The most important reason for Cortés's defeat of the Aztecs was his ability to form alliances with Indians who had been oppressed by

One of the key stimulants to the Protestant Reformation was
The idea that one could not earn one's way to heaven by good works.

The Spanish discovery of large quantities of silver in the Americas
Led to lower standards of living for many Europeans.

The early fur trade between Indians and Europeans in the northern woodlands
Revealed that both made discoveries and modified their behavior to benefit fully.

For most Europeans, life in the late Middle Ages might best be described as
Disconnected socially and politically but united by a universal church.

The most important reason for Cortés's defeat of the Aztecs was his ability to form alliances with Indians who had been oppressed by
The Aztecs

The most obvious effect in Europe of the Spanish conquests in the New World was the
Increase in silver coin causing inflation.

The Roanoke Colony became known as the "Lost Colony" because
relief ships that brought supplies could find no trace of the colonists.

The reasons for Cortés's defeat of the Aztecs included all of the following EXCEPT
The lack of a strong military tradition among the Aztecs.

The interaction between Europe and the Americas after 1492 shows that
Both the Indians and the Europeans had products of value and civilizations of note.

In the late Middle Ages, Europeans
Were mostly peasants living under feudal lords.

The advances made during the Renaissance
Reveal that Europeans were adaptors rather than creators.

Columbus's diary reveals that when he first encountered the Taínos, he found them
To be friendly, guileless, and easily manipulated.

The largest number of European voyages across the North Atlantic in the early 1500s were
Expeditions to fish off Newfoundland's Grand Banks.

Bartolomé de las Casas
Denounced Spanish cruelty toward Indians because all people are human beings.

Toward the end of the Middle Ages, the clearest indicators of coming change were
The emergence of a new merchant class and more powerful monarchs.

The voyages of discovery sent out by Prince Henry the Navigator were made possible by all of the following EXCEPT
The rise of the Ottoman Turks who stopped voyages to the East.

The first European nation to support overseas voyages of exploration and colonization
Portugal.

Columbus's voyages show that he and his sponsors mainly
Wanted riches and powerland, gold, spices, trade, laborers.

The Spaniards explored the present-day United States looking for cities of great wealth based on
Stories that appeared to be descriptions of Mississippian chiefdoms.

The Spanish invaded one Caribbean island after another and then the mainland principally because they
Wanted to find gold.

The new monarchies were important for all the following reasons EXCEPT
They used up the capital intended for trade with unnecessary government spending.

Hernán de Soto
Introduced diseases, which destabilized the chiefdoms of the South.