Transcript Chapter 3 Powerpoint Chapter Test Review

Chapter 3
Review
Europeans explored lands
to the west to spread
Christianity, find freedom
of religion, for wealth and
what other major reason?
Find a western path
to Asia
What did the Spaniards
discover in North America that
changed European priorities
for exploration?
Gold and silver
What two European countries
led the way initially in the
exploration and colonization of
North America?
Spain and Portugal
In 1497, John Cabot sailed to
North America from England in
search of what?
The Northwest
Passage
Spanish adventurers and
explorers that sailed to and
conquered many regions of
North and South America were
known as what?
Conquistidors
Which nation of Native
Americans in Central America,
known to practice human
sacrifice, were conquered in
1521?
Aztecs
What major Native American
nation was located in modern
day Peru (South America),
high in the Andes Mountains?
The Inca
Small European settlements in
the New World which usually
included a church, a fort, and
homes for the Europeans and
their converts were known as
what?
missions
Who stepped in between Spain
and Portugal to divide up the
New World for conquest?
Pope Alexander VI
Who led an expedition up
the Cape Fear River in NC
to establish a colony?
Lucas Vasquez de Ayllion
What was the name of the French
explorer who thought the Pamlico
Sound of NC was actually the
Pacific Ocean?
Giovanni da Verrazano
What was the name of the
Spanish Conquistador who
conquered the Inca in South
America?
Francisco Pizzaro
What was the name of the
Spanish Explorer who travelled
extensively through Southeastern
North America including Florida
and North Carolina?
Hernando De Soto
What was the name of the
Spanish Conquistador who
conquered the Aztecs in Central
America?
Hernando Cortez
Spanish Explorer who claimed
Florida for Spain and was in
search of the so-called
“Fountain of Youth”?
Ponce de Leon
The movement of things
from one hemisphere to the
other was referred to as
what?
The Columbian
Exchange
Jean Ribaut from France
established a small settlement he
named Port Royal in what modern
day US State?
South Carolina
What is considered to be the
oldest city in the United
States?
St Augustine FL
Where did Florida get its
name?
Spanish for Feast of Flowers,
named by Ponce De Leon