Unit 3 Age of Exploration Quiz Review

The Silk Road was a set of trade routes used by _______________

• The Americas

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa

A monarch is a ______

• King

• Prince

• Princess

• Queen

Spain had 3 main goals in mind when expanding their empire. Which of these is NOT one of their main goals.

• Expanding Christianity
• Gaining fame and glory for the nation
• Expanding the use of the silk road

• Making as much gold as possible

European Kingdoms needed to find new trading routes because the routes they were using were too expensive to use.

• True
• False

Christopher Columbus convinced Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand to fund his trip across the Atlantic. Where were they from?

• England
• Portugal
• France
• Spain

Salt and gold were the main trading goods from what area?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• Americas

According to the chart, Europeans were responsible for bringing which items to the Americas.

• Grapes

• Cattle

• Corn

• Pumpkin

• Horses

The Columbian exchange was the exchange of crops, food, culture, people, technology, and more between the Americas and the rest of the world starting in 1592.

• True
• False

The Treaty of Tordesillas, written in part by the Pope, was meant to break the Americas into regions controlled by __________ and __________.

• Spain
• England
• France
• Portugal

Amerigo Vespucci helped...

• Discover the Americas

• Name the Americas

• Name the Pacific Ocean

• Circumnavigate the world