World History 1.5 Quiz

Why were the European explorations of the 'New World' significant?  Select all that apply.

• It created economical and political change to the non-Western world.

• Their conquests would impact the people of Africa, India and the Americas.

• Diseases from these new lands were carried back to Europe by the explorers.

• It impacted the political leaders of European countries and they were forced to step down.

• New trade routes where opened by Europeans and their economies benefited. 

Who discovered Brazil?

• Ponce de Leon

• Francisco Pizarro

• Pedro Cabral

• Hernan Cortes

The Treaty of Tordesillas divided the New World between what two European nations?

• France

• Portugal

• England

• Spain

Who was the first man to travel around the world, but was eventually killed by native uprisings in the Philippines?

• Magellan

• Sebastian Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

What European country was the first nation to begin exploring for new trade routes to the Orient?

• England

• France

• Portugal

• Spain

Who was the first explorer to sail around the Cape of Good Hope in 1458?

• Magellan

• Bartholomew Diaz

• Christopher Columbus

• Francisco Pizarro

What country backed Christopher Columbus on his exploration for a new route to the West Indies?

• France

• Spain

• Italy

• Portugal

Traffic in slaves was not new, slavery had been practiced in Africa since ancient times.  However, the demand for slaves changed dramatically with the discovery of ________.

• Africa

• the Americas

• India

Traffic in slaves was not new, slavery had been practiced in Africa since ancient times.  However, the demand for slaves changed dramatically with the planting of ________ there. This crop required a lot of labor, much more than the local population could provide.

• cocoa

• sugarcane

• cotton

What New World Civilization did Hernan Cortez conquer and then claim as the new world for Spain?

• Nazca

• Aztecs

• Inca

• Mayans