HST 276 Week 3 Week Three Knowledge Check

1.

Columbus’s voyage of 1492 marked the

beginning of “Columbian Exchange.”

the start of destruction of native civilizations in the Americas.

rise of Spain to a major political role in Europe.

All of these answers are correct.

Concept: EXPERIENCE OF VARIOUS PEOPLES IN THE AGE OF DISCOVERY

Materials on the concept

• Conquest of the Aztecs and the Incas
• Conquest and Exploitation: The Development of the Transatlantic Economy

2.

Spanish conquest in the Americas during the 15th to 19th centuries resulted in

economic dominance for the home country.

the decimation of Native American civilizations.

the influx of large amounts of gold and silver into Europe.

All of these answers are correct.

3.

Why were the Spanish able to conquer the Aztecs?

European diseases decimated native American tribes.

The Spanish military technology was superior.

There were insurrections among Aztec subject peoples.

All of these answers are correct.

Concept: CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE AGE OF DISCOVERY

Materials on the concept

• The Northern Renaissance
• The Portuguese Chart the Course

4.

The European voyages of discovery primarily originated with

competition between the Protestant and Catholic churches.

competition for the riches of the spice trade.

competition to create larger empires as a mark of power.

competition to break the power of European nobility.

5.

Johann Gutenberg invented printing with movable type around 1450 in the German city of

Heidelberg

Mainz.

Leipzig

Erfurt