European Explorations of the Americas

The trade of goods and ideas between Europe and the Americas in 1400s and 1500s was known as

• Mercantilism

• Capitalism

• Columbian Exchange

• The Slave Trade

In which year did Columbus first reach North America?

• 32

• 1308

• 1492

• 1608

Europe is a ______________ that includes countries like Spain, England, and France. 

• country
• city
• continent
• state

Who was the first person to sail around the globe?

• Christopher Columbus
• Hernan Cortes
• Francisco Pizarro
• Ferdinand Magellan 

What good was NOT brought to America by Europeans?

• Horse
• Disease
• Turkey
• Pigs

What was responsible for the death of so many Native Americans?

• Advanced Weaponry
• Tribal Warfare
• Hernan Cortes
• Disease

Smallpox wiped out what % of the Native American population?

• 50%
• 90%
• 25%
• 65%

Most European explorers in the 1400-1500s thought the earth was round. True or false?

• True

• False

Who were the indigenous people who lived in North American when the European explorers arrived in the "New World"?

• Incas

• Native Indians

• Olmecs

• people of India

On which continent did Christopher Columbus think he had arrived in 1492?

• Asia
• Africa
• Europe
• Australia