General
What event triggered or started the European Age of Exploration?
A) The Ottoman Turks closing the silk roads to European traders.
B) Declining trade in Italian port cities like Venice and Genoa
C) A greater demand for luxury goods than the silk roads could supply
D) Mongol refusal to provide security along the silk roads.
A) The Ottoman Turks closing the silk roads to European traders.
Explorers came from all of these continents except
A) Africa
B) Europe
C) Asia
D) South America
D. South America
Who conquered the Aztec Empire in present-day Mexico?
A) Francisco Pizarro B) Hernán Cortés C) Vasco da Gama D) Bartolomeu Dias
B) Hernán Cortés
What do the three G’s stand for?
A) Gold, Guns, and Glory B) Gold, God, and Glory C) Trade, Travel, and Treasure D) Power, Politics, and Peace
B) Gold, God, and Glory
Which term best describes crops like sugar and tobacco that were grown on plantations for export and profit?
A) Cash crop
B) Potatoes and tomatoes
C) Gold and silver
D) Agriculture
A) Cash crop
An early scientific tool used to observe and calculate the position of the sun and other stars to determine location
A) Caravels
B) latitude
C) Astrolabe
D) Compass
C) Astrolabe
During the Age of Exploration, which aspect of European culture did explorers and colonizers most seek to spread among Indigenous peoples?
A) Economic Systems
B) Religion
C) Language
D) European forms of government
B) Religion
The exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the old world and the new world during the Age of Exploration is known by what name?
A) global exchange
B) Columbian Exchange
C) transatlantic trade
D) triangle trade
B. Columbian Exchange
Spain and Portugal wanted to find new trade routes mainly to gain…
A) Knowledge B) Allies C) Wealth D) Land for farming
C) Wealth
To which area were European traders eager to find sea routes?
A) China
B) India
C) Spice Islands
D) All of these
D. All of these
Which nation is most commonly credited with initiating the European Age of Exploration?
A) Spain
B) Portugal
C) Netherlands
D) England
B) Portugal
Which of the following encouraged European explorers to attempt ocean crossings?
A) New navigational technologies and ship construction
B) new maps of North America
C) Fears that other people might do it first
D) Improved food preservation techniques
A) New navigational technologies and ship construction
What happened to many Native cultures after colonization?
A) They gained power B) They disappeared or were weakened C) They remained unchanged D) They expanded into Europe
B) They disappeared or were weakened
One of the primary motivations for European exploration in the fifteenth and sixteenth centure was to
A) find new sources of food.
B) Find a faster water route to Asia for trading
C) explore and locate remote islands
D) conquer other people
B) Find a faster water route to Asia for trading
Why did European countries want colonies during the Age of Exploration?
A) To escape war B) To spread democracy C) To gain raw materials and new markets D) To end slavery
C) To gain raw materials and new markets
The name that Europeans used to refer to the Americas
A) Old World
B) New World
C) Canada
D) Newfoundland
B) New World
Which navigation tool helped explorers determine the direction they were traveling?
A) caravels
B) astrolabe
C) cannons
D) compass
D) compass
What were the major negative impacts of colonization on Native cultures?
A) They gained access to new crops B) They formed strong alliances C) They lost land and population D) They were introduced to democracy
C) They lost land and population
The competition between European powers for colonies showed their desire for...
A) Glory B) God C) Greed D) Growth
A) Glory
Why did Portugal have only 1 colony in the western hemisphere (Brazil) and Spain only have 1 colony in Asia (Philippines)?
A) Because the Treaty of Tordesillas divided the eastern and western hemispheres between Spain and Portugal
B) Because the Spanish sailed westward, and the Portuguese sailed eastward
C) Because each country's military's power kept the other from taking territory
D) Because of pure, dumb luck
A. Because the Treaty of Tordesillas divided the eastern and western hemispheres between Spain and Portugal
The Age of Exploration gave rise to what economic system designed to accumulate wealth for the state instead of the individual?
A) Mercantilism
B) Communism
C) Capitalism
D) Socialism
A) Mercantilism
Who was the explorer who "discovered" the Americas in 1492?
A) Christopher Columbus B) John Cabot C) Ferdinand Magellan D) Amerigo Vespucci
A) Christopher Columbus
What system forced Native Americans to work for Spanish settlers?
A) Hacienda System B) Encomienda System C) Mission System D) Plantation System
B) Encomienda System
The growing European demand for cash crops from the Americas caused which global trade network to expand dramatically?
A) Columbian Exchange
B) The Atlantic slave trade
C) The Indian Ocean trade routes
D) The Silk Road trade
B. Atlantic Slave Trade
Which of the following was a long-term effect of European colonies in the Americas?
A) Growth of global trade networks and cultural blending B) End of European rivalries C) Decline in exploration D) Peace among native groups
A) Growth of global trade networks and cultural blending