Chapter 3 Review

What group of Europeans explored North America about A.D. 1000? The Vikings The Mayans The Solutreans The Spanish

How was Columbus mistaken about the lands he claimed for Spain?

What problems did Magellan’s crew face on their trip around the world?

Which Spanish explorer conquered the Aztec Empire in Mexico?

Which Spanish explorer conquered the Inca Empire in Peru?

Who was the first European explorer to explore land that became part of the U.S.? Christopher Columbus Juan Ponce de Leon Giovanni da Verrazano Amerigo Vespucci

What was Coronado searching for? The Northwest Passage The Seven Cities of Gold The Fountain of Youth The Indies

How did the Spanish Reconquista affect Columbus’s expedition?

What were some of the costs and benefits of expeditions for explorers and sponsors?

Look at the map on page 137. What is the elevation of the land where de Soto turned toward the Gulf of Mexico?

What is the elevation where the Timucua people lived?

What is the elevation at the Ozark Plateau?

A sum of money given for a specific purpose… Technology Expedition Entrepreneur Treaty Grant Conquistador Reform Mutiny

A trip taken with the goal of exploring… Technology Expedition Entrepreneur Treaty Grant Conquistador Reform Mutiny

An agreement between two or more countries… Technology Expedition Entrepreneur Treaty Grant Conquistador Reform Mutiny

To rebel against the leader of one’s group… Technology Expedition Entrepreneur Treaty Grant Conquistador Reform Mutiny

A person who sets up and runs a business… Technology Expedition Entrepreneur Treaty Grant Conquistador Reform Mutiny

The scientific knowledge or tools to make or do something… Technology Expedition Entrepreneur Treaty Grant Conquistador Reform Mutiny

A change… Technology Expedition Entrepreneur Treaty Grant Conquistador Reform Mutiny

A Spanish conqueror in the Americas… Technology Expedition Entrepreneur Treaty Grant Conquistador Reform Mutiny

Explored and claimed land for Spain in what is now the state of Florida… Vasco Nunez de Balboa Francisco Vasquez de Coronado Henry Hudson Juan Ponce de Leon Hernando de Soto

Explored the land that connects the Americas and became the first Spanish explorer to reach the Pacific Ocean… Vasco Nunez de Balboa Francisco Vasquez de Coronado Henry Hudson Juan Ponce de Leon Hernando de Soto

Explored and claimed for Spain much of what is now the southwestern United States… Vasco Nunez de Balboa Francisco Vasquez de Coronado Henry Hudson Juan Ponce de Leon Hernando de Soto

Explored and claimed for Holland much of what is now the state of New York and surrounding areas… Vasco Nunez de Balboa Francisco Vasquez de Coronado Henry Hudson Juan Ponce de Leon Hernando de Soto

Explored and claimed for Spain much of the southern half of what is now the United States… Vasco Nunez de Balboa Francisco Vasquez de Coronado Henry Hudson Juan Ponce de Leon Hernando de Soto

Columbus thought that he landed in the Indies Columbus thought that he landed in the Indies. What are 2 facts that later proved that his belief was incorrect?

Why did Columbus have to wait until after the Reconquista to start his voyage?

What were some of the costs and benefits of expeditions for explorers and their sponsors?

Why did so many Europeans want to find the Northwest Passage?

What did Verrazano, Cartier, and Hudson search for in North America? The Fountain of Youth The Indies The Northwest Passage The Seven Cities of Gold

What happened during Hudson’s last voyage? He found the Northwest Passage His crew mutinied and set him adrift at sea He returned to England with furs and other riches He set up trade routes with Asia

Which European nation sponsored Columbus’s expedition across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492? England France Portugal Spain

Which of the following was the main reason that Columbus sailed west from Europe? To find a more direct water route to Asia To set up colonies To spread the Catholic religion To discover new continents

Which empire did the army of Hernando Cortes conquer in Mexico? The Aztec The Inca The Mayan The Ancient Puebloan