WORLD HISTORY UNIT 3: Pre -Test

the exchange of plants & animals between the Americas & Europe is called  _____.

• The Encomienda System
• The Columbian Exchange
• Mercantilism
• The Triangular Trade System

Goals of European exploration included which of the following;

• to gain wealth
• political ambition
• religious zeal / interest in spreading Christianity
• All of the Above

The Aztecs under the leadership of Montezuma ruled much of central Mexico

• True
• False

In the Latin American social class system, people who were offspring of Africans and Europeans were called;

• peninsulares
• mestizos
• mulattoes
• creoles

the central portion of the triangular trade system was known as the;

• Columbian exchange
• treaty of tordesillas
• middle passage
• encomienda system

gold & silver is also known as _____

• bullion
• caravel
• creole

The inhumane voyage of slaves across the Atlantic ocean was called the

• End of Days
• Middle Passage
• Final Destination

An economic policy where nations increased their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought

• Socialism
• Imperialism
• Mercantilism

This Chinese invention used the Earth's magnetic poles to help explores find their cardinal directions.

• Compass
• Compass Rose
• Astrolabe

Ship with two or three masts and triangular sails that allowed Europeans to travel farther out to sea was the _____.

• Caravel
• Sailboat
• Galleon