ch. 13

Question 1

who’s coronation began the modern nation of France

in what year was this?

Answer 1

Hugh Capet

987

Question 2

who was the first king to place his position above the nobles; he accompanied Richard in the Crusade of Kings

Answer 2

Phillip II

Question 3

what king made France the most powerful nation in Europe

Answer 3

Louis IX

Question 4

who argued with Boniface VIII over power in France and arrested Boniface

Answer 4

Philip IV

Question 5

What began from the arrest of Boniface VIII

Answer 5

“Babylonian Captivity of the Papacy”

Question 6

France’s version of Parliament; Philip IV created this group to gain support against the Pope

Answer 6

Estates-General

Question 7

what peninsula is Spain and Portugal located on

Answer 7

Iberian Peninsula

Question 8

Rome conquered Carthage and named this region _________

Answer 8

Hispania

Question 9

Muslims from North Africa who took control of Hispania

Answer 9

Moors

Question 10

war led by Spanish kingdoms to reconquer the Moors

Answer 10

Reconquista

Question 11

what two people sponsored Christopher Columbus’s voyage (they also united Aragon and Castille)

Answer 11

Ferdinand and Isabella

Question 12

attempt to destroy Protestant heretics in Spain

Answer 12

Spanish Inquisition

Question 13

ancient Roman name for Portugal; foremost nation in the Age of Exploration

Answer 13

Lusitania

Question 14

Under who’s leadership did Portugal become independent; made Lisbon his capital

Answer 14

Alfonso Henriques

Question 15

king of Portugal during its greatest days of glory

Answer 15

John I

Question 16

italian explorer who travelled into the Far East during the 1200s; his stories sparked a desire to trade with these nations

Answer 16

Marco Polo

Question 17

who started a school for navigation and exploration

Answer 17

Prince Henry the Navigator

Question 18

who sailed the southern portion of Africa (the Cape of Good Hope)

Answer 18

Bartolomeu Dias

Question 19

who sailed around Africa to India and was the first European to reach the Far East by sea

Answer 19

Vasco de Gama

Question 20

who desired a western route to the Indies, gained funding from Spain, and eventually made it to San Salvador (Bahamas) on October 12, 1492

Answer 20

Christopher Columbus

Question 21

what were the three ships that were used for Christopher Columbus’s voyage

Answer 21

Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria

Question 22

Italian sailor after whom America is named

Answer 22

Amerigo Vespucci

Question 23

what tribe did Columbus first encounter in the New World

Answer 23

the Arawak tribe

Question 24

first great civilization of the western hemisphere

Answer 24

Mayas

Question 25

most important civilization in South America what was their capital

Answer 25

Incas Cuzco

Question 26

most powerful North American Empire at the beginning of the Age of Exploration what was their capital

Answer 26

Aztecs Tenochtitlan

Question 27

means "conquerors" (in Spain)

Answer 27

conquistadors

Question 28

who led the first Spanish landing in North America and searched for the fountain of youth in Florida

Answer 28

Ponce de Leon

Question 29

who discovered the Pacific Ocean

Answer 29

Vasco de Balboa

Question 30

who was the first to circumnavigate the globe (3 year voyage around the world)

Answer 30

Ferdinand Magellan

Question 31

who conquered the Aztecs and their powerful leader Montezuma II

Answer 31

Hernando Cortez

Question 32

who conquered the Incas of Peru

Answer 32

Francisco Pizarro

Question 33

who discovered the Grand Canyon

Answer 33

Francisco Coronado

Question 34

who discovered the Mississippi River

Answer 34

Hernando de Soto

Question 35

who explored the coast of California

Answer 35

Juan Cabrillo

Question 36

drawn by Pope Alexander VI to end the exploration rivalry between Spain and Portugal

Answer 36

Line of Demarcation

Question 37

who claimed Brazil for Portugal

Answer 37

Pedro Cabral

Question 38

who explored the East Coast of North America

Answer 38

Giovanni de Verrazano

Question 39

who discovered the St. Lawrence river

Answer 39

Jacques Cartier

Question 40

who was the first modern explorer to reach the North American mainland

Answer 40

John Cabot

Question 41

gave England major claim to territory in the New World

Answer 41

Newfoundland

Question 42

what group of people is France named for

Answer 42

the Franks