Age of Exploration

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The main reason Europeans wanted to find an all water route to Asia was . . .

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to find new trade routes to Asia (wanted control of the rare spice trade = $$$)

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The slogan, "____, ____, and ____" best describes the European's motive in exploration

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God Glory Gold, GOD GLORY GOLD, "God, Glory, and Gold"

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The effort to find a western all water ____ _____ to Asia led to the European "discovery" of the New World.

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trade route

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Which statement best summarizes the impact of the Columbian Exchange? Options: It had a positive impact on the lives of those in the New World and Old World. It had a negative impact on the New World, but a positive impact on the Old World. It was a mixed blessing for the New and Old Worlds; there were both positive and negative impacts. The New World began to rely on goods from the Old World, and still do today.

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It was a mixed blessing for the New and Old Worlds; there were both positive and negative impacts.

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How did the French grow wealthy during the Age of Exploration? Options: by being the first to find trade routes to Asia, by taking part in the African slave trade, by creating trading posts and trading fur

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by creating trading posts and trading fur

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Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Columbian Exchange? New forms of government developed in Europe. A large number of people in the America were killed by European diseases. Hunting improved in the New World as a result of new weapons. The diets of people in both the New World and the Old World improved.

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New forms of government developed in Europe.

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A type of economic system is __________ .

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mercantilism, Mercantilism

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What did Cortes do?

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conquered the Aztec people

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The trade system among the Americas, Europe, and Africa was called the _________ _____.

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Triangular Trade