1500-1600

What was the name given to the historical era that began with the great voyages of discovery and lasted from 1500 to the present?

• conquest of the Americas
• middle ages
• modern world
• common era

What was the historical development that resulted in the death of most of the indigenous people living in the new world?

• atlantic slave trade
• conquest of the Americas
• Columbian exchange
• mercantilism 

The land in the western hemisphere controlled by spanish was referred to as new spain. Today what do we call this land?  

• Mexico
• central america
• latin america
• Brazil 

After Columbus connected the Eurasia to the Americas trade was created. what is the term used to describe this trade?

• columbian exchange
• NAFTA
• capitalism
• American Slave trade

European Monarchies encouraged merchants to create companies to sell shares in ocean trading voyages. what were these business called?

• stock exchange
• joint ventures
• british east indian company
• joint stock companies

European King grew rich and powerful from international trade and claimed to the right to rule came from god. what is the name given to these god-kings?

• mandate from heaven
• Louis the XIV
• Pharoahs 
• Divine right kings

Beginning as an attempt to reform the catholic church this movement resulted in a new branch of christianity

• spanish inquisition 
• protestant reformation
• catholic reformation
• lutheranism 

What was the long period during the european middle ages characterized by a bloody war between protestants and catholics

• crusades
• thirty years war
• inquisition
• Wars of religion

This monarchy was one one of history's most brilliant rulers. She tolerated different religions and defeated the spanish armada saving her country from spanish conquest

• Catherine the Great
• Elizabeth I
• Mary queen of Scotts
• Isabella 

This man's invention greatly expanded literacy in Europe propelled the protestant reformation

• Leeuwenhoek
• Voltaire
• Gutenberg
• Shakespeare