Chapter 2:
Exploring the Americas
1.
The period of intellectual and artistic creativity in Europe is known as the __________.
a.
Restoration
b.
Reformation
c.
Demarcation
d.
Renaissance
2.
A vast trading empire developed in West Africa between 400 and 1100. It was __________.
a.
Ghana
b.
Songhai
c.
Mali
d.
Morocco
3.
Mali’s greatest king was __________.
a.
Timbuktu
b.
Mansa Musa
c.
Askiya Muhammad
d.
Almoravid
4.
The first European explorer to reach India by sailing around the Cape of Good Hope was __________.
a.
Bartholomeu Dias
b.
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
c.
Vasco da Gama
d.
Henry the Navigator
5.
Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition was the first to __________.
a.
discover a Northwest Passage
b.
circumnavigate the globe
c.
explore Florida
d.
seek the Seven Cities of Cibola
6.
The conquistador who conquered the Aztec was __________.
a.
Hernán Cortés
b.
Juan Ponce de León
c.
Francisco Pizarro
d.
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
7.
A presidio was a __________.
a.
mission
b.
town
c.
fort
d.
farm
8.
Bartolomé de Las Casas pleaded for laws to protect __________.
a.
English colonists
b.
Native Americans
c.
enslaved Africans
d.
insulares
9.
According to the theory of mercantilism, a nation’s power was based on __________.
a.
the size of its population
b.
the extent of its territory
c.
its type of government
d.
its wealth
10.
The European country that first settled Manhattan Island was __________.
a.
France
b.
England
c.
the Netherlands
d.
Spain
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