European Exploration TEST

1. The name for a Spanish explorer and conqueror is _________________________________.

• CONQUISTADOR

• MISSIONARY

• VICEROY

• CABALLERO

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

• EXPLORATION

• AGRICULTURE

• TRADE

• COLONIZATION

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

• NORTHWEST PASSAGE

• SILK ROAD

• PANAMA CANAL

• SUEZ CANAL

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

• COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE

• SILK ROAD

• INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

• MANHATTAN PROJECT

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

• COLONY

• CITY-STATE

• REPUBLIC

• EMPIRE

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

• Compass

• Steam Engine

• Astrolabe

• 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