New Empires In The Americas
10 Questions
| Total Attempts: 277
This is a quiz about the age of exploration. It includes the explorations of Spain, Portugal, England, France and the Netherlands.
Questions and Answers
- 1.This was an invention used to help sailors navigate using the position of the stars.
- A.
Caravel
- B.
Astrolabe
- C.
Tourniquet
- 2.This was the boundary of Spain's exploration and monopoly rights.
- A.
Treaty of Tordesillas
- B.
Azores
- C.
Line of Demarcation
- 3.This gave Portugal the rights to the lands in Africa and to the lands that are now called Brazil.
- A.
Columbian exchange
- B.
Treaty of Tordesillas
- C.
Presidio
- 4.The transfer of plants, animals, diseases and technology between the Old and New World.
- A.
Columbian Exchange
- B.
Reconquista
- C.
Protestant Reformation
- 5.A town with a central plaza, church, homes and businesses.
- A.
Mission
- B.
Pueblo
- C.
Presidio
- 6.The Protestant Reformation was a movement in the Middle Ages to make a change to the Lutheran Church in Europe.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.The encomienda system allowed new settlers the right to demand that native people perform labor for the settlers.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.The conquistadores were Portugues soldiers that led military expeditions into the interior of the Americas, looking for riches and fame.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.The Northwest Passage was a route that led explorers from the Mediterranean Sea to Asia.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.The Spanish Armada attempted to overthrow Queen Elizabeth and the Anglican Church.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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