Unit 6 Review

Why did Europeans begin the Age of Exploration?

• They wanted access to new trade routes

• They wanted to spread Christianity

• They were looking to add territory to their Empire

• All of the Above

Which of the following best summarizes European motivations for exploring

• Guns, Germs, and Steel

• Trade and Technology

• God, Gold, and Glory

What was the transfer of goods/people/crops/ideas/diseases between the New and Old World?

• Middle Passage
• Triangular Trade
• Columbian Exchage
• Mercantilism

What was NOT exchanged between the Old World and New World during the Columbian Exchange

• People

• Diseases

• Crops and plants

• Religion and ideas

• All were exchanged

What was a significant effect of the Columbian Exchange on the European diet?

• The introduction of potatoes and maize led to a diversification of crops and improved nutrition.

• Europeans rejected most New World foods, leading to a decline in dietary variety.

• The Columbian Exchange had no noticeable impact on the European diet.

• It led to a decrease in the consumption of meat in Europe.

What was the main cause why many Native Americans died during the Columbian Exchange?

• Spread of Old World diseases they had no immunity to

• The introduction of inferior Old World crops

• The brutality of Europeans towards Native Americans

• Widespread famine

Slaves were brought to North America through the ____________  _______.

• Slave Ship
• Northwest Passage
• Triangular Trade

Why were slaves brought from Africa to the Americas?

• Slaves were brought to replace Natives as enslaved labor on plantations

• Africans had better immunity to Old World diseases

• Slavery was a profitable trade

• Europeans viewed slaves as non-human and naturally inferior

How did the Enlightenment influence the American and French Revolutions?

• By promoting absolute monarchy

• By advocating for the divine right of kings

• By encouraging scientific exploration over political change

• By emphasizing reason, individualism, and the questioning of traditional authority

How did Absolute Monarch justify their power

• The Church and Pope had power over the Monarchs and guided them.

• Monarchs used their army to control others

• Monarchs had lots of money

• They claimed "divine right" that God gave them their power