Question

1. European expansion was driven by all of the following EXCEPT ____.

wealth and trade
religous zeal
political ambition
fear of African empires

2. The Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 gave Spain control of almost all of ___.

Africa
Asia
Europe
the Americas

3. The Aztec rulers of Mexico fought against the forces of which Spanish warrior?

Hernan Cortes
Francisco Pizarro
Bartolome de Las Casas
Pedro Alvares Cabral

Answer 1

1. European expansion was driven by all of the following except fear of African empires.
2. The Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 gave Spanish control of almost all of the Americas.
3. The Aztec rulers of Mexico fought against the forces of Hernan Cortes. He was famous for winning against the Aztec empire with only 500 men.