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Josh Snyder
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Which explorer is associated with the exploration of the Cape of Good Hope?
Dias
Columbus
Cabot
Verazzano
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What two things did the Europeans want when the began exploring?
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Name the 3 factors that led to European Exploration?
God, Gold, Glory
God, Country, Crown
Silver, Religious Freedom, Fishing
God, Gold, Grains
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Drag and Drop
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Multiple Choice
Who was the first explorer to find a direct sea route to Asia by going around Africa to India?
Christopher Columbus
Bartholomeu Dias
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
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The southern coast of West Africa was known as the
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Open Ended
Explain how Portugal was able to dominate the spice trade in Asia.
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Multiple Select
Which of the following statements about Christopher Columbus are correct?(3)
He sailed westward to reach Asia.
He reached Cuba and Hispaniola.
He was the first to circumnavigate the world.
He explored all major Caribbean islands and Honduras.
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Multiple Choice
Who was the first explorer to circumnavigate the world?
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Bartholomeu Dias
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Multiple Choice
What was the purpose of the Treaty of Tordesillas?
To divide unexplored lands between Portugal and Spain
To end a war between France and England
To establish trade routes to Asia
To convert indigenous people to Christianity
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Explain how the Treaty of Tordesillas and the Line of Demarcation affected the exploration and colonization of the Americas.
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How did the Pope prevent Spain and Portugal from fighting over newly discovered lands?
By creating the Line of Demarcation
By sending armies to both countries
By giving all lands to Spain
By refusing to recognize any discoveries
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Amerigo Vespucci's letters describing new lands helped lead to the naming of
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Which of the following explorers is correctly matched with their achievement?
John Cabot - Explored the coastline of New England
Amerigo Vespucci - Explored the Mississippi River
Samuel de Champlain - Conquered the Aztecs
Hernán Cortés - Founded Quebec
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Multiple Select
Which of the following were goals of the Spanish conquistadors in the New World? (3)
To find gold
To claim land
To spread Christianity
To establish democracy
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Multiple Choice
Who led the Spanish forces that marched to Tenochtitlan and made alliances with city-states along the way?
Hernan Cortes
Francisco Pizarro
Montezuma
Christopher Columbus
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Which of the following factors contributed to the Spanish advantage over the Aztecs during their conquest? (2)
Use of firearms and steel swords
Alliances with city-states
Aztec immunity to European diseases
Spanish knowledge of the terrain
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Open Ended
Explain how the Spanish were able to expand their control to all of Mexico after the fall of Tenochtitlan.
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The Aztec had no natural immunity to European diseases such as
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Who led the conquest of the Inca Empire in South America?
Francisco Pizarro
Hernan Cortes
Montezuma
Atahualpa
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Discuss the impact of European rivals, such as the English and Dutch, on Spanish and Portuguese colonial ambitions in the Americas.
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How did the explorations by different European countries during the Age of Exploration shape the modern world?
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