WCIV: Chapter 15

Chess was one form of entertainment the Europeans had from Asia before world-wide exploration began.

True

Of the many Europeans countries that did, the German territories did NOT participate in the world-wide exploration of the fifteenth through the eighteenth centuries?

True

What part of South America did the Portuguese colonize in the 16th century?

Brazil

What role did the Muslims play in the European desire to explore the world?

Europeans hoped to find new allies for the fight against Islam

Who provided the information that compelled Europeans to increase its interaction with the Indies?

Marco Polo

Put the following events in order from the earliest (1) to the latest (5).

1. Dias rounds the southern tip of Africa 2.Treaty of Tordesillas between Spain and Portugal 3. John Cabot discovers Newfoundland 4.Pizzaro completes his conquest of the Incas of Peru 5. Battle of Lepanto

How did an African become a slave for the Europeans?

Another African tribe conquered the slave in battle and sold the person to European slave traders

How did the Spanish deal with the native religions in the Americas?

They destroyed everything related to the native religions in an effort to prevent the natives from being able to continue their beliefs.

The Battle of Lepanto:

ended Ottoman control of the Mediterranean

Which of the following was not a product that Europeans wanted from Africa?

fruit

Which of the following was NOT a factor in the Aztecs' inability to resist Spanish conquest?

the widespread belief that the end of the world was coming, and was desirable