Age of Exploration and Columbian Exchange

The Age of Exploration was led by _____ during the 15th and 16th centuries.

• Portugal and Spain.

• England and France.

• Germany and Italy.

• the Aztecs and Incas.

All of the following were patrons during the Age of Exploration EXCEPT

• Ferdinand and Isabella.

• Henry the Navigator.

• monarchs.

• Bartolome de Las Casas.

Which of the following navigators established a direct sea route to the East in 1498?

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which of the following was a small, maneuverable sailing ship designed by the Portuguese?

• caravel

• astrolabe

• carrack

• compass

Which of the following was discovered by Bartolomeu Dias in 1488?

• New World

• Pacific Ocean

• northwest passage

• Cape of Good Hope

The "Old World" consisted of all of the following EXCEPT

• Europe.

• the Americas.

• Africa.

• Asia.

The Treaty of Tordesillas divided the non-European world between

• Portugal and Spain.

• Ferdinand and Isabella.

• the Aztecs and Incas.

• Catholics and Protestants.

All of the following describe Christopher Columbus EXCEPT

• Italian by birth.

• sailed for Spain.

• reached the East.

• initiated the Columbian Exchange.

Who wrote The Destruction of the Indies in 1542?

• Henry the Navigator

• Bartolome de Las Casas

• Marco Polo

• Hernan Cortes

All of the following first arrived in the "New World" as a result of the Columbian Exchange EXCEPT

• smallpox.

• horses.

• potatoes.

• African slaves.