FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT COLUMBUS EXAM

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT COLUMBUS EXAM

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Question 1: Why was trade with Asia so important to European nations?

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Asia had highly prized goods that Europe didn't have.

Question 2: Why did European merchants eventually seek a sea route to Asia?

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European merchants were heavily taxed by the Ottoman Empire.Question 3: How did Columbus react after he reached Hispaniola on his second voyage and found that his men had been killed by American Indians?

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He forced the American Indians to look for gold Question 4: Catholic priests were some of the harshest critics of Columbus because

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Columbus enslaved American Indians.

Question 5: What did Columbus promise to do for Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain when they agreed to fund his voyages?

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to give them ownership of all spices he found Question 6: What did Columbus name the island where he and his first crew landed?

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Hispaniola Question 7: How did Columbus hurt his relationship with the American Indians of Hispaniola during his first voyage to the Americas?

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He brought several of them back to Spain.Question 8: Like many other Europeans, Columbus did not believe there were any land masses

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between Europe and Asia.Question 9: What motivated Christopher Columbus to find a shorter and more efficient sea route to Asia?

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the promise of wealth Question 10: Which statement best explains how the Catholic Church benefited from the journeys Columbus made to the Americas? The Catholic Church

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gained followers by forcibly converting American Indians.Question 11: In 1492, Portuguese explorers believed they could get to Asia more quickly by

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sailing around the southern tip of Africa.Question 12: Which of the following goods did Europeans receive in trade from Asia in 1492?

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spices

Question 13: The primary goal of Columbus's second voyage to the Americas was

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to find gold.Question 14: Despite the reports Columbus gave Ferdinand and Isabella of finding great riches, he mostly found

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plants and animals.Question 15: Prior to 1497, how were goods transported from India and China to Europe?

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by a land route through central Asia Question 16: Although Columbus did not actually find riches or a sea route to Asia, his voyages

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extended Spain's power.