Chapter 2 Review Questions pages 38-62

1. Chapter 2 Review Questionspages 38-62

2. Chapter 2 Reviewpages 38-42 • 1. Who was Marco Polo? An explorer and author. • 2. The historical period of intellectual and artistic creativity is known as the Renaissance. • 3. Which invention helped Marco Polo’s Travels gain wider circulation? Printing press • 4. From their trading post in Africa, the Portuguese traded for Gold and Slaves. • 5. Under King Mansa Musa, which city became an important center of Islamic art and learning? Timbuktu

3. Chapter 2 Reviewpages 43-49 • 1. Which explorer’s crew was the first to sail around the world? Ferdinand Magellan’s • 2. Which agreement gave Spain most of North America and South America? Treaty of Tordesillas • 3. Which explorer discovered the long-awaited eastern east route to Asia? Vasco da Gama • 4. The explorer who first sailed around the southern tip of Africa was Bartholomeu Dias. • 5. Which Portuguese prince laid the groundwork for a new era of exploration? Henry the Navigator

4. Chapter 2 Review pages 51-55 • 1. Who was the first Spaniard to land on the mainland of North America? Juan Ponce de Leon • 2. Who publicly condemned the cruel treatment of Native Americans by Spanish? Bartoleme’ de Las Casas • 3. Hernando de Soto traveled as far west as present day Oklahoma. • 4. The right granted by the Spanish government to the conquistadors that turned Native Americans into slaves was called encomienda. • 5. What are the names of the ships that Columbus had on his voyage? Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria

5. Chapter 2 Reviewpages 58-62 • 1. England, France, and Netherlands hoped to discover a Northwest passage to Asia. • 2. Which explorer’s crew found Quebec? De Champlain (French) • 3. What did the French want to establish in the Americas? A fishing and fur trade • 4. Who believed that faith rather than good deeds was the way to heaven? Martin Luther • 5. Whose voyage was used by England as the basis for its claims to North America? John Cabot (Italian)