Which of these were reasons for Columbus’s first voyage from Spain? Select all that apply.
to find precious metals such as gold
to see if the world was flat or round
to find the fabled New World
to find an easier route to Asia
to find precious metals such as gold
to find the fabled New World
to find an easier route to Asia
just 2
to find precious metals such as gold
to find an easier route to Asia
Which of these is an accurate comparison of the results of the Columbian Exchange?
(1 point)
Europe benefited the most because ideas from the New World sparked the Renaissance.
Both Europeans and Native Americans benefited from the trade, but the harm done to the Native Americans was greater.
Native Americans benefited greatly from European plants and animals, but it took Europe several hundred years to find value in the Americas.
Both Europeans and Native Americans found new and useful things in the exchange, but Native American foods turned out to be poisonous to many European populations.
Both Europeans and Native Americans benefited from the trade, but the harm done to the Native Americans was greater.
Which explorer is credited as being the first to circumnavigate Earth?
(1 point)
Leif Ericson
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan
What was the result of Cortes’s defeat of the Aztecs? Select all that apply.
(1 point)
Responses
The Spanish thought it brought them more wealth and power.
Cortes had lost so many soldiers in the victory that he had to wait several months for more to arrive from Spain.
The Spanish saw it as proof that they were superior to Native Americans.
The Spanish earned the respect of Native Americans.
The Spanish thought it brought them more wealth and power.
The Spanish saw it as proof that they were superior to Native Americans.
Which of the following were reasons the Spanish wanted to colonize the New World? Select all that apply.
to seek wealth
to enter the fur trade
to spread Christianity
to find new medicines