Age of Exploration

The main reason why Europeans wanted to find a sea route to Asia...

• To spread their religious beliefs.

• To develop new mathematical methods.

• To control the spice trade ($).

• To colonize.

In 1494, The Treaty of Tordesillas divided the "New World" into land, resources, and people claimed by what two countries?

• France and Portugal

• Spain and England

• England and France

• Spain and Portugal

A sea route many European explorers tried to discover that connected the Atlantic and Pacific ocean.

• Northwest Passage

• Southwest Passage

• Hudson Strait

• Magellan Strait

The slogan, "____, ____, and ____" best describes the European's motive in exploration

• God, Glory, Grapes

• Fame, Fortune, Victory

• God, Glory, Gold

• Fame, Fortune, Finance

Advancements in technology like the ​ ______  contributed to the Age of Exploration. Select all that apply.

• magnetic compass

• lateen sail

• suspension bridge

• caravel

Which statement best summarizes the impact of the Columbian Exchange?

• It had a positive impact on the lives of those in the New World and Old World.

• It had a negative impact on the New World, but a positive impact on the Old World.

• It was a mixed blessing for the New and Old Worlds; there were both positive and negative impacts.

• The New World began to rely on goods from the Old World, and still do today

What religion did the Spanish, Portuguese, and French spread to the New World?

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Judaism

• Islam

How did the French grow wealthy during the Age of Exploration?

• By being the first to find trade routes to Asia.

• The trading of humans.

• By stealing the wealth of others.

• By creating trading posts and trading fur.

Which European explorer "discovered" a place inhabited by 20 million natives in 1492?

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Juan Ponce de Leon

The trade system among the Americas, Europe, and Africa was called the _________ _____.

• European Trade Network

• Northwest Passage

• Triangular Trade

• Silk Road