Effects of European Exploration
Why didn’t Europeans have to hunt for food?
a. They got all the food they wanted from trees.
b. They had domesticated animals on their farms.
c. They fished the oceans.
d. They formed cooperatives in the village.
b. They had domesticated animals on their farms.
According to the article, what is a common emotion that people feel?
a. laughter
b. sadness
c. fear of the unknown
d. happiness
c. fear of the unknown
Who described Spain to people in the Bahamas?
a. the Iroquois
b. Diego Colón
c. the Patuxet
d. Christopher Columbus
b. Diego Colón
Which crop wasn't liked by wealthy Europeans?
potatos
What type of an environment does sugar need to grow?
warm
What animal became popular with the people of the Americas?
horse
What is a way to conquer fear?
learning about others
What made transportation faster in the Americas?
horses
At the beginning of the trade between Europe in the Americas, what kinds of products were sold?
a. non-agricultural products
b. cheap products
c. luxury products
d. religious relics
c. luxury products
What is a cash crop?
a. a crop grown only in the United States
b. a crop distributed around the world
c. a crop that is sold but doesn’t make money
d. a crop that is sold to make money
d. a crop that is sold to make money
How were the Native American societies and the European societies the same?
a. They had ships, animals, and manufactured goods.
b. They had carts and ways to move goods.
c. They had art, history, and protection for their communities.
d. They wore similar clothing and ate similar food.
c. They had art, history, and protection for their communities.
What is a way to learn from the unknown?
practice tolerating differences
What item brought by Europeans grew well in the Americas?
sugarcane
Where did sugarcane originate from?
Asia
Where, in the Americas, did sugarcane grow?
the caribean
What was the result of Portuguese exploration?
a. They were able to colonize new areas.
b. They made a lot of money.
c. They didn’t colonize new areas.
d. They lost a lot of money
a. They were able to colonize new areas.
What was the name of the sea captain Portugal hired?
Bartolomeu Perestrello
What did Europeans and the people of the Americas have in common?
They both had vibrant societies, They both grew crops and traded, government, protection etc.
What was exchanged in the Columbian Exchange?
a. flowers and goods
b. goods, plants, and sand
c. goods, people, plants, animals, and diseases
d. plants, animals, and flowers
c. goods, people, plants, animals, and diseases
The Columbian Exchange included what continents?
a. the Americas, Russia, and Australia
b. Europe, Asia, and Africa
c. Europe, Africa, and the Americas
d. the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia
d. the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia
What mid-Atlantic islands did Perestrello travel to?
a. Jamaica and the Bahamas
b. the Bahamas and St. Lucia
c. Madeira and Azores
d. the Bahamas and the Azores
c. Madeira and Azores
How did the people of the Americas meet their wants and needs?
A. by exploring other continents
B. by using resources from the land around them
C. by creating industries and factories
D. by exercising tolerance between cultures
b. by using resources from the land around them
What was the result of the high demand on sugar?
It made sugarcane producers want to increase the supply so they hired people to do it for them
What was one of the first places that the Portuguese began to colonize in 1445?
a. the Azores
b. the Caribbean
c. the Andes
d. the Indies
a. the Azores
Who did plantation owners use to harvest sugarcane?
enslaved people (native americans, African Americans)