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WC Ch 04 Age of Exploration

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 2hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Three motivations for European explorers: God, Gold, and ______.
a)
Grace
b)
Glory
c)
Greed
d)
Glaciers
2.

Europeans began to explore and expand in the 1500s because they wanted to

a)

Find riches and adventure

b)

Discover a new world

c)

Spread Christianity to a new world

d)

Gain riches, find adventure and spread religion

3.

One effect of the slave trade on African societies was

a)

Flourishing of art and culture

b)

Transfer of European political ideas

c)

Decreased warfare

d)

Decreased population in some areas

4.

African people were captured and forcibly sent to the Americas as part of the

a)

Balance of trade

b)

Theory of mercantilism

c)

Triangular trade route

d)

Society of friends

5.

The journey of enslaved persons from Africa to America was called the ________________.

. .

a)

The diaspora

b)

mercantilism

c)

The middle passage.

6.

The Portuguese invented a type of ship called the _________ that made it possible to travel long distances.

a)

Caravel

b)

Steamship

c)

Sailboat

7.

The Atlantic slave trade was part of the triangular trade that connected ______, ___________, and ______________.

a)

Britain, France, & America.

b)

Europe, Germany, & Asia.

c)

Europe, Africa & the Americas.

8.

The demand for slave labor increased dramatically because of what product?

a)

Sugarcane.

b)

Cotton.

c)

Tomatoes.

9.
The art and science of map making is called:
a)
cartography
b)
mapography
c)
quilting
d)
mapology
10.
The art and science of map making is called:
a)
cartography
b)
mapography
c)
quilting
d)
mapology
11.
Who sponsored Portuguese fleets that sailed along the western coast of Africa?
a)
Prince Henry the Navigator
b)
Queen Isabella
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Ferdinand Magellan 
12.
Conquistadors is a Spanish word meaning:
a)
to entrust
b)
to connect
c)
court
d)
conquerors
13.
What explorer sailed all the way around the world?
(He was credited with it, but in fact he died before his ship made it back.)
a)
Balboa
b)
Cabot
c)
Magellan
d)
De Soto
14.
Why were the diseases from the Europeans so deadly to the Native Americans?
a)
Don't click here, its not the correct answer.
b)
Nor is this option. Keep reading.
c)
Try again. Select this and you will be wrong.
d)
They had no medicines or immunity to the diseases
15.
How did Prince Henry of Portugal contribute to the Age of Exploration?
a)
He invented the astrolabe so explorers could sail further into the ocean.
b)
He was the first to sail around Africa leading to a trade route by water to India.
c)
He developed a school of navigation that prepared future explorers with the necessary skills.
d)
He was the first European to discover the New World leading to wave of explorers looking to wealth.
16.

What is the Columbian Exhange?

a)

Exchange of ideas between America and Europe

b)

Exchange of different plants, animals, diseases between the New and Old World.

c)

Exchange of disease between colonists and Native Americans.

d)

Exchange of money between the Wergild and Ordeal

17.

What is the name of the voyage West Coast African slaves took to the Americas?

a)

The Middle Passage

b)

The Long Journey

c)

The Long Passage

d)

The Middle Journey

18.
A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere.
a)
racism
b)
colony
c)
mercantalism
d)
ethnocentric
19.
What did success in mercantilism depend on?
a)
Controlling the slave trade
b)
Having a perfect balance of trade
c)
Gaining as much gold and silver as possible
d)
 Salutary Neglect
20.
Which of the following products would be imported (purchased) from England by the colonists?
a)
Fish oil and lumber
b)
Furniture and finished products
c)
Sugar and Snake oil
d)
Rice and Fruit
21.
What ocean was crossed on the Triangular trade routes?
a)
The Caribbean
b)
The Indian
c)
The Atlantic
d)
The Pacific
22.

Which three continents were involved in the Triangular Trade?

a)

South America, Asia, Europe

b)

Asia, Africa, North America

c)

North America, Africa, and Europe

d)

North America, Australia, and Asia

23.
What was the path called from Africa to the Americas that was used for trading slaves?
a)
Middle Passage
b)
Slave Trade Line
c)
Center Passage
d)
The Land Bridge
24.
As a result of the Columbian exchange, which disease wiped out the majority of natives? 
a)
Black Plague
b)
Whooping Cough
c)
Smallpox
d)
Measles
25.
Which of the following was an effect of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
New foods were introduced to Europe
b)
Many Native Americans died of disease
c)
New animals were introduced to America
d)
All of the above
26.

This famous Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec civilization.

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Hernan Cortez

c)

Amerigo Vespucci

d)

Christopher Columbus

27.

This Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca civilization.

a)

Francisco de Gama

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Franz Ferdinand

d)

Francisco Pizarro

28.
Which of these were not a NAVIGATIONAL improvement for explorers in the 1500s?
a)
Global positioning system
b)
Astrolabe
c)
Compass
d)
Maps using grid system
29.
Which of the following was not an improvement made to ships in the 1500s?
a)
rudder system
b)
steam powered engines
c)
triangle sails
d)
multiple masts
30.

The Treaty of Tordesillas split the world between what two countries?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

31.

This European country defeated both the Aztec and Inca empires.

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

32.

What is, "A cruel system in which people are bought and sold and made to work without pay"?

a)

Profit

b)

Navigation

c)

Portugal

d)

Slavery

33.
This was the first European explorer to reach India by sea.
a)
Prince Henry
b)
Bartolomeu Dias
c)
Vasco da Gama
d)
Christopher Columbus
34.
This explorer was the first to sail around the Cape of Good Hope. He opened up a sea route to Asia.
a)
Prince Henry
b)
Bartolomeu Dias
c)
Vasco da Gama
d)
Christopher Columbus 
35.
This European created a school for sailors and taught them how to use new navigational tools and techniques. 
a)
Prince Henry
b)
Bartolomeu Dias
c)
Vasco da Gama
d)
Christopher Columbus 
36.
This explorer landed in the Bahamas, explored Cuba and Hispaniola, and  inspired future explorers.
a)
Prince Henry
b)
Bartolomeu Dias
c)
Vasco da Gama
d)
Christopher Columbus 
37.
This European is credited with discovering Canada.
a)
John Cabot
b)
Amerigo Vespucci
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Hernan Cortes
38.
This explorer led conquistadors on a mission to defeat the Incan empire.
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Amerigo Vespucci
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Hernan Cortes
39.
This explorer's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe. This means that they sailed all the way around the world.
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Amerigo Vespucci
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Hernan Cortes
40.
This explorer led the campaign to conquer the Aztec people of Mexico in the name of Spain. 
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Amerigo Vespucci
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Hernan Cortes
41.
Which European country sponsored Christopher Columbus' voyages?
a)
England
b)
Mexico
c)
France
d)
Spain
42.
Which conquistador conquered the Aztecs?
a)
Ponce de Leon
b)
Hernando de Soto
c)
Hernan Cortes
d)
Francisco Coronado
43.

The first explorer to reach the "New World" at that time claimed lands for the King of Spain. He was ___________ .

a)

Henry Hudson

b)

Giovanni Verrazano

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

John Cabot

44.

Which explorer explored the western coast of South America and took control of the Inca people after they refused to accept the Catholic faith and Spanish rule?

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Jacques Cartier

c)

Giovanni da Verrazano

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

45.

What was significant about Magellan's voyage?

a)

He proved that the world was not flat

b)

First circumnavigation of the world

c)

Found a passage to India north of the Americas

d)

Discovered the Americas

46.

What was Vasco da Gama most known for

a)

First European to sail from Europe to India by going around Africa

b)

First to circumnavigate the globe

c)

First to visit the South Pole

d)

Discovering America

47.
Drake sailed for 
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
France
d)
New World

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