Age of Exploration Review

Which European country did NOT try and find a way to Asia for spices?

• Portugal

• Spain

• Dutch

• Germany

The reason why so many indigenous people died after meeting Europeans was...

• war

• disease

• famine

• sleepiness

Which country was the first to reach Asia by going around Africa?

• Portugal

• Spain

• Britain

• Mexico

Categorize European exploration into positive and negative categories

Groups:

(a) POSITIVE

,

(b) NEGATIVE

• New foods

• New Technology

• Freedom for Religious People

• African Slave Trade

• Disease

Because the Spanish were the first European nation to discover the Americas, they were the first to "conquer" it.

• True

• False

Which factor helped the Spanish defeat the Aztecs?

• Spain had better military tactics than the Aztecs

• On average, the Aztecs were the size of a 10 year old child

• Spain did not conquer the Aztecs

• Disease weakened or killed most of the Aztec population

Select the Three Areas that were involved in the Triangle Trade

The _______________ set up ________________ missions throughout present day Mexico, Central America, and South America

• China, Confucianism

• French, Catholic

• Spanish, Catholic

• Spanish, Islamic

Match the following parts of the world to what they supplied during the Triangle Trade.

• Africa

• America

• Manufactured Goods

• Europe

• Raw Materials

• Enslaved People

One of the reasons European Countries wanted to find a sea route to Asia was because...

• The Ottoman Empire was between Europe and Asia, making it hard for European Traders to reach valuable spices

• China had built a wall to keep Europeans out

• Flat Earth was tilting so Asia was now uphill

• Boats were quickly becoming obsolete, so they needed to find the route before all the boats disappeared