The American Republic To 1877

Chapter 2: Exploring the Americas

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)Askíya 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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