Pre-Columbian America and the Age of Exploration

What is another word for "conqueror"? 

• conclave 
• champion
• victor
• conquistador

Which of the following is a good that was obtained from China during the Age of Exploration?

• gold
• silver
• spices
• cotton

Which of the following is a good that was obtained from China during the Age of Exploration?

• silk
• iron
• copper
• precious gems

Francisco Pizzaro

• Explored the West Indies, the Caribbean, and northern South America, BUT believed he was in Asia.
• Explored South America and conquered the Incas.
• Conquered the Aztecs and claimed Mexico for Spain.
• Realized the Americas were a "New World."

Amerigo Vespucci

• Reached the Pacific Ocean by crossing Panama
• Explored South America and conquered the Incas.
• Conquered the Aztecs and claimed Mexico for Spain.
• Realized the Americas were a "New World."

Ferdinand Magellan

• Led first crew to circumnavigate the globe.
  
• Rounded the Cape of Good Hope, the southern tip of Africa, but failed to find a sea route to Asia.
• Explored South America and conquered the Incas
• First to discover a sea to Asia by rounding the southern tip of Africa and sailing to India.

What does mercantilism mean?

• Buying something at a discount
• Using a colonies resources to benefit the mother country.
• Putting taxes on another countries goods.

What was the pattern of trade that connected Europe, Africa, and the American continents called?

• Golden Age
• triangular trade
• slave trade
• Middle Passage

Which route represents the path taken by the European explorer Christopher Columbus?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

What country sponsored Christopher Columbus?

• Spain
• England
• Italy
• Portugal