Age of Exploration

What does the term "Middle Passage" refer to?

• The journey explorers took to discover the New World

• The route used to transport enslaved Africans to the Americas

• The trade route between Europe and the Old World

• The passage used by merchants to trade spices and silks

What was the Triangular Trade?

• A trade route between the Americas, Europe, and Africa

• A system where goods were exchanged for work

• A trade agreement signed between three European countries

• A sea route that only traded triangular goods

The "Old World" refers to ________ while the "New World" refers to ________.

• Asia; Europe

• Afroeurasia; the Americas

• North America; South America

• the Americas; Afroeurasia

What new tools and inventions helped sea explorers during the Age of Exploration? (select all that apply)

• Lateen Sails

• The Astrolabe

• Celestial GPS

• The Magnetic Compass

What was the Columbian Exchange primarily about?

• The exchange of technology between states

• The exchange of goods, ideas, and resources between the Old World & New World

• A trade agreement exclusively between Europe and Asia

• Christopher Columbus returning back to the Old World

Which of the following was a significant impact of the Columbian Exchange?

• It led to the industrialization of the New World

• It decreased the population of Europe drastically

• Along with useful resources, it spread disease and conflict across the globe

• It established a single global currency

What effect did the slave trade have on the Old World & New World? (select all that apply)

• Plantations in the Caribbean were established with

  hundreds of slaves.

• It led to the unification of various states

• It resulted in wars and the destruction of families and communities

• The farming of cash crops improved the economy in the American colonies

What was the primary motivation behind the Conquistadors' quest to the Americas?

• They wanted to embark on scientific discovery

• Establishing peaceful relations

• Seeking wealth, spreading Christianity, and gaining more power and territory

• They were interested in the native cultures and wanted to learn from them

What were some materials that were traded from America to Europe in the Triangular Trade?

• Slaves captured from Africa

• Luxury goods like silk and spices
• Manufactured goods like guns and tools
• Raw materials like sugar, tobacco, and cotton

Early European explorers wanted to find a direct sea route to Asia for what main reason?

• To spread Christianity to new lands
• To establish colonies in Japan

• Establish trade routes and gain access to valuable spices and other goods.
• To study the geography of the world