1. MAPPING GLOBAL FRONTIERS, TO 1585

Quiz for Comparative Analysis Who Are These Native People? Documents 1.2 and 1.3

Choose the best answer to each question.

1. According to Christopher Columbus's description of his first encounter with Indians, Columbus hoped to

enslave the Native American population

convert Native Americans to Christianity

marry a Native American

learn the Native American’s language

2. According to Antonio Pigafetta’s journal entry, what happened to Magellan during the interaction with natives?

He was killed by the natives.

He was welcomed as a god.

He was captured and tortured by the natives.

He was injured and returned to his ship safely.

3. What likely contributed to the different native receptions for Columbus and Magellan?

The nationality of the captain

The geographic location of the encounters

The religion of Columbus

The lack of prior interaction with Europeans in Hispaniola.

4. What can be learned by the presence of the Christian Native King?

Magellan was a Christian.

All conversion efforts had been violent.

Europeans had been to this region already.

The native’s response to the Europeans was unfair.

5. What is a common thread between the two documents?

Violence between natives and Europeans

The importance of Christianity

The conquering of the Europeans by the natives

The discovery of valuable trade routes

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