Vocabulary
A settlement ruled by another country
A. Settlement
B. Colony
C. New World
B. Colony
Exchange of goods between people and places
a) Trade
b) Shopping
c) Barter
a) Trade
He conquired the Aztec Empire
a) Hernan Cortes
b) Christopher Columbus
c) Juan Garrido
a) Hernan Cortes
First explorer to discover the Americas in 1492
A) Christopher Columbus
B) Hernan Cortes
C) Francisco Pizarro
A) Christopher Columbus
What did explorers bring over that killed many indigenous people?
a) Guns
b) Diseases
c) War
b) Diseases
A settler who traveled for religious freedom
A. Pilgrim
b. Colony
C. Missionary
A. Pilgrim
North and South America was known as....?
a) Old World
b) New World
c) Western Hemisphere
b) The New World
The Aztecs were known for the following inventions EXCEPT
a) 260 day calendar
b) Baseball
c) Floating Gardens
B) Baseball
He was looking for a quicker route to Asia.
A) Christopher Columbus
B) King Charles IV
C) Hernan Cortes
A) Christopher Columbus
What three things were early Explorers looking to do/find in the New World?
a) Gold, Glory, Religion
b) Peace, Crops, Gold
c) Gold, Religion, Slaves
a) Gold, Glory, Religion
Europe, Asia, Africa was know as?
a) New World
b) Old World
c) Eastern Hemisphere
b) Old World
The sharing of plants, animals, people, and diseases between the Old World and New World
a) Triangular Trade
b) Transatlatic Trade
c) Columbian Exchange
c) Columbian Exchange
Which of the following invention did the Incus invent?
a) Number system
b) Compass
c) Terrace Farming
C) Terrace Farming
Which of the following was NOT invented during the early explorations that made it easier to sail, EXCEPT
A) Magnetic Compass
B) Astrolabe
C) GPS
C) GPS
What is an example(s) of ideas that were traded as part of the Columbian Exchange?
a) Religion
b) Language
c) Both a and c
c) Both a and c
A person who moves to live in a new land
a) Settler
b) Colonist
c) Pilgrim
A) Settler
People who inhabit or exist in a land from the earliest times.
A) native
B) Indigenous
C) Indians
B) Indigenous
Which of the following occurrences made it possible for Native Americans to create settlements instead of having to maintain a nomadic lifestyle?
a) Bison
b) Agriculture (farming)
c) Bows and Arrows
b) Agriculture
Where did Christopher Columbus first reach?
a) Florida
b) Peru
c) Bahamas
C) Bahamas
Which group of people were brought to the New World as laborers to replace dying Native Americans.
a) Enslaved people from West Africa
b) Peasants from China
c) Enslaved people from England
a) Enslaved people from West Africa
The first permanent English Settlement was named?...
a) Johnstown
b) Jamestown
c) Jacksonville
b) Jamestown
People treated as property to be bought and sold, and are forced to work.
A) Indentured Servant
B) Slaves
C) Immigrant
B) Slaves
What were the main items used by Native Americans for trade with the colonists?
a) Corn and Potatoes
b) Gold and Silver
c) Animal Skins/furs
C) Animal skins/furs
What country financed (paid for) Christopher Columbus's exploration in 1492?
a) England
b) Spain
c) Portugal
b) Spain
Where did many enslaved people work in the Americas?
a) Hunting in the Wild
b) On Plantations
c) On ship decks
b) On Plantations