Age of Exploration Test Review

The map shows the Atlantic slave trade. Name the journey from Africa to the New World.

• Northwest Passage

• Triangular Trade

• Middle Passage

• Midwest Passage

Using the map, where sis the largest number of slaves originate from?

• North Africa

• East Africa

• Southern Africa

• West Africa

He created a maritime school to train sailors in Portugal. Who was he?

• Christopher Columbus

• Prince Henry, the Navigator

• Prince Henry VIII

• Hernan Cortes

Why was the Columbian Exchange an act of destruction?

• Because of the improvement of European diseases around the world

• Because of the lasting effects of European products in the New World

• Because of the devastating effects Brazilian diseases had upon the Old World

• Because of the devastating effects that diseases had upon the natives in the New World

What 3 G's best describe the inspiration for exploration during this era?

• God, Glory, Gold

• God, Gains, Gold

• God, Glory Glue

• God, Glory, Goodness

Who is a conquistador?

• Soldiers from Spain who explored, conquered and settled in the New World.

• Aztec and Incan civilization leaders prior to Spanish explorers.

• Soldiers from France and England who explores and conquered the New World.

• Priest sent by the Catholic Church to spread religion in the New World.

Henry Hudson searched for this water route through North America that would allow ships to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific. What is the name of this water route?

• Triangular Trade

• Northwest Passage

• Hudson Bay

• Middle passage

Profits and losses being shared were benefits of which merchant created companies?

• Joint-Stock Exchange

• Corporations

• Conglomerates

• Joint-Stock Companies

Which of the following is the primary reason that European rulers became interested in the trans-Atlantic exploration beginning in the 15th century?

• They were curious to determine if the world was round.

• They were seeking an oversea route to trade with Asia.

• They wanted to become allies with natives in the western hemisphere.

• They wanted to relocate their European powers to a new continent.

Christopher Columbus sailed to the New World 4 times on behalf of which European nation?

• Italy

• Spain

• Portugal

• England