1. Chapter 3 Review

2. 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

3. What did the Spaniards discover in North America that changed European priorities for exploration? Gold and silver

4. What two European countries led the way initially in the exploration and colonization of North America ? Spain and Portugal

5. In 1497, John Cabot sailed to North America from England in search of what? The Northwest Passage

6. Spanish adventurers and explorers that sailed to and conquered many regions of North and South America were known as what ? Conquistidors

7. Which nation of Native Americans in Central America, known to practice human sacrifice, were conquered in 1521? Aztecs

8. What major Native American nation was located in modern day Peru (South America), high in the Andes Mountains? The Inca

9. 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

10. Who stepped in between Spain and Portugal to divide up the New World for conquest? Pope Alexander VI

11. Who led an expedition up the Cape Fear River in NC to establish a colony? Lucas Vasquez de Ayllion

12. What was the name of the French explorer who thought the Pamlico Sound of NC was actually the Pacific Ocean? Giovanni da Verrazano

13. What was the name of the Spanish Conquistador who conquered the Inca in South America? Francisco Pizzaro

14. What was the name of the Spanish Explorer who travelled extensively through Southeastern North America including Florida and North Carolina ? Hernando De Soto

15. What was the name of the Spanish Conquistador who conquered the Aztecs in Central America? Hernando Cortez

16. Spanish Explorer who claimed Florida for Spain and was in search of the so-called “Fountain of Youth”? Ponce de Leon

17. The movement of things from one hemisphere to the other was referred to as what? The Columbian Exchange

18. Jean Ribaut from France established a small settlement he named Port Royal in what modern day US State ? South Carolina

19. What is considered to be the oldest city in the United States? St Augustine FL

20. Where did Florida get its name? Spanish for Feast of Flowers, named by Ponce De Leon