What was the primary reason that European explorers had for wanting to explore new land?

They were searching for an all-water route to Asia to acquire silks and spices.

They wanted to practice their navigating skills.

They wanted to spread their religion to Asia.

They wanted to spread their ideas about government with the Native Americans.

The voyage of Magellan was the first to do what?

travel around the horn of Africa

bring enslaved Africans to Europe

How were the Spanish conquistadors able to conquer the New World?

They used advanced weapons to take control of the Native Americans.

They prayed for the Native Americans.

They became friends and traded goods with the Native Americans.

They paid them gold to work building colonies for them.

What is an astrolabe?

A device that used the sun and stars to determine latitude.

A new design for ships which allowed them to sail in shallow water.

A device that used magnetic north to determine direction.

A flat, movable piece at the back of the ship used to help the boat steer.

The Middle Passage was_______________?

The transport of Africans to the Americas by boat across the Atlantic ocean.

The exchange of goods, ideas, and diseases from the New World to Europe.

Trading goods among three people.

The transfer of cash crops to the Americas.

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the slave trade on African society?

Brought wealth to ALL African people.

Population decline, leading to a loss of workers.

Families and communities were torn apart.

How did Asia respond to European exploration?

Increased isolationism in order to prevent European influences from spreading.

Sent explorers to colonize North America.

They produced more weapons and technology to trade with the Europeans.

How did the discovery and colonization of the New World lead to international trade?

Colonies provided raw materials and markets to sell to.

It strengthened the Feudal system.

Colonies discouraged international trade.

It strengthened relations with Native Americans.

Why was there a demand for slaves in the New World?

There weren't enough Europeans to get the work done.

Some colonies needed slave labor to make a profit.

Native Americans resisted enslavement and ran away.

Henry the Navigator was famous for...

Opened a sailing school in Portugal

Discovering the Northwest Passage

1st European to reach the Indian Ocean by sea

Paid for the sailing of Columbus

Exploration

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haciendo market

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Columbian Exchange

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Which of these groups treated Native Americans harshly?

Spanish

French

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This was the first leader of the first expedition to sail around the globe.

Cortes

Pizzaro

Balboa

Magellen

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What is the name of the tool that allowed explorers to determine their position north and south?

Astrolabe

Magnetic compass

Caravel

navigator's level

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What was the primary killer of Natvie Americans during the Age of Exploration?

Diseasese

Foreign plants in their forests

Warfare

Poverty

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What is the significance of the Columbian Exchange?

It brought many new ways of life to the Old and New Worlds

The plants brought to the Old World didn't survive there

Many Native Americans would move to Europe for a better way of life

Native Americans became very wealthy off the trade with Europeans

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Conquered Mexico and defeated Aztec

Francisco Pizarro

Sir Francis Drake

Hernan Cortez

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What was the primary killer of Natvie Americans during the Age of Exploration?

What is the significance of the Columbian Exchange?

Conquered Mexico and defeated Aztec

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