Europe and West Africa Study Guide

Which of the following was an obstacle to exploration?

• Exchanged goods and ideas

• Improved navigational tools

• Poor maps and navigational tools

• Claimed new territories.

The interactions between American Indians and Europeans sometimes led to cooperation and other times resulted in ____.

• peace

• conflict

• unity

• isolation

Which of the following was a result of exploration?

• A) Disease and starvation

• B) Exchanged goods and ideas

• C) Fear of the unknown

• D) Lack of adequate supplies

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were located in the western region of Africa, south of the ____.

• Nile River

• Congo River

• Niger River

• Zambezi River

Which of the following was a religious motivation for exploration?

• Spread Christianity

• Find gold

• Exchanged crops

• Improved navigational tools.

The Portuguese made voyages of discovery along the coast of ____.

• East Africa

• North Africa

• West Africa

• South Africa

What was a competition motivation for exploration?

• Belief in the superiority of one's culture

• Disease and starvation

• Lack of adequate supplies

• Poor maps and navigational tools.

Which of the following was an area of conflict between American Indians and Europeans?

• Exchanged crops

• Land

• Trade

• Weapons and metal farm tools

Which of the following was a cultural interaction of the Spanish with American Indians?

• Established trading posts

• Taught farming techniques

• Conquered and enslaved American Indians

• Traded with American Indians.

The English learned farming techniques from whom?

• Spanish

• French

• American Indians

• Chinese