New Global Connections REVIEW

The country that led both exploration from Europe and Europe increasing the use of slaves from Africa was

• Spain

• Portugal

• England

• France

The social structure in Spanish colonies was based on ethnicity, so MOST people in the Americas were

• at the top of the social structure

• in the middle of the social structure

• at the bottom of the social structure

European colonies in Asia were motivated especially by the desire for spices. In the Americas , however, the conquistadors wanted primarily

• horses

• cotton

• timber

• gold and silver

Most Africans in the Americas from the 1500s through the 1800s were

• land owners

• missionaries

• enslaved

• sailors

The Columbian exchange benefitted Europe by

• introducing new foods

• creating a decline in European population

• spreading democracy to Europe

• creating drought in Europe

Which of the following people did NOT help change the way Europeans viewed the physical world?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• King Henry VIII

Conquistadors were Spanish

• slaves

• conquerors

• missionaries

• sailors

Portugal and the Netherlands BOTH wanted to control

• a land route to China

• the spice trade

• all of North America

• all of India

Because of the impact of Spain in the Americas, most people in Latin America today speak

• French

• English

• Chinese

• Spanish

Which is NOT an impact of the slave trade in Africa

• increased war and instability in Africa

• some African kingdoms gained great wealth

• increased contact between Europeans and Africans

• A long period of peace and stability in Africa