Noble, Western Civilization: The Continuing Experiment, 4e Thomas F. X. Noble, University of Virginia Barry S. Strauss, Cornell University Duane J. Osheim, University of Virginia Kristen B. Neuschel, Duke University William B. Cohen, Indiana University David D. Roberts, University of Georgia Rachel G. Fuchs, Arizona State University
Chapter 13:
European Overseas Expansion to 1600 Review Questions
How much did Europeans know about the lands beyond Christendom before 1492?
What motivated the expansion of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?
Where did the Portuguese concentrate their efforts at exploration in the
fifteenth century? Why? What were their goals?
What arguments did Columbus employ to convince Ferdinand and Isabella to finance his voyage? Was he able to live up to the promises he made?
Describe the Americas before the arrival of Europeans. What conditions made
American societies vulnerable to European invaders?
Describe the relationship between the Spanish government and Spanish subjects
in the Americas. What steps did the government take to control the actions
of its subjects?
What were the most important elements in the Columbian exchange? What were the most important consequences of this exchange?
