Mr. Wilson quiz

What was the primary reason that European countries wanted to explore?

• To find new civilizations to conquer.

• To find new sources of gold and silver.

• To find a water route to Asia to trade for spices and silk.

• To expand their knowledge of the world to make complete maps.

What new technology enabled sailors to sail into and with the wind?

• Sextant

• Astrolabe

• Compass

• Caravels with triangular sails.

All of these types of colonies (trading post, settler colonies, and plantation colonies were established on what continent?

• Asia

• The Americas

• Africa

• Australia

What was the Triangular Trade?

• It was a trade between the natives, colonist, and Mr. Wilson.

• It was the route that manufactured goods were traded from Europe to Africa, Africans taken from Africa to the Americas, and cash crops from the Americas back to Europe.

• It was a trade route that Columbus created between Europe, the Americas, and Australia.

• It was the route of manufactured goods being traded from Africa to Europe, crops from Europe to the Americas, and gold from the Americas to Europe.

The key idea behind the concept of mercantilism is that countries

• did not need colonies

• wanted to export more goods than they imported.

• no longer needed entrepreneurs

• wanted to import more goods than they exported.

What is the Columbian Exchange?

• It was the exchange of ideas, goods, people, and sicknesses during the Age of Exploration.

• It was the exchange of ideas and people during Exploration.

• It was to describe how Columbus exchanged goods with the natives.

• It was a trade market set-up in Columbia, South Carolina.

What is the middle class?

• A social class that is poor.

• A social class that developed as capitalism expanded and gave more people opportunities to make money.

• A social class where people were very wealthy and could afford to buy whatever they wanted.

• A social class where everyone had the same amount of money and goods.

All of these are describing ________________: plants were spread from one continent to another, animals and diseases were introduced to new areas, populations were destroyed by foreign contact, and the process began late in the late 15th century.

• The Silk Roads

• The Crusades

• Scientific Discovery

• The Columbian Exchange

A type of colony which grew cash crops and used slave labor:

• Settler

• Trading Post

• Plantation

• Typical

What European nation gained control of the east coast of North America and created the 13 colonies?

• France

• Spain

• Portugal

• England