Age of Exploration Review

Who discovered the Cape of Good Hope?

• Batholomeu Dias
• Jacques Cartier
• Christopher Columbus
• Hernan Cortes

Who conquered the Aztecs in 1522?

• Francisco Pizarro
• Hernan Cortes
• Vasco da Gama
• Prince Henry the Navigator

This Frenchmen explored the St. Lawrence River and most of Eastern Canada, including Montreal.

• Jacques Cartier
• Vasco da Gama
• Henry Hudson
• Bartholomeu Dias

Who was the first Englishmen to sail around the world?

• John Cabot
• Henry Hudson
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Francis Drake

Which European country began the practice of replacing African slaves for European slaves?

• Spain
• England
• France
• Portugal

All of the following are reasons why people explored EXCEPT

• Gold
• Grain
• God
• Glory

the concept of forced labor initiated by Spain is

• circumnavigation
• encomienda system
• mulattos
• bullion

Which explorer contributed to the establishment of Portuguese colonies in India and Africa?

• Hernan Cortes
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Sir Francis Drake
• Vasco da Gama

What was a significant result of Jacques Cartier's exploration?

• The Northwest Passage was finally transversed
• France achieved a foothold in North America
• The area that is now Florida was conquered for Spain
• The focus of exploration shifted toward jewel trade with Native Americans

Which of the following products were indigenous to the western hemisphere?

• horses and cattle
• corn, tobacco, and cotton
• silk, tea, and gunpowder
• coffee and rice