Age of Exploration Quiz

In 1497, who found a water route to Asia by rounding the tip of Africa and landing on India's southwest coast?

• Henry the Navigator

• Dias

• Vasco da Gama

• Columbus

What device helped Europeans navigate at sea by using a magnetized needle that points to a coordinate direction?

• Steam Engine

• Compass

• Astrolabe

• Rudder

Who sponsored Portuguese fleets that sailed along the western coast of Africa?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Queen Isabella

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which was traded from the Old World to the New World?

• horses and major diseases

• squash, pumpkins, and turkeys

• cocoa and horses

• cocoa and llamas

Which was traded from the New World to the Old World?

• major diseases

• horses

• potatoes and corn

• slaves

Conquistadors is a Spanish word meaning:

• to entrust

• to connect

• court

• conquerors

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What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World?

• To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia
• To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy
• To launch a surprise attack the enemies of Spain by sea
• To find the city of gold in southern Africa

In 1534, what French navigator sailed inland along the St. Lawrence River and claimed much of eastern Canada for France?

• La Salle

• Jacques Cartier

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Magellan

What is mercantilism?

• A system where a mother country gains power by exporting more goods than they import.

• where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.

• A theory that global wars that start over money so countries should avoid it.

• Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.

The inhumane voyage of slaves across the Atlantic ocean was called the

• End of Days

• Middle Passage

• Final Destination

• End of Freedom