WorksheetsAge of Exploration
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 4hrs 30mins
From whom did the Europeans acquire technology (think back to the Causes of the Renaissance)?
French
Africans
Arabs
Indians
What did Queen Isabella of Spain do for Christopher Columbus?
sponsored his exploration
married him
made him royalty
Stories told by soldiers returning from war __________.
Which was traded from the New World to the Old World?
major diseases
horses
potatoes and corn
slaves
The inhumane voyage of slaves across the Atlantic ocean was called the
End of Days
Middle Passage
Final Destination
End of Freedom
Based on the map above, which of the following exports left from the Americas?
bananas and peaches
grapes and citrus fruits
coffee beans and sugar cane
tomatoes and corn
Which of the following descries the Columbian Exchange?
The exchange of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from Old World to New World and from New World to Old World
The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from the Old World to New World only
The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from the New World to Old World only
The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from South America to North America only
What happened to the population of many indigenous Americans due to Europe's invasion and colonization of Latin America?
The population decreased significantly due to diseases and warfare
The population increased significantly due to diseases and warfare
The population didn't change much
The population increased significantly due to the new crops and animals
The Columbian Exchange had positive and negative impacts for both the New and Old World.
True
False
Some estimate that between 15%-25% of Africans died during the Middle Passage.
True
False
What three destinations did the Triangle Trade system travel between?
Europe, Africa, Antarctica
Africa, West Indies, Europe
North America, Europe, South America
West Indies, North America, Africa
How did the efforts of Portuguese explorers add to the escalation of the Tans Atlantic Slave Trade?
the created trade relations with foreign empires and tribes who had slaves
the explorers had the technology to out think the Africans to trade with them
they were promised work when they arrived in the New World
What was the main result of Columbus' voyage across the Atlantic Ocean?
Europeans began to trade with China
Europeans began to explore and claim lands in North and South America
Crusaders tried to reclaim land in the Middle East
Americans declared their independence from England
Where did the Encomienda system become larger?
In Spanish Latin America, starting in the Caribbean.
In China
In Africa
In Australia
What were the actual effects of the Encomienda System in the real world?
It made a few Spanish lords extremely rich and resulted in Spain becoming the richest country in Europe (maybe in the whole world)
It caused Spanish culture and religion to spread throughout the New World.
It helped native peoples to become happy and wealthy and share their cultures freely and equally with Europeans.
It resulted in Indigenous peoples being basically enslaved and killed due to disease, overwork, and poor nutrition.
It contributed to the growth of the African slave trade, causing millions of persons to be enslaved, forcibly moved across the sea, and exploited, for centuries.
What was the real motivation behind the Encomienda system?
To gain wealth, land, fame, prestige, and power for Spanish lords and kings and the Spanish Catholic Church
To help the indigenous people preserve their cultures and languages
To promote peaceful relations between the native peoples and the European explorers.
To teach people in Europe more about the newly discovered people, animals, and plants of the "New World."
What caused the Encomienda system to decline? (select all that apply)
The death of many native workers due to disease, malnourishment, overwork, and abuse.
The population shift in the New World from an indigenous to a mestizo majority, who could not legally be forced to work in the system.
The increasing restrictions on abusing the natives from new laws, which made the system unsustainable.
The growing concern of many Spanish Encomenderos for the poor conditions faced by native workers.
What happened as the Encomienda system declined?
The trafficking of enslaved persons from West Africa increased.
The indigenous cultures re-emerged and the New World became a Native American paradise.
Forced labor was discontinued and people were able to work freely for fair wages in safe and humane conditions.
Paid indentured servants were brought from Europe to replace the indigenous people who had been wiped out by disease, warfare, overwork, and harsh treatment.
What class of people was at the top of the social hierarchy in the Spanish American colonies?
Peninsulares
Creoles
Mestizos
Indigenous Native Americans
Enslaved Persons of African descent
What people were second highest in the caste system of the Spanish American colonies?
Creoles
Peninsulares
Enslaved Persons of African descent
Mestizos
Indigenous Native Americans
What group of people emerged as the new middle class majority in the Spanish American colonies, and are still the majority in Latin America today?
Mestizos
Peninsulares
Creoles
Indigenous Native Americans
Enslaved Persons of African descent
What people were at the bottom of the social pyramid in Spanish America?
Indigenous Native Americans
Peninsulares
Creoles
Mestizos
What people, formerly the majority in the New World, died of disease of poor conditions and largely disappeared during the Spanish Colonial period in the Americas?
Indigenous Native Americans
Enslaved persons of African descent
Mestizos
Peninsulares
Creoles
What class of people served as Explorers, Conquistadors, Viceroys, Bishops, Generals, Admirals, and Encomenderos?
Peninsulares
Creoles
Mestizos
Indigenous Native Americans
Enslaved Persoons
What classes of people could NOT be forced to work on plantations, haciendas, or in the encomienda system? (select all that apply)
Peninsulares
Creoles
Mestizos
Enslaved persons of African descent
Indigenous Native Americans
