Quiz Early Modern History Terms list 17-18

What is a caravel?

• A type of large plantation

• A small, fast sailing ship developed by the Portuguese

• A Spanish colony in the Americas

• A form of government

Who were the conquistadors?

• English Puritans who settled in North America

• Russian czars who ruled with absolute power

• Spanish soldiers and explorers who conquered the Americas

• Plantation owners in the Caribbean

Which term describes a territory controlled by a distant country?

• Colony

• Armada

• Subsidy

• Heretic

What is mercantilism?

• A religious movement in England

• An economic policy focused on increasing a nation's wealth by government regulation of trade

• A type of ship used for exploration

• A form of inflation

Which of the following best defines subsidies?

• Taxes on imported goods

• Financial assistance given by the government to support industries

• Ships used in the Spanish Armada

• Rights given to heretics

What was the main purpose of plantations in the Americas during the colonial period?

• To serve as military bases

• To grow cash crops for export

• To train conquistadors

• To house armadas

The Middle Passage refers to:

• The route taken by the Spanish Armada

• The journey of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas

• The exchange of goods between Europe and Asia

• The path of Puritans to North America

Which of the following best describes the Columbian Exchange?

• The trade of gold between Spain and its colonies

• The transfer of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world

• The movement of Puritans to the New World

• The spread of inflation in Europe

A heretic is someone who:

• Supports mercantilism

• Holds beliefs that go against the official teachings of the church

• Commands an armada

• Owns a plantation

What was the Spanish Armada?

• A group of Puritan settlers

• A fleet of Spanish warships sent to invade England

• A type of plantation in the Caribbean

• A Russian czar’s army