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Question 2 (3 points)PLZZZZZZZ NEED HELP WILL MARK BRAILIEST AND 100 POINTS Why did Columbus believe he had reached Asia when he had actually traveled less than halfway there?Question 2 options:The compass hadn't been invented yet.He met people who spoke Arabic.There was no accurate way to determine latitudeColumbus believed the earth was smaller than it actually was.Question 3 (3 points) What statement best describes The Colombian Exchange?Question 3 options:a movement of people from the Americas to Europea movement of silk, gold and spices to Europea movement of goods and people from Europe to the Americas and back again.a movement of goods from Africa to the AmericasQuestion 4 (18 points) Match each person or term with the correct description.Question 4 options:An English monarch who sponsored English explorationThe first Europeans to make settlements in North AmericaSpanish soldier-explorersThe first explorer to attempt to reach Asia by sailing west from EuropeThe movement of plants, animals, diseases, and people among continents as a result of European explorationThe leader of the Aztecs1. The Vikings2. Christopher Columbus3. Moctezuma4. Conquistadors5. Columbian Exchange6. Elizabeth IQuestion 5 (3 points) What big mistake did Columbus make that led him to believe he had reached Asia?Question 5 options:His instruments indicated that his location was 120 degrees W longitude.He miscalculated the size of the Earth by more than half.He got Spanish financial and political backingHe believed the native peoples who told him that he had reached AsiaQuestion 6 (3 points) Which of the following statements is true about relations between Columbus and Native Americans?Question 6 options:Good relations turned bad when Columbus realized the Native Americans had little to offer him.Columbus attacked every Native American he metAt first Columbus and the Native Americans fought, but then they made peaceThey enjoyed a long and prosperous trading relationshipQuestion 7 (3 points) African slavery was introduced to the Americas because _________Question 7 options:the Spanish needed a large army to defeat the Native Americans and African slaves were immune to New World diseasesa potato famine in Africa forced millions of starving Africans into slaverythe Native American population was reduced and African slaves were needed to work the sugar plantationsthe Spanish conquered Africa and took millions of Africans as slavesQuestion 8 (3 points) Which of these is a true statement about the Aztecs and the Spanish?Question 8 options:The Aztecs had a secret city called Cibola, where they hid from the Spanish for more than a century.The Aztecs allowed the Spanish to build forts as bases for exploration in exchange for guns and horses.The Aztecs had a complex civilization that was destroyed by the Spanish conquerors.The Aztecs defeated the Spanish in battle and made them pay tribute in gold.Question 9 (3 points) Cortes, de Soto, Ponce de Leon, and Coronado explored for which country?Question 9 options:EnglandFranceSpainPortugalQuestion 10 (3 points) Which of these statements about the behavior of the conquistadors toward the Native Americans is FALSE?Question 10 options:The conquistadors paid tribute to the Native Americans in exchange for safe passage through their lands.The conquistadors believed it was their duty to convert Native Americans to Christianity.The conquistadors viewed the Native American lands as theirs for the taking.The conquistadors robbed, enslaved, and killed Native AmericansQuestion 11 (3 points) Which of these cities in the United States was started as a Spanish mission?Question 11 options:TampaSanta FeLas VegasDallasQuestion 12 (3 points) Which of the following statements regarding English settlement in North America before 1600 is true?Question 12 options:Half of the first English settlements in North America were successful and half were failuresThe English weren't interested in settlement in North America; they wanted to find a northwest passage to Asia.the first English settlements in North America were all successfulAll of early English attempts at settlement in North America were failuresQuestion 13 (3 points) Which number indicates the location of the Aztec Empire?Question 13 options:4132Question 14 (12 points) Use the map to match the proper letter with the route taken by the corresponding explorer.Question 14 options:ACDB1. Cortes2. de Soto3. Ponce de Leon4. Coronado