How did mercantilism influence exploration of the Americas?
Countries had exclusive rights to trade with the goods from their own colonies. The more colonies a country had, the more wealth it would accrue.
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
10
What was the Line of Demarcation?
a vertical boundary through the Atlantic and present-day Brazil
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
25
Why was Hernán Cortés one of the most successful conquistadors?
He allied with Native Americans who did not like the powerful Aztec rulers. He took advantage of Moctezuma’s belief in the return of the god Quetzalcoatl.
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
10
Why did Martin Luther accuse the Catholic Church of corruption?
The Church claimed to forgive sins in exchange for money
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
5
What is the term that means to punish, particularly because of beliefs or background
persecute
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
eraser
Reset score!
Oops!
fairy
Take points!
5
10
15
20
25
shark
Other team loses 25 points!
Okay!
banana
Go to last place!
Oops!
lifesaver
Give 5 points!
Oops!
gold
Win 50 points!
Okay!
fairy
Take points!
5
10
15
20
25
baam
Lose 15 points!
Oops!
5
What is a deadly virus that causes a high fever and small blisters on the skin?
Smallpox
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
5
What is a heretic?
a person who holds beliefs different from the teachings of the Catholic Church
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
10
What were the conquistadors looking for in North America?
cities of gold
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
10
What led to war between the Dutch and the Native Americans in 1640?
the purchase of Manhattan
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
5
Who is a viceroy?
a governor of Spain’s colonies in the Americas who represented the Spanish king and queen
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
5
Who is a conquistador?
a Spanish conqueror who sought gold and other riches in the Americas
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
10
How did Canada get its name?
from a Huron-Iroquois word meaning “village or settlement”
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
5
What do you call a person who tries to spread Christianity to others?
