The Age of Exploration

Which two European countries began sea voyages of exploration?

• Germany and Italy

• Portugal and Spain

• England and France

• Russia and the Netherlands

The most dramatic effect of European settlers on Native Americans was

• War

• Disease

• Stealing of their wealth/riches

• Stealing their land

Which of the following explorers is given credit as the first to circumnavigate the world?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

What is another name for "conqueror"?

• Alpha

• Victor

• Champion

• Conquistador

The forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas was called?

• The Columbian Exchange

• The Milta

• The Middle Passage

• The Inquisition

Where did Columbus first take foot in the New World?

• Florida

• Bahamas

• Virginia

• New York

The New World was named after which explorer?

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Hernando Cortes

• Christopher Columbus

• Bartolomeu Dia

What continent were the European explorers searching for when they unexpectedly found the Americas?

• Africa

• Australia

• Asia

• South America

What did Vasco da Gama's Journey to India accomplish?

• Traveled around Africa and established the spice trade route

• Allowed Portugal to take control of China

• He was the first person to map out India

• The discovery of the Coast of North America

What was the pattern of trade that connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas called?

• Golden Age

• Slave Trade

• Triangular Trade

• The Middle Passage