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Age of Exploration

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 4hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

From whom did the Europeans acquire technology (think back to the Causes of the Renaissance)?

a)

French

b)

Africans

c)

Arabs

d)

Indians

2.
The art and science of map making is called:
a)
cartography
b)
mapography
c)
quilting
d)
mapology
3.
Which of the following helped explorers determine latitude from the position of the sun, moon, and stars?
a)
compass
b)
caravel
c)
astrolabe
4.
Fast ship that could sail with & against the wind, large cargo area, and shallow hull that could navigate shallow water
a)
navigation ship
b)
caravel
c)
astrolabe
d)
compass
5.
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 
6.
In which direction did the Spanish sail?
a)
East
b)
North
c)
West
d)
South
7.

What did Queen Isabella of Spain do for Christopher Columbus?

a)

sponsored his exploration

b)

married him

c)

made him royalty

8.
Conquistadors is a Spanish word meaning:
a)
to entrust
b)
to connect
c)
court
d)
conquerors
9.
Two things that conquistadors had that the Native Americans did not: horses and _______
a)
families
b)
gold
c)
guns
d)
land
10.
The Portuguese had a major issue in trying to reach Asia by water. What was it?
a)
England
b)
Magic Islands
c)
They didn't have boats. 
d)
Africa
11.
This Chinese invention used the Earth's magnetic poles to help explores find their cardinal directions.
a)
Compass
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Astrolabe
d)
Quadrant
12.
European countries wanted to find a faster route to...?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
The north pole
d)
California
13.
Which of the following was NOT an advantage Conquistadors had when defeating the Inca and Aztec Empires?
a)
Horses
b)
Metal armor
c)
Better weapons
d)
Larger armies
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.
Explain how the Crusades contributed to the Age of Exploration by finishing this statement. . .
Stories told by soldiers returning from war  __________.
a)
created an interest in making stronger armies to defend Europe when foreign countries begin to attack.
b)
created interest in foreign countries leading to more trade and contact.
c)
scared Europeans from ever wanting to leave their continent and prevented people traveling beyond their borders.
16.

Which was traded from the New World to the Old World?

a)

major diseases

b)

horses

c)

potatoes and corn

d)

slaves

17.
How did diseases impact the New World?
a)
They didn't
b)
They wiped out 75-90% of the Europeans
c)
They wiped out 75-90% of the indigenous people
d)
They helped the natives beat the Spanish
18.

The inhumane voyage of slaves across the Atlantic ocean was called the

a)

End of Days

b)

Middle Passage

c)

Final Destination

d)

End of Freedom

19.

Based on the map above, which of the following exports left from the Americas?

a)

bananas and peaches

b)

grapes and citrus fruits

c)

coffee beans and sugar cane

d)

tomatoes and corn

20.

Which of the following descries the Columbian Exchange?

a)

The exchange of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from Old World to New World and from New World to Old World

b)

The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from the Old World to New World only

c)

The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from the New World to Old World only

d)

The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from South America to North America only

21.

What happened to the population of many indigenous Americans due to Europe's invasion and colonization of Latin America?

a)

The population decreased significantly due to diseases and warfare

b)

The population increased significantly due to diseases and warfare

c)

The population didn't change much

d)

The population increased significantly due to the new crops and animals

22.

The Columbian Exchange had positive and negative impacts for both the New and Old World.

a)

True

b)

False

23.
The slave trade, or triangular trade, ran from the 1500's to the 1800's.
a)
True
b)
False
24.

Some estimate that between 15%-25% of Africans died during the Middle Passage.

a)

True

b)

False

25.
Ships used to transport slaves were also used to transport cotton, rum, and beads.
a)
True
b)
False
26.

What three destinations did the Triangle Trade system travel between?

a)

Europe, Africa, Antarctica

b)

Africa, West Indies, Europe

c)

North America, Europe, South America

d)

West Indies, North America, Africa

27.

How did the efforts of Portuguese explorers add to the escalation of the Tans Atlantic Slave Trade?

a)

the created trade relations with foreign empires and tribes who had slaves

b)

the explorers had the technology to out think the Africans to trade with them

c)

they were promised work when they arrived in the New World

28.

What was the main result of Columbus' voyage across the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Europeans began to trade with China

b)

Europeans began to explore and claim lands in North and South America

c)

Crusaders tried to reclaim land in the Middle East

d)

Americans declared their independence from England

29.

Where did the Encomienda system become larger?

a)

In Spanish Latin America, starting in the Caribbean.

b)

In China

c)

In Africa

d)

In Australia

30.

What were the actual effects of the Encomienda System in the real world?

a)

It made a few Spanish lords extremely rich and resulted in Spain becoming the richest country in Europe (maybe in the whole world)

b)

It caused Spanish culture and religion to spread throughout the New World.

c)

It helped native peoples to become happy and wealthy and share their cultures freely and equally with Europeans.

d)

It resulted in Indigenous peoples being basically enslaved and killed due to disease, overwork, and poor nutrition.

e)

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.

31.

What was the real motivation behind the Encomienda system?

a)

To gain wealth, land, fame, prestige, and power for Spanish lords and kings and the Spanish Catholic Church

b)

To help the indigenous people preserve their cultures and languages

c)

To promote peaceful relations between the native peoples and the European explorers.

d)

To teach people in Europe more about the newly discovered people, animals, and plants of the "New World."

32.

What caused the Encomienda system to decline? (select all that apply)

a)

The death of many native workers due to disease, malnourishment, overwork, and abuse.

b)

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.

c)

The increasing restrictions on abusing the natives from new laws, which made the system unsustainable.

d)

The growing concern of many Spanish Encomenderos for the poor conditions faced by native workers.

33.

What happened as the Encomienda system declined?

a)

The trafficking of enslaved persons from West Africa increased.

b)

The indigenous cultures re-emerged and the New World became a Native American paradise.

c)

Forced labor was discontinued and people were able to work freely for fair wages in safe and humane conditions.

d)

Paid indentured servants were brought from Europe to replace the indigenous people who had been wiped out by disease, warfare, overwork, and harsh treatment.

34.

What class of people was at the top of the social hierarchy in the Spanish American colonies?

a)

Peninsulares

b)

Creoles

c)

Mestizos

d)

Indigenous Native Americans

e)

Enslaved Persons of African descent

35.

What people were second highest in the caste system of the Spanish American colonies?

a)

Creoles

b)

Peninsulares

c)

Enslaved Persons of African descent

d)

Mestizos

e)

Indigenous Native Americans

36.

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?

a)

Mestizos

b)

Peninsulares

c)

Creoles

d)

Indigenous Native Americans

e)

Enslaved Persons of African descent

37.

What people were at the bottom of the social pyramid in Spanish America?

a)

Indigenous Native Americans

b)

Peninsulares

c)

Creoles

d)

Mestizos

38.

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?

a)

Indigenous Native Americans

b)

Enslaved persons of African descent

c)

Mestizos

d)

Peninsulares

e)

Creoles

39.

What class of people served as Explorers, Conquistadors, Viceroys, Bishops, Generals, Admirals, and Encomenderos?

a)

Peninsulares

b)

Creoles

c)

Mestizos

d)

Indigenous Native Americans

e)

Enslaved Persoons

40.

What classes of people could NOT be forced to work on plantations, haciendas, or in the encomienda system? (select all that apply)

a)

Peninsulares

b)

Creoles

c)

Mestizos

d)

Enslaved persons of African descent

e)

Indigenous Native Americans