Chapter 17 Pre-Test

Which of the following controlled the spice trade between Europe and Asia for most of the 1500s?

• The Muslims

• The Portuguese

• The English

• The Dutch

Which of the following was the number one reason why European rulers encouraged ocean exploration?

• They wanted to test new navigational tools

• They wanted to spread ideas of the Renaissance

• They wanted to find new trade routes for spices

• They wanted to spread Islam

Which of the following groups of people were at the tops of colonial society in Spanish America?

• Mestizo

• Mulattoes

• Creole

• Peninsulares

Who took over control of the spice trade from the Portuguese?

• The English

• The Spanish

• The French

• The Dutch

Spanish explorers traveled to the Americas to find?

• Horses

• Furs

• Slave Labor

• Gold

Who began a vast global exchange that included people, plants, technologies and cultures?

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernan Cortes

• Samuel de Champlain

• Alonso Ramirez

European traders sent Africans to the Americas to?

• Work as slaves on plantations

• Spread Islam

• Trade with Native Americans

• Start new colonies

Which of the following resulted from encounters between the Spanish and Native Americans?

• Native Americans defeated Spanish conquerors

• Spanish treasures flowed into the Americas

• The Native American population declined

• Spanish explorers treated Native Americans with respect

Why could only Peninsulares hold important government positions in Latin America?

• Native American people chose the Peninsulares as their leaders

• Each colony in Latin America chose to elect Peninsulares to the highest office

• Only Peninsulares were educated enough to govern (lead)

• Peninsulares were born in the parent countries that founded their colonies

The Middle Passage was a horror due to?

• Evil Spirits

• Disease and mistreatment

• Unfavorable weather conditions

• Hunger and seasickness