Chapter 2 Quiz 1 Flashcards
Who set foot on an island in the Americas in 1492?
Columbus (p. 28)
Who became a monk and wrote about the treatment of the American Indians?
Las Casas (pp. 30-31)
What was the name of the instrument invented by the Chinese that allowed sailors to know which direction to sail?
the compass (p. 24)
What helped sailors determine their location?
the quadrant (p. 24)
Using small triangular sails, sailors were able to ____ a ship by shifting the angle of the sails to the right or left to sail in a zigzag pattern in the wind.
tack (p. 24)
Who explored the coast of Africa for Portugal.
Dias (p. 26)
Who wanted to be the first to sail from Europe to India?
da Gama (p. 26)
What was the name of the settlement made an agreement with the Iroquois and the Hurons that established fur trading?
New France (p. 32)
Peter Styuvesant governed this place whose capital was New Amsterdam?
New Netherlands (pp. 33-34)
Who declared that the American Indians are humans with souls?
the Pope (p. 31)
