Exploration

Which statement BEST describes the Columbian Exchange?

• The trade of goods and ideas between Europeans, Africans, and American Indians.

• The passing of germs from Europeans to American Indians that resulted in diseases.

• A slave trade between the Europeans and Africans that financed (paid for) Columbus's voyages

• The passage of European officials across the Atlantic to fill new positions in colonial governments

2. Which of the following was the MAIN reason that Columbus sailed west from Europe?

• To find a more direct water route to Asia by sailing west

• To establish new colonies

• To spread the Catholic religion

• To honor the king and the queen of Spain

3. Which of the following statements is true?

• A. The trade of crops and livestock from America required people to grow and raise these goods, and this provided jobs for native peoples.

• B. The trade of sugar grown in America required people to grow it, and this led to plantations and forced labor.

• C. Europeans traded potatoes and tomatoes America, which made these foods part of the American Indian diet.

• D. Europeans traded pigs, horses, and goats to America, which led to a shortage of these goods in Europe.

4. What was the main motivation for European nations to trade with Asia?

• The value of new markets and goods

• The caravel and advances in technology

• The time it took to trade over land routes

• Viking reports of lands unknown to Europeans

5. Why might a king or queen want to pay for explorers to explore new countries?

• People tell stories of a magical fountain of youth.

• The crops we bring back will pay for the cost of the trip.

• The trade routes we open up will more than cover the cost.

• The new people we meet will appreciate our culture and products.

6. Which had the greatest effect on American Indian populations?

• Crops

• Diseases

• Horses

• Plantations

7. " We Spaniards know a sickness of the heart that only gold can cure." - Hernan Cortes What did he mean by that statement?

• European conquistadors were mainly motivated by wealth.

• European conquistadors felt wealth took them away from God.

• European conquistadors had many patrons who provided money.

• European conquistadors were willing to spread sickness to get gold.

8.Why could the Native Americans travel farther in search of food, and use bigger sleds to carry heavier loads?

• The introduction of gold and silver

• The introduction of horses and donkeys

• The introduction of navigational tools

• The introduction of European diseases