Age of Colonization

What famous early global connector set out from the Ming dynasty in ancient China?

• Marco Polo

• Ibn Battuta

• Zheng He

• Christopher Columbus

What famous early global connector left Venice, Italy and traveled along the silk road?

• Marco Polo

• Ibn Battuta

• Zheng He

• Christopher Columbus

Which of the following do you think was a good motive for explorers in the the 1100’s?

• To discover a new religion since there was only Hinduism at the time

• To try to gain wealth, fame, and spread their religion

• To try to reach Australia and bring back exotic animals

• To try and capture people to make them slaves

What was different about the age of re-discovery or the second wave of explorers after Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, and Zheng He?

• Nothing they just retraced the routes made before them

• They were all focusing on finding a trade route by land to china

• They sailed on large boats and traveled across the oceans

• They were not concerned about wealth but only spreading religion

What country under leader Queen Isabella set out with great success after the Portuguese? Explorers included Columbus, Cortes, Pizarro, and Balboa.

• Spain

• France

• Portugal

• Italy

The mixing of plants and animals between the Americas, Europe and the rest of the world because of European

exploration is referred to as _______________?

• The Arab World Trade Network

• The Columbian Exchange

• The Silk Road

• The Continental Network

Which of the following best defines colonization?

• To control a group of people and buy and sell them as part of slave trade

• The action of one group fighting another group solely to spread religion

• The action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area.

• The action of building new land where no people are to improve infrastructure

The claiming and settlement of foreign territories for the purpose of gaining resources for the mother country

• Exploration 
• Colonization 
• Democracy 
• Exploitation 

A territory that is under the political control of another country

• Town 
• Colony 
• Democracy 
• Monarchy 

A system in which the Spanish king gave Spanish settlers the right to the labor of the Native Americans who lived in a particular area

• Conquistador 
• Mutiny 
• Encomienda
• Settlement