Spanish Expansion and Exploration of the New World Was Best

question 9

Multiple Choice

Spanish expansion and exploration of the New World was best exemplified by

• A)the first circumnavigation of the globe by Amerigo Vespucci.
• B)the conquest of the Aztec Empire by Cortés.
• C)the conquest of Mayan civilization by Magellan.
• D)Pizarro's rounding of the tip of South America in 1519.
• E)Cabot's search for the Northwest Passage.

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