Quiz Review on Age of Exploration

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• A trade route between Europe and Asia

• The transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Americas and the Old World

• A treaty between Spain and Portugal

• A type of ship used during the Age of Exploration

What is a caravel?

• A type of navigational tool

• A small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship

• A large plantation in the Caribbean

• A form of currency used in the 16th century

What were colonies primarily used for during the Age of Exploration?

• Centers for religious conversion

• Military bases

• Sources of raw materials and markets for finished goods

• Places for scientific research

What are cash crops?

• Crops grown for direct consumption

• Crops grown for sale to return a profit

• Crops used for animal feed

• Crops used in religious ceremonies

What are chartered companies?

• Companies that operate without government oversight

• Companies that are granted rights by a government to trade in a particular area

• Companies that focus on local trade

• Companies that specialize in shipbuilding

What does maritime refer to?

• Related to agriculture

• Related to the sea

• Related to mining

• Related to forestry

What is mercantilism?

• An economic policy aimed at accumulating monetary reserves through trade

• A religious movement

• A type of ship used for exploration

• A form of government

What does it mean to circumnavigate?

• To travel in a straight line

• To travel around the world

• To travel to the North Pole

• To travel across a continent

What is evangelization?

• The spread of agricultural techniques

• The spread of religious beliefs

• The spread of technological innovations

• The spread of political ideas

What is a joint-stock company?

• A company owned by a single individual

• A company whose stock is owned jointly by shareholders

• A company that only trades in stocks

• A company that is government-owned