Exploring the Age of Exploration and Its Impact on the Americas

What was the system called where local nobility controlled the land and peasants worked it?

• Communism

• Socialism

• Capitalism

• Feudalism

Which military campaigns led to increased trade between Europe and the Middle East?

• The Crusades

• The Napoleonic Wars

• The War of the Roses

• The Hundred Years' War

What period of advances in arts and sciences helped fuel the Age of Exploration?

• The Reformation

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Enlightenment

• The Renaissance

Which economic theory led to trade competition among European nations?

• Mercantilism

• Feudalism

• Socialism

• Capitalism

Who was the prince that started the Age of Exploration for Portugal?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Prince Ferdinand

• Prince William

• Prince Charles

Which explorer's voyage in 1492 marked Spain's entry into the Age of Exploration?

• John Cabot

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

What was the main cause of death for Native Americans who came into contact with Europeans?

• Diseases

• Battles

• Starvation

• Slavery

Which Spanish Conquistador conquered the Aztecs in 1519?

• Juan Ponce de León

• Hernán Cortés

• Hernando de Soto

• Francisco Pizarro

What was the extensive trade system between the Americas, Africa, and Europe known as?

• The Atlantic Trade

• The Silk Road

• The Columbian Exchange

• The Spice Route

Which explorer sailed for both England and the Dutch in search of the Northwest Passage?

• John Cabot

• Samuel Champlain

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry Hudson