Chapter 2 Review

What was the MAIN reason the Spanish Crown established the encomienda system? A to reward settlers for bringing the Crown so much wealth B to entice settlers to convert the local people to Christianity C to give the settlers an incentive to practice slavery D to ensure settlers’ land remained the property of the Crown

A to reward settlers for bringing the Crown so much wealth

Who discovered the Western sea- route to Asia? A Amerigo Vespucci B Ferdinand Magellan C Vasco Núñez de Balboa D Giovanni da Verrazano

B Ferdinand Magellan

Which Spaniard led the downfall of the Incan Empire? A Hernando de Soto B Francisco Pizarro C Juan Ponce de Léon D Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

B Francisco Pizarro

Which of the following documents gave settlers permission to start a colony? A a deed B a title C a lease D a charter

Which of the following was a MAJOR advantage that Hernándo Cortés’ men had over the Aztec warriors? A They had control of the capital city. B They had light body armor to protect themselves. C They had boots on their feet rather than sandals. D They had guns rather than bows and arrows.

The Columbian Exchange had deadly effects, such as A bringing the bubonic plague and the Black Death to Florence. B spreading measles, smallpox, and typhus throughout Europe. C infecting American Indians with new and deadly diseases. D robbing American Indians of corn, tomatoes, tobacco, and cocoa.

C infecting American Indians with new and deadly diseases.

Why did the Spanish start shipping and bringing enslaved Africans to their colony New Spain in the Americas after 1510? A They knew they could resell the slaves at a profit. B They were forced to do so by a decree from the Spanish Crown. C They had exhausted the local population of American Indian slaves. D They started farming large plantations and needed more workers.

C They had exhausted the local population of American Indian slaves.

Who began a school of navigation to help teach sailors better methods of sailing, even though he wasn’t really a sailor? A Christopher Columbus B Prince Henry C King Ferdinand D Leif Eriksson

B Prince Henry

Which of the following Vikings accidently led their first expedition to the North American continent, because they were blown off course? A Erik the Red B Leif Eriksson C Alaric the Terrible D Brett Farve

B Leif Eriksson

Which Portuguese explorer led an expedition down the western coast of Africa and continued on around the southern tip to Calicut, India in July 1497? A Vasco da Gama B Christopher Columbus C Ferdinand Magellan D Bartolomeu Dias

A Vasco da Gama

Which of the following was the PRIMARY thing that Christopher Columbus was trying to accomplish on his journeys west? A trying to reach the Philippines by sailing West B trying to reach Asia by sailing West C trying to reach the Middle East by sailing West D trying to reach the America’s by sailing West

B trying to reach Asia by sailing West

Who was the Portuguese navigator that led the first expedition that ended up sailing all the way around the Earth by water? A Ferdinand Magellan B Christopher Columbus C Vasco da Gama D Hernando de Soto

A Ferdinand Magellan

What was the term for a transfer of goods, diseases, plants and animals from Europe to the Americas and back? A African Diaspora B Triangular Trade C Benengia Pangea D Columbian Exchange

Which of the following was NOT a reason why the Aztec and Inca were defeated by the Spanish? A. Superior intelligence by the Spanish leaders B. Spanish alliances with the enemies of the Aztec and Inca C. Spanish steel armor and superior weapons such as guns D. the bringing of European diseases such as smallpox that they were not immune

A. Superior intelligence by the Spanish leaders

What are large farms that grow primarily just one kind of crop for profit called? A Plantation B Estate C Ranch D Abomination

A Plantation

Who was the German monk that criticized the Catholic Church in 1517 starting a movement to correct problems in the Church? A St. Francis of Assisi B Martin Luther C Thomas of Aquinas D Pope Alexander VI

B Martin Luther

What was the religious movement that began in small German towns, but quickly spread to most of Europe? A Crusades B Great Awakening C Renaissance D Reformation

What was the invention that allowed for books to be copied by machine, instead of by hand and allowed many more books to be made thus helping the spread of ideas? A Telegraph B Astrolabe C Caravel D Printing Press

What was the mythical all-water route through North America that would allow ships to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean known as? A North American Thoroughfare B Northern River Path C Northwest Passage D Northwestern Canal

C Northwest Passage

What explorer’s book inspired many Europeans to want to learn more about Asia and its surrounding areas? A John Cabot B Christopher Columbus C Amerigo Vespucci D Marco Polo

Who began the colony of New Netherland in 1624? A Dutch B French C Italians D English

A Dutch

All of the following were diseases that Europeans had built up resistance to, but killed many Native Americans when they came to North America during exploration EXCEPT A Typhus B Small Pox C Measles D Black Death

What was the name of the horrible voyage that enslaved Africans made to the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean aboard slave ships called? A Triangular Trade B Middle Passage C Slave Mission D Terrible Journey

B Middle Passage

What is the name of the forced removal of people from Africa or the scattering of a people called? A Middle Passage B Black Death C African Diaspora D Immigration of Slaves

C African Diaspora

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