European Exploration Quiz Review

The name for a Spanish explorer and conqueror is ___________________________.

_________________________ is the act of traveling in search of new lands, ideas, and/or things.

European explorers looked for a ___________________________ to get to Asia by sailing through the Arctic Ocean.

The transatlantic trading of goods across the Atlantic between the American colonies, Europe and Africa was called the ___________________________.

A ___________________________ is a territory that is controlled by a stronger country.

Which of the following was NOT a tool or technology used during the Age of Exploration?

• A. Compass

• B. Steam Engine

• C. Astrolabe

• D. Caravel

Which country sent explorers like Vasco Núñez de Balboa and Hernán Cortés to claim land in the Western Hemisphere?

• Spain

• Portugal

• France

• England

European Exploration increased after China closed the:

• Port at Nanjing

• Tibetan Plateau Path

• Khyber Pass

• Silk Roads

Prior to being called the Americas, Europeans nicknamed the Western Hemisphere:

• Columbus Land

• Brazil

• West Asia

• The New World

What was the name of the difficult and forced voyage of African slaves across the Atlantic Ocean called?

• Triangle Trade

• Slave Voyage

• Middle Passage

• Northwest Passage