Age of Exploration

What was one benefit for the Americans of the Columbian Exchange?

• Smallpox

• Horses

• Tomatoes

• Turkey

What was one benefit for the Old World from the Columbian Exchange?

• Potatos

• Syphallus

• Cows

• Coffee

Which of the following is not an example of new technology used during the Age of Exploration?

• Steam powered ships

• Triangular Sails on Caravels

• The Compass

• The Astrolabe

Which country paid for the first expedition that sailed around Africa to India

• Spain

• Italy

• England

• Portugal

Which of the following was most responsible for the deaths of most Native Americans?

• Spanish soldiers' better weapons

• Mass sacrifice

• Poor soil

• European diseases

What was the main reason for Columbus' voyage to the New World?

• Diaz's voyage to southern tip of Africa

• Magellan's voyage

• To discover new lands for Spain

• To find a cheaper way around the Ottoman Empire

How did England make money off of the New World?

• Taking gold from the native peoples

• Conquering the Aztec people

• Trade with India

• Cash crops

Which of the following was the first man to circumnavigate the globe?

• Magellan

• Columbus

• Da Gama

• None of the above

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons for exploration of the New World?

• God

• Gold

• Glory

• Gourds

What would be traded in the correct location in the Trans-Atlantic Trade?

• Manufactured goods to Africa

• Raw materials to the New World

• Slaves to Europe

• Manufactured goods to Europe