Exploration
To find an alternate route to Asia because of the hardships of the Silk Road.
What technological device was invented using the stars and latitude to find direction?
astrolabe
How did European countries control the balance of trade within the colonies?
Allowing trade only with the mother country and placing tariffs on goods from other countries
Which European country had claimed most of South America by 1700?
Spain
The Native American population of Mexico in 1492 was estimated at 25 million. However, the population in 1608 was reduced to 1.7 million. This decrease in population was mainly a result of?
Diseases and cruel treatment introduced by the Europeans
What were considered the Big 5 European countries?
Spain, Portugal, England, France, and the Netherlands
What piece of technology relies on the magnetic field of the Earth in order to provide an accurate cardinal direction?
Compass
In the 1700s, European nations used their American colonies as a source of?
Raw materials for making manufactured goods
What were the 2 types of colonies on the eastern coast of North America created by the English?
Plantation and Settler
Why did Asian countries close off trade with European nations?
The Asian governments disliked the influence of Christian missionaries and Western culture on Asian traditions.
How did ocean currents and wind patterns help exploration?
Ships could ride with them to aid exploration
Which navigational device invented by the Portuguese had a rudder, several masts, and could sit close to the shore?
Caravel
An Entrepreneur risks capital to?
a) Sell goods only to the mother country
b) Place tariffs on exports
c) Start a business
d) Discourages investors from investing in stock companies
c) start a business
Where were the majority of England's colonial claims in the Americas?
Eastern coast of North America
Which European nation tried to take over the fur trade, which resulted in the French and Indian War?
England
Which explorer is credited with first circumnavigating the world?
Magellan
What invention contributed to European domination of the New World?
Gunpowder
The actions of the English colonies in America leg to the emergence of an economic system where most of the production was privately owned. What is this system called?
Capitalism
What were relationships between Native Americans and the British colonists?
They pushed Native Americans off their land.
They tried to convert the Native Americans to Christianity.
What were some of the effects of the Atlantic Slave Trade on Africa?
Separation of families
Decrease of population in Africa
Who commissioned the West side of Africa to be mapped?
Prince Henry the Navigator
Which of the following was a result of the advances in technology during the Age of Exploration?
a) A long period of peace and prosperity for the nations of Western Europe
b) Extensive migration of people from the Western Hemisphere to Europe and Asia
c) The fall of European national monarchies and the end of the power of the Catholic Church
d) The beginning of a period of European global domination (control of most of the world)
d) The beginning of a period of European global domination
A new Economic theory known as mercantilism encouraged Europeans to build colonies. What was the goal of mercantilism?
Export more than you import
What was the relationships between France and Native Americans like?
They respected the Native Americans and learned from them.
Which of the following is NOT an economic effect of colonialism?
a) transfer of wealth from colonies to Europe
b) gold was found in practically ever area of the globec) expanding of international trade
d) growth of middle class
Answer: B
Economic Effects of colonization were:
a) transfer of wealth from colonies to Europe
c) expanding of international trade
d) growth of middle class