Explorers to Enlightenment

The Columbian Exchange was _________________.

• The movement of peoples, agricultural commodities, diseases, and cultures.

• The movement of money from one country to another.

• The movement of people and culture to Columbia.

• The movement or exchange of currency from one country to another.

Europeans were not as affected by the diseases they brought to the Americas because they had _________________ .

• mercantilism

• epidemiology

• immunity

• colonization

Which group of people were brought to the New World as laborers to replace dying Native Americans.

• Serfs from Russia

• Enslaved people from West African

• Peasants from China

• None of the above

What nationality was the explorer Christopher Columbus?

• Spanish

• Italian

• English

• French

What was the primary goal of Christopher Columbus's voyage?

• To discover a new continent

• To find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia

• To conquer the native tribes of the Americas

• To establish a new European colony in the Americas

Where did Christopher Columbus secure the funds for his first voyage?

• Italy

• Spain

• England

• France

What was not one of the three motivations for European exploration?

• Greed

• God

• Glory

• Gold

This was the first European explorer to reach India by sea.

• Prince Henry
• Bartolomeu Dias
• Vasco da Gama
• Christopher Columbus

This European created a school for sailors and taught them how to use new navigational tools and techniques. 

• Prince Henry
• Bartolomeu Dias
• Vasco da Gama
• Christopher Columbus 

This explorer landed in the Bahamas, explored Cuba and Hispaniola, and  inspired future explorers.

• Prince Henry
• Bartolomeu Dias
• Vasco da Gama
• Christopher Columbus