Age of Exploration & Triangular Trade Assessment

Indigenous peoples believed land was:

• Owned by kings

• Shared by everyone

• Bought and sold

• Controlled by the Church

Europeans believed land should be:

• Shared equally by everyone

• Honored as spiritual

• Owned and used for profit

• Ignored and left alone

Which value was MOST important to Indigenous groups?

• Competition

• Community

• Wealth

• Male superiority

Which belief often caused conflict between Europeans and Indigenous peoples?

• Clothing styles

• Food choices

• Land ownership

• Music traditions

“God” refers to:

• Spreading Islam

• Spreading Christianity

• Trading spices

• Finding new cities

“Gold” means Europeans wanted:

• More farmland

• Direct access to wealth like spices and silk

“Glory” motivated nations to:

• Avoid other countries at all cost

• Compete for land and power

• Stay isolated to prevent further wars

• Give up territory in the name of the king

“New Ideas” came from which era?

• Middle Ages

• Renaissance

• Industrial Revolution

• Cold War

Before the Renaissance, what guided people’s understanding of the world?

• Schools

• The Church

• Newspapers

• Parliament

Conquistadors were:

• Sailors from England

• French farmers

• Spanish conquerors

• Portuguese traders