term describes people of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry?
Mestizos
Give one reason some historians view Christopher Columbus as a hero.