Lesson 1
Prince Henry started a school for _______.
a. rulers
b. merchants
c. traders
d. sailors
d. sailors
Christopher Columbus was trying to get to ___________________ by sailing west.
a. the New World
b. Spain
c. the Indies
d. Africa
c. the Indies
What was the capital of the Inca Empire?
a. Cuzco
b. Cajamarce
c. Panama City
d. Quito
a. Cuzco
A __________ is a person who makes their living from buying and selling goods, or sometimes trading their goods.
a. profit
b. barter
c. merchant
d. navigation
c. merchant
Christopher Columbus prepared for his ___________ by making sure the ships had supplies.
expedition
colony
Columbian Exchange
expedition
__________ were the first Europeans to reach North America.
a. The Portuguese
b. Muslims
c. The Spanish
d. The Norse
d. The Norse
Where did Columbus first land?
a. South America
b. North America
c. San Salvador
d. Hispaniola
c. San Salvador
Other than disease, what caused the Native American deaths in New Spain?
a. freezing temperatures
b. warfare with enslaved Africans
c. life in the maroon communities
d. being overworked
d. being overworked
The goal of running a business is to earn ____________.
profit
merchant
barter
navigation
profit
One example of the _______________ is the transfer of horses from Europe to the Americas.
expedition
colony
Columbian Exchange
Columbian Exchange
Traders went to West Africa to ________________.
a. go to war with African kingdoms
b. become hunter-gatherers
c. do business with wealthy African kingdoms
d. learn new languages
c. do business with wealthy African kingdoms
Many Native Americans died because of _________ brought by Europeans.
a. diseases
b. farming methods
c. ploughs
c. wheat
a. diseases
Which of the following helped the Spanish conquer the Inca Empire?
a. The Spaniards outnumbered the Inca.
b. Horses gave the Spanish an advantage.
c. The Inca did not know how to fight.
d. The Inca Empire had no leader.
b. Horses gave the Spanish an advantage.
Some traders _______ their goods for other goods.
profit
merchant
barter
navigation
barter
_____________ means conqueror in Spanish.
Conquistador
empire
expedition
Conquistador
When Muslim rulers closed off the land route to Asia, Europeans started to sail around Africa which began __________________.
a. Portuguese trade in Africa
b. the trade route between Europe and Asia
c. Muslim trade in West Africa
d. exploration of the African coastline
c. Muslim trade in West Africa
What direction had European traders normally gone to get to Asia?
a. west
b. east
c. north
d. south
b. east
The rulers gave ______, or large areas of land to loyal colonists.
a. La Florida
b. encomiendas
c. Indios
d.conquistadors
b. encomiendas
Sailors use _______ to figure out the direction the ship is going and follow routes at sea.
a. profit
b. merchant
c. barter
d. navigation
d. navigation
The Inca __________ was a large area with different groups controlled by one ruler.
Conquistador
empire
expedition
Columbian Exchange
empire
What caused Europeans to try to search for a new trade route to Asia?
a. The Portuguese sent ships along the coast of Africa.
b. They knew that sailing around Africa would be easy.
c. Muslim rulers closed the trade route between Europe and Asia.
d. They wanted to control the African continent.
c. Muslim rulers closed the trade route between Europe and Asia.
What idea did Columbus's voyage prove wrong?
a. the Earth is flat
b. the Earth is square
c. the Earth is round
d. the Earth is triangular
a. the Earth is flat
Bartolome de Las Casas was a famous _________.
a. explorer
b. king
c. Native American
d. missionary
d. missionary
Hispaniola became a Spanish___________, or settlement far from the country that rules it.
expedition
colony
Columbian Exchange
colony
The Spanish ____________ came to South America to persuade people to accept new religious beliefs.
frontier
missionary
enslave
mestizo
missionary