Europeans Set Sail
Europeans Reach the Americas
Spain Builds an Empire
The Race for Empires
Random Module 2 Questions
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These people were the first to attempt to colonize in the New World.

Who were the Vikings?

100

This was how Columbus' men knew land was near.

What is they saw birds and floating branches?

100

This is who the Spanish wanted to settle in the New World.

Who are Christians?

100
These were reasons Martin Luther criticized the Catholic Church.

What is the church was too wealthy and abused its power?

100

The city located in the viceroyalty of Peru was this.

What is Lima?

200

This was the result of Portugal's explorations.

What is Portugal started the Atlantic slave trade?

200

This is the definition of the Columbian Exchange.

What is the movement of plants, animals, and diseases between hemispheres?

200

The encomienda system did this.

What is tax local Native Americans or make them work. 

200

This was the type of trade France used in the New World.

What is fur?

200

The British mostly claimed land where in the New World.

What is North America?

300

This explorer was actually able to reach India.

Who was De Gama?

300

This man was the first to circumnavigate the globe.

Who is Ferdinand Magellan?

300

The reasons Cortes was able to claim an easy victory over the Aztec was this.

What is Spaniards had superior weapons, got the enemies of the Aztec to help them, and brought small pox to the Americas?
300

This was whom the Spanish tried to overthrow during the Spanish Armada.

Who was Queen Elizabeth I?

300

This is where Columbus actually thought he landed.

What is Asia?

400

Two main reasons for exploration in the 1500's were.

What is bypassing the merchants who had a trade monopoly and converting Natives to Christianity?

400

This was the positive effect of the Columbian Exchange. This was the negative effect of the Columbian Exchange.

What is new plants and animals were brought between hemispheres? 

What is diseases were brought between hemispheres?

400

The Treaty of Tordesillas gave more land to this country.

What is Portugal?

400

Tell whether a Northwest Passage existed. Then say why so many countries sent explorers to look for it.

What is it did not exist? Many countries wanted to find a shorter way from Europe to the Pacific.
400

This man was ruler of the Aztec tribe when Cortes arrived.

Who was Montezuma II?

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This man wrote a book about his exciting travels around the world.

Who is Marco Polo?

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On this voyage Columbus reached the mainland of Central America.

What is the fourth?

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This man issued the Line of Demarcation. Explain its purpose. Was it fair? How was the issue solved. What would you have done?

Who is Pope Alexander VI? It was to divide the land in the new world between Spain and Portugal. It was not fair, Spain got more land. The Treaty of Tordesillas was issued to give Portugal about 800 miles more land. OPINION!!!

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The winner of the Spanish Armada was this country. They won because of this. Two problems that developed for Spain were these. This was the reason King Philip II wanted to rid England of Protestants.

Who were the English?

What was because they had smaller, fastger ships?

What were England would remain Protestant and other nations would challenge Spain?

King Phillip felt Catholics should rule the world.

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This is what Martin Luther started when he rebelled against the Catholic Church.

What is the Protestant Reformation?

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