Age of Discovery

The trading of what initiated the Age of Discovery?

• Spices

• Gold and Silver

• Fish

• Sugar

What was an effect of Christopher Columbus' voyage to the New World?

• A reduction European voyages of discovery

• War between Spain, France, and England

• Native Americans increase their wealth by trading with Europeans

• A transfer of foods and diseases between Europe and the Americas

Which of these was Christopher Columbus' goal for his expedition?

• To establish trade with the New World

• To spread Christianity

• To find an all water route to Asia

• To escape Italian income taxes

Which was a major motivation for European exploration?

• Profit

• Leisure

• Freedom

• Education

The area made up of North and South America?

• New World

• Old World

• The Bootheel

• Ancient World

The area made up of Europe, Asia and Africa

• New World

• Old World

• The Bootheel

• Ancient World

Transfer of plants, animals and diseases between the Old and New Worlds.

• Conquistadors

• Colombian Exchange

• Missionaries

• Colony

How did the Colombian Exchange effect the Native American population?

• They increased in population

• They became prosperous

• They were forced to move

• They died from disease

Which of these was a goal of the Spanish Conquistadors?

• To trade with native peoples

• to conquer a large empire for Spain in the New World

• to establish agricultural communities

• to learn about the culture of native peoples

Which is a true statement about slavery in the New World?

• American Indian slaves were treated with dignity

• European explorers and settlers rejected slavery in the New World

• African slaves took the place of American Indian workers

• Slavery had not existed before European discovery of America