Unit 2- The Age of Exploration Review

Why did countries explore the world?

• To find new friends

• To discover new lands and resources

• To escape from their own countries

• To learn new languages

What did the Vikings do first?

• Built castles

• Explored new territories

• Invented the wheel

• Created maps

What is an indentured servant?

• A person who works for free

• A person who works in exchange for passage to America

• A person who owns land

• A person who is a slave

Where did Columbus land?

• India

• The Caribbean

• Australia

• Africa

What did Amerigo Vespucci discover about America?

• It was a new continent

• It was part of Asia

• It was an island

• It was uninhabited

Who discovered the Aztec Empire?

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernán Cortés

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Marco Polo

Describe the French interaction with the Native Americans.

• Hostile and aggressive

• Cooperative and trade-focused

• Indifferent and distant

• Conquering and enslaving

What does the word "circumnavigate" mean?

• To travel in a straight line

• To travel around the world

• To travel to the North Pole

• To travel to the moon

What was the result of the Inca offer to Pizarro?

• Peaceful coexistence

• The release of their emperor

• The fall of the Inca Empire

• A trade agreement

What was the line of demarcation?

• A boundary between two countries

• A division of the New World between Spain and Portugal

• A line of soldiers

• A trade route