Maritime Empires Quiz

Which European ruler was keenly interested in navigational technology and financed expeditions along Africa's Atlantic Coast and around the Cape of Good Hope?

• King Afonso of Kongo

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Francisco Pizarro

• Vasco da Gama

Which European power controlled a coastal trading post in the southwestern state of Goa in India?

• France

• Portugal

• Spain

• Britain

What was the name of the system established by the Spanish to gain access to gold and other resources of the Americas?

• Mit'a System

• Hacienda System

• Indentured Servitude

• Encomienda

What was the name of the grueling journey across the Atlantic for captured Africans?

• Indian Ocean Crossing

• Transatlantic Voyage

• Silk Road

• Middle Passage

Which European power drove France out of Canada in the mid-18th century?

• Netherlands

• Britain

• Spain

• Portugal

Which country preserved the 'Points of No Return' where thousands of Africans saw their homeland for the last time before being transported as slaves?

• Ghana

• Oman

• Madagascar

• Senegal

Which labor system involved workers being compelled to work for a specified period in exchange for passage, room, and board?

• Indentured Servitude

• Chattel Slavery

• Coercive Labor System

• Encomienda

Which European power controlled Pondicherry, a city in the southeastern state of Tamil Nadu in India?

• Britain

• France

• Portugal

• Spain

Which dynasty tried to limit outside influence on China by restricting trade after the voyages of Zheng He in the 15th century?

• Tang Dynasty

• Han Dynasty

• Qing Dynasty

• Ming Dynasty

Which European power had a decisive victory in the Battle of Diu in the Arabian Sea over the combined forces of Gujaratis, the Mamluks of Egypt, and the Zamorin of Calicut with the support of Venice?

• Spain

• Netherlands

• Britain

• Portugal