Chapter 2- Section 1&2 Quiz

Question 0

Goals of early explorers:

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English, Dutch, and French- Find a passage to Asia.

Portuguese- Find a water route around Africa to India.

Question 1

Causes of the Age of Exploration

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The search for wealth.

The Renaissance awoken a spirit of discovery and innovation in Europe.

Question 2

Contrasting Economies:

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New France- based on fish and fur trading.

Spanish- based largely on the mining of gold and silver.

Question 3

Astrolabe

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Sailors used this to calculate their location based on the position of the sun and stars in relation to the horizon.

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Compass

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Let sailors know at any time which direction was north.

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Caravel

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A new type of ship that was light and fast and highly maneuverable. It had a rear rudder and a lateen sail.

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Portugal

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The first country to launch large-scale voyages of exploration. Prince Henry (The Navigator) established a court for navigators and others interested in exploration.

Question 7

Bartolomeu Dias

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Became the first European to attempt to sail around the southern tip of Africa.

Question 8

Vasco de Gama

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The first European to reach India by sailing around the Cape of Good Hope.

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Pedro Cabral

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Claimed Brazil for Portugal.

Question 10

Columbus

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Italian sailor who believed he had reached the Asian islands known as the Indies when he reached the Caribbean islands.

Question 11

Amerigo Vespucci

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Explorer that concluded that the land discovered by Columbus was not part of Asia, but a new land.

Question 12

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

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First European to lead an expedition that reached the Pacific Ocean.

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Ferdinand Magellan

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His crew was the first to circumnavigate, or sail around the globe.

Question 14

John Cabot

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Believed he had reached Asia but had instead reached the Atlantic coast of what is now Canada.

Question 15

Sir Francis Drake

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An English sea captain who was the first to successfully circumnavigate the globe.

Question 16

Encomienda System

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Spanish colonization of the America’s resulted in the deaths of millions of Native Americans from overwork, epidemic diseases (smallpox), and mistreatment on encomiendas. This resulted in planters turning to African slaves who were immune to European diseases.

Question 17

Hernan Cortes

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A Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztec Empire with the help of some Native Americans because the Aztecs were unpopular with those they had conquered.

Question 18

Moctezuma (the second)

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Aztec emperor at the time of the Spanish arrival in Mexico.

Question 19

Francisco Pizarro

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Led an expedition to Peru and conquered the Inca Empire.

Question 20

Viceroys

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Officials chosen by the Spanish king to rule large areas of his American holdings.

Question 21

Samuel de Champlain

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Founded Quebec.

Question 22

New Amsterdam

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Dutch colony that later became New York City after the English took control.

Question 23

Jamestown.

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English colony in Virginia settled by people intending to make their fortunes by finding gold and silver.

Question 24

Plymouth

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English colony started by the Pilgrims.

Question 25

French and Indian War

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A conflict in North America between the French and British Empires. (Each side had their own alliances with various Native Americans.)

Question 26

Compare an contrast the two english colonies (Jamestown and Plymouth)

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Similarities: Jamestown and Plymouth are both English colonies located on the east coast.
Differences: Plymouth was founded for religious reasons and Jamestown was founded for money.