Unit 1 Chapter 1 The Age of Exploration

The Age of Exploration was approximately what length of time?

• 1450-1700

• 1700-2000

• 1600-1700

• 145-1500

The explorers asked the kings and queens to sponsor their journeys. What is a synonym for the word sponsor?

• withdraw

• fund

Europeans wanted faster access to goods such as?

• sugar and spices

• spices and salt

• silk and spices

• salt and pepper

Which vocabulary term means to benefit all citizens or a community as a whole?

• mercantilism

• common good

• northwest passage

• missionaries

Who were the three European nations competing against each other?

• Europe, Asia, and Africa

• Europe, England, and Spain

• Spain, England, and China

• England, France, and Spain

What were the main four reasons the European nations competed against each other during the age of exploration?

• economic, religious, power, and territory

• economic, religious, reputation, better food choices

• clothing, reputation, food, and power

• power, territory economic and reputation

An economic policy where a nation can increase its wealth by creating and trading with colonies is known as?

• Northwest Passage

• mercantilism

• Age of Exploration

• Colonization

Choose the three economic reasons for European Exploration and Colonization.

• trade routes, natural resources, persecution

• sanctuary, trade routes, new opportunities

• persecution, sanctuary, persecution

• trade routes, natural resources, new opportunities

What were the three main religious reasons for European exploration and colonization?

• persecution, santuary, conversion

• conversion, persecution, natural resources

• new opportunities, persecution, sanctuary

• persecution, sanctuary, trade routes

Which vocabulary world means to treat an individual or group cruelly, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs?

• indigenous

• persecute

• missionary

• sanctuary