Age of discovery

What Indian tribe was conquered by Cortes?

• Apache
• Shoshone
• Apache
• Aztec

What was the most likely effect of the success of Columbus' first voyage to the New World? 

• Spain got all the gold from the New World.
• Other European countries began to plan explorations.
• Spain claimed all of the land n the New World.
• A new trade route to Asia was found.

Which statement is true about the "Age of Discovery"?

• The Age of Discovery only lasted a few years.
• The Age of Discovery was a time when most people became very wealthy.
• The Age of Discovery was a time of exploration and discovery of new ideas and information.
• The Age of Discovery was not an important time in world history.

European explorers were sent to the New World for ______.

• gold, spices, and ships
• gold, land, and to convert native people to Christianity
• silver, pearls, and slaves
• slaves, navigators, and cartographers

According to the article "How it all Began in the New World" the most likely reason Columbus wanted to explore was __________.

• he liked to travel
• the king and queen of Portugal asked him to conduct an exploration
• he secretly believed the world really was flat and wanted to prove it
• he wanted to find a faster trade route between Europe and Asia

Which is not part of the Old World?

• Africa
• Asia
• Europe
• South America

When did the Columbian Exchange take place?

• Before 1492
• During the European Dark Ages
• After WW2
• After 1492

How did diseases impact the New World?

• They didn't
• They wiped out 75-90% of the Europeans
• They wiped out 75-90% of the indigenous people
• They helped the natives beat the Spanish

As native populations decreased in the Americas from sickness and overwork, Europeans looked for new sources of labor by enslaving the ____________.

• Africans
• Spanish
• Portuguese

What is the Middle Passage?

• Water Route Through North America
• European slave trade with India
• European Slave trade with North America
• European slave trade with the Americas