Age of Exploration

In regards to the Columbian Exchange, what was the major factor that killed majority of the Native Americans?

• They died from starvation
• They died from disease
• They died from battle
• They died from poor nutrition 

Which explorer sailed up the Saint Lawrence River and claimed lands for France in 1535?

• John Cabot

• Francis Drake

• Jacques Cartier

• Francisco Pizarro

What did the English and French hope to find in North America?

• new crops to cultivate

• a water route to Asia

• gold, silver, and bronze

• undiscovered civilizations

The trading of ideas, culture, people, goods, and diseases between Europe and the New world came to be known as...

• Triangular Trade.
• the Middle Passage.
• the Columbian Exchange.
• Mercantilism.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

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Which of the following best describes the Columbian Exchange?

• the exploration of new lands in Africa and the Americas by Europeans

• the exchange of plants, animals, and ideas between Europe and

  the Americas

• the poor treatment of American Indians by European explorers and

  colonists

• the new trading routes to the Americas established by Columbus

Which religion did European missionaries attempt to spread to the New World?

• Islam

• Hinduism

• Christianity

• Buddhism

How did diseases impact the New World?

• They didn't
• They wiped out 75-90% of the Europeans
• They wiped out 75-90% of the indigenous people
• They helped the natives beat the Spanish

As native populations decreased in the Americas from sickness and overwork, Europeans looked for new sources of labor by enslaving ____________.

• Africans

• Spanish

• Portuguese

 The trade routes between Europe, Africa, and the New World became known as TRIANGULAR Trade.  The horrific conditions and time spent on the ships that carried slaves from Africa to the New World became known as the _______________  ________________.

• Global Exchange
• Colonial Trek
• Middle Passage
• Overseas Highway

The Aztecs and Incas were native cultures who were defeated by Spanish expeditions lead by men like Cortez and Pizarro.  Cortez and Pizzaro were known as _________________________. 

• conquistadors 
• Monarchs
• Judges
• Representatives