Age of Exploration

Which of the following best explained why European rulers encouraged ocean exploration?

• a.They wanted to find new trade routes.

• b. They wanted to conquer new lands.

• c. They wanted to spread Islam.

• d. They wanted to test new navigational tools.

Conquistadors were attracted to the Americas by

• a. rumors of the Indians’ advanced technology

• b. stories of riches and religious enthusiasm

• c. warm weather

• d. an opportunity for peasants to move up in a new society

Which of the following represents a Native American influence on European colonists?

• a. horses

• b. corn

• c. Christianity

• d. disease

The "middle passage" refers to the part of the transatlantic trade network that carried

• a. rum from the West Indies to New England.

• b. raw materials from the colonies to England.

• c. Africans from the West Indies to North America.

• d. Africans from Africa to the West Indies and `North America.

Which goods did Europeans trade for slaves in Africa in the triangular trade system?

• a. Asian Luxury items

• b. Raw materials such as sugar and lumber

• c. Manufactured goods such as guns and alcohol

• d. American Indian Slaves

After the Europeans arrived in the Caribbean, what caused the deaths of countless Native Americans?

• a. wars

• b. diseases

• c. hurricanes

• d. droughts

Which of the following statements accurately describes the economic policy of mercantilism?

• a. It downplayed the role of government in stimulating economic growth.

• b. It discouraged the establishment of overseas colonies.

• c. It encouraged trade by abolishing laws that regulated trade.

• d. It was based on a belief that a nation’s real wealth was measured in its gold and silver treasure.

By the 1500s, the most important element of African trade with Europeans was

• a. ivory.

• b. gold.

• c. hides.

• d. enslaved Africans.

How did Prince Henry change the course of Portugal’s history?

• a. Portugal became a Muslim country.

• b. Portugal led the way in exploration.

• c. Portugal became the first country to circumnavigate the world.

• d. Portugal became a gold-rich country.

The French colonial economy was based largely on...

• a. exports of Native American weaving and pottery

• b. tobacco farming

• c. the mining of gold and silver

• d. fur and fish trading