European Exploration and Colonization

Which of the following explorers is given the credit as the first to circumnavigate the world?

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

Mercantilism is:

• The exchange of goods for slaves between Europe and Africa

• The measurement of a country’s power by how much land it has

• The economic system used by Europeans during colonization. The goal was to eport more items than imported. They used the colonies to guarantee this!

• Exchange of goods, ideas, and culture between the new and old world

What is Prince Henry the Navigator is most famous for?

• the futile search for the fountain of youth in Florida

• he circumnavigated the globe

• his navigation school

• convincing Ferdinand and Isabella to fund Columbus’s journey

Use the illustration below, to answer the following question.

Which nation had the best relationship with the Natives? 

• England

• France

• Spain

• Netherlands

Which of the following item was NOT introduced to the New World from the Old World?

• lettuce

• potatoes

• oranges

• bananas

The Native American population of Mexico in 1492 has been estimated at 25 million; the population in 1608 has been at 1.7 million.  This decrease in population was mainly a result of ____

• diseases introduced by the Spanish

• wars between various native groups

• crop failures brought on by poor weather conditions

• emigration of Native Americans to Europe and Africa

When the Spanish conquered the Native Americans, they set up a new social structure. Who are the peninsulars? 

• born in New Spain to Spaniard parents

• Spaniards born in Spain but came to the New World

• Spanish and Native American background

• African background

Why did Europeans want spices from Asia?

• Spices help preserve food and mask flavors of spoiled food.

• Spices were used in making medicine, perfumes, and incenses.

• Spices were not grown in Europe, so they had to be traded with Asian markets.

• All of these

Spanish missionaries built missions to spread the ___________ religion.

Who conquered the Aztecs?

• Columbus

• Pizarro

• Cortes

• Da Gama