U.S. History Module 1 LUOA Question
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What were the contributing factors to West Exploration? - correct answer 1. Steady
population growth after 1450 which caused a greater demmand for land
2. Increased income which made more demand for luxury items, but they did not want
to go through muslim territory
3. Centralization of Authority
4. Technological and intellectual advances
5. Religion warfare and spread
Who were the middlemen in eastern trade? - correct answer The Ottomans, and the
Venetians
Which strong monarchs rose to power? - correct answer France: Louis XI 1461-1483
England: The Tudors 1485
Portugal: John II and Manuel I
Spain: uniting of two kingdoms Aragon and Castille 1469
What was the Geographia? - correct answer A book written in the second century that
was translated in Latin describing all the discoveries and beliefs ancient geographers
recorded. This was recovered during the Crusades.
Who invented the movable printing press? - correct answer Johannes Gutenberg
Who developed the caravel? - correct answer Portuguese
What are some other developments? - correct answer 1. The log line
2. The compass
3. The astrolabe
4. The quadrant
5. The traverse board
When/howdid the Protestant reformation begin? - correct answer October 31, 1517,
but really prior to that. It started when Martin Luther posted his Ninety Five theses on
the door of Wittenberg Castle
Who created the Church of England? - correct answer Henry VIII
Which act named Henry VIII and all other monarchs the head of the church and the
state? - correct answer The act of Supremacy in 1534
Who expanded the Lutheran faith in France and Switzerland? - correct answer John
Calvin
, Who was Columbus supported by? - correct answer Spain
When/what was Columbus's first voyage? - correct answer 1492 on the Nina, the
Pinta, and the Santa Maria. At 33 days, they landed in the Bahamas, and eventually into
Cuba. But on Christmas Eve, the Santa Maria was damaged, having the voyagers stay
in a near by village.
Which Indians helped Columbus and his crew on Christmas Eve? - correct answer
The Arawak Indians
Which village became the first Spanish settlement, but quickly was destroyed, having to
rename it what? - correct answer La Navidad, renaming it later Hispaniola in 1493
when Columbus returned for his second time.
The second voyage of Columbus: - correct answer In 1493, taking 17 ships and 1500
colonists. This is where he had to re-establish La Navidad (now Hispaniola) and
explored the Caribbean as well.
Columbus's 3rd and 4th voyages: - correct answer 1498-1502 (Caribbean to South
America), 1502-1504 (Central America) primarily voyages of exploration.
Amerigo Vespucci - correct answer A Florentine navigator who was an agent for
Spain. Received primary credit for the discovery of the new world.
Treaty of Alcacobaca - correct answer Gave Portugal the monopoly of trade
(settlement in west Africa and Atlantic islands except the Canaries)
Treaty of Tordesillas 1493-1494 - correct answer Spanish rule west of the imaginary
line 100 (soon changed to 370 by the request of John II of Portugal) leagues west of the
Azores and Cape Verde Islands
New Spain territory: - correct answer Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, northern
South America
Who conquered Mexico? - correct answer Hernando Cortez 1519-1521
Who conquered the Incas and Peru? - correct answer Francisco Pizarro 1531-1534
Who discovered Florida? - correct answer Ponce de Leon 1512
Who sailed the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico? - correct answer Alonzo de
Pineda 1519
Who accounted the 7 cities of gold? - correct answer Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
and answer already passed 2023
What were the contributing factors to West Exploration? - correct answer 1. Steady
population growth after 1450 which caused a greater demmand for land
2. Increased income which made more demand for luxury items, but they did not want
to go through muslim territory
3. Centralization of Authority
4. Technological and intellectual advances
5. Religion warfare and spread
Who were the middlemen in eastern trade? - correct answer The Ottomans, and the
Venetians
Which strong monarchs rose to power? - correct answer France: Louis XI 1461-1483
England: The Tudors 1485
Portugal: John II and Manuel I
Spain: uniting of two kingdoms Aragon and Castille 1469
What was the Geographia? - correct answer A book written in the second century that
was translated in Latin describing all the discoveries and beliefs ancient geographers
recorded. This was recovered during the Crusades.
Who invented the movable printing press? - correct answer Johannes Gutenberg
Who developed the caravel? - correct answer Portuguese
What are some other developments? - correct answer 1. The log line
2. The compass
3. The astrolabe
4. The quadrant
5. The traverse board
When/howdid the Protestant reformation begin? - correct answer October 31, 1517,
but really prior to that. It started when Martin Luther posted his Ninety Five theses on
the door of Wittenberg Castle
Who created the Church of England? - correct answer Henry VIII
Which act named Henry VIII and all other monarchs the head of the church and the
state? - correct answer The act of Supremacy in 1534
Who expanded the Lutheran faith in France and Switzerland? - correct answer John
Calvin
, Who was Columbus supported by? - correct answer Spain
When/what was Columbus's first voyage? - correct answer 1492 on the Nina, the
Pinta, and the Santa Maria. At 33 days, they landed in the Bahamas, and eventually into
Cuba. But on Christmas Eve, the Santa Maria was damaged, having the voyagers stay
in a near by village.
Which Indians helped Columbus and his crew on Christmas Eve? - correct answer
The Arawak Indians
Which village became the first Spanish settlement, but quickly was destroyed, having to
rename it what? - correct answer La Navidad, renaming it later Hispaniola in 1493
when Columbus returned for his second time.
The second voyage of Columbus: - correct answer In 1493, taking 17 ships and 1500
colonists. This is where he had to re-establish La Navidad (now Hispaniola) and
explored the Caribbean as well.
Columbus's 3rd and 4th voyages: - correct answer 1498-1502 (Caribbean to South
America), 1502-1504 (Central America) primarily voyages of exploration.
Amerigo Vespucci - correct answer A Florentine navigator who was an agent for
Spain. Received primary credit for the discovery of the new world.
Treaty of Alcacobaca - correct answer Gave Portugal the monopoly of trade
(settlement in west Africa and Atlantic islands except the Canaries)
Treaty of Tordesillas 1493-1494 - correct answer Spanish rule west of the imaginary
line 100 (soon changed to 370 by the request of John II of Portugal) leagues west of the
Azores and Cape Verde Islands
New Spain territory: - correct answer Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, northern
South America
Who conquered Mexico? - correct answer Hernando Cortez 1519-1521
Who conquered the Incas and Peru? - correct answer Francisco Pizarro 1531-1534
Who discovered Florida? - correct answer Ponce de Leon 1512
Who sailed the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico? - correct answer Alonzo de
Pineda 1519
Who accounted the 7 cities of gold? - correct answer Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
