Age of Exploration Practice Test

Which word means: a device that allows sailors to measure their latitude based on the altitude of the sun or a nighttime star

• Compass

• Lead Line

• Clock

• Astrolabe

Which word or phrase means: the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas and the Old World starting in 1492.

• Great Migration

• Sun-belt Migration

• Columbian Exchange

• Restoration

Which word means: Spanish conquerors/ explorers who sailed to the Americas to obtain gold, silver, and other treasures

• Encomienda

• Columbonauts

• Conquistadors

• Merchants

Which word means: living naturally in a particular region or environment

• Invasive

• Indigenous

• Non-native

• American

Which phrase means: the sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies.

• The Middle Passage

• The Columbian Exchange

• The Encomienda System

• The Slavery Path

Which word means: any of the Scandinavian sea warriors and traders who were active from around 700-1100 C.E.

• Viking

• Skreling

• Dane

• Jesuit

Which word means: a farm on which cash crops (such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco) are grown, often by slave labor.

• Pueblo

• Plantation

• Encomienda

• Ranch

Which phrase describes the Spanish system that used Native Americans as slaves in the Americas

• Encomienda system

• Conquistador system

• Ensalada System

• Espárragos System

Which word means: small sailing ships that were light, fast, and more maneuverable than many other ships of the time.

• Battleships

• Caravels

• Galleons

• Barges

Which phrase means: Atlantic trade routes between Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

• Triangle trade

• Encomienda system

• Conquistador system

• The Columbian Exchange