Age of Exploration Review

Which of the following is NOT an incentive for Europeans to explore the world?

• to convert people to Christianity

• to find gold and silver

• to obtain spices from Asia

• to spread Islam

Who was the first person to lead a voyage that went all the way around the world?

• Pedro Cabral

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama

• Francis Drake

Which three countries led European exploration during the Age of Discovery?

• Belgium, Greece and Poland

• Ireland, Norway and Denmark

• Russia, Italy and Germany

• Portugal, Spain and England

Europeans wanted to find water routes to Asia. Which Portuguese explorer was the first to do this by sailing around the tip of Africa then to India?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama

• Pedro Cabral

• Francis Drake

Which of the following associations is incorrect?

• Spain / Pizzaro and Cortez

• England / Sir Francis Drake

• Portugal / Vasco da Gama

• Spain / John Cabot

Which European country claimed land in Mexico and Peru by conquering the Aztecs and Incans?

• England

• Spain

• France

• Portugal

In order to sail to the New World, European explorers had to cross the…

• Pacific Ocean.

• Atlantic Ocean.

• Indian Ocean.

• Arctic Ocean.

For years, Christopher Columbus had tried to convince various European rulers to finance his exploration. He finally gained support from Ferdinand and Isabella, the monarchs of

• England

• Portugal

• Italy

• Spain

In 1494 the treaty of ___________ divided South America between Spain and Portugal

• emancipation

• Nanfan

• Paris

• Tordesillas

The Columbian Exchange refers to the

• control of the Americas by Christopher Columbus and his descendants

• expansion of mercantilism during the 16th and 17th centuries

• military conflicts between Europe and the America triggered by Columbus's voyages

• exchange of people, goods, technology, and ideas between Europe, Africa, and the Americas