reading questions: europe begins to exploredirections: read the specified passages from chapter 1 and answer the questions below. skip over lesson 1 and begin on lesson 2, tab 6.lesson 2 tab 61. who was the italian navigator that believed it was possible to circumnavigate the earth to find a trade route to asia by sailing west?2. who agreed to finance columbuss venture after the portuguese lost interest?3. rivalry began between spain and portugal after columbus returned with gold, parrots, spices, etc. the treaty of tordesillas confirmed ____s right to control the route around africa to india and recognized ____s claim to most of the americas.lesson 2 tab 74. read the primary source excerpt of \columbuss views of hispaniola.\ what does the excerpt indicate about columbuss views of the native people?lesson 2 tab 85. who was the spanish conquistador that led an army of spaniards across the yucatan peninsula to overcome the aztecs?6. what was the name of the aztec emperor?7. what was the name of the aztec capital city that impressed cortes and his men because of its size and sophisticated canal system?8. what did cortes order montezuma to put up where statues of aztec gods had once been?9. what specific disease erupted in the aztec region that further devastated tenochtitlan?lesson 2 tab 910. what did the spanish build on top of the ruins of tenochtitlan?11. what is the spanish word for conqueror?