WorksheetsEarly Societies and Trade
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
What where Spanish explorers looking for in the New World (Americas)?
new routes to Asia
gold and silver
cash crops
new routes to Africa
How did the Columbian Exchange get it's name?
the city of Columbus
Columbian coffee
Christopher Columbus
Columbia University
What was the triangular trade?
trade network between Asia, Africa, the Americas
trade network between Europe, Africa, the Americas
trade network between Asia, Europe, the Americas
trade network between Europe, Africa, Asia
Why did Europeans bring enslaved Africans to the Americas?
Native people died from disease, so Europeans wanted other workers.
Europeans wanted to use Africans to use African troops to conquer the native people.
Native people died in wars, so the Americans needed new inhabitants.
Europeans wanted Africans to teach them to live in the hot climate.
What is gold that is deposited by a river called?
alluvial gold
precious gold
desert gold
forest gold
This kingdom is best known for its highly organized government
Kongo
Aksum
Mali
Benin
Which kingdom had a port on the Red Sea that was a main trading center
Kongo
Aksum
Mali
Benin
What conditions did slaves face on the Middle Passage?
Slaves were squeezed together in dark, overcrowded holds.
Slaves were chained ten to a cell in the ship's brig.
Slaves had good food and plenty of exercise so they would sell for the highest price.
Slaves were squeezed together but given plenty of food and water.
How were Cortes and Pizarro able overthrow the Aztec and Inca Empires?
They had more men than the natives and faster horses.
They had steel weapons, horses, and spread disease that weakened the natives.
They had more land than the Inca and Aztec Empires.
Superior numbers and help from native tribes.
The Treaty of Tordisillas was signed to settle the rivalry between which countries?
Spain and England
England and France
France and Portugal
Portugal and Spain
What new technologies made long sea voyages possible in the 1400s?
Caravel ships
magnetic compasses
astrolabes
more accurate maps
all of the above
What was the main goal of exploration in the 1400s?
find new lands to exploit
make more accurate maps
find an alternative sea route to Asia
compete with other European nations for land?
What part of the Columbian Exchange most impacted the Native Americans?
coffee beans
diseases
vanilla and cacao beans
honeybees
What is a conquistador?
A Portuguese explorer who conquers land
A Spanish explorer who conquers land
A follower of Vasco de Gama
Prince Henry the Navigator soldiers
What is a cash crop?
a crop that is ready to harvest
a crop that is grown for profit
when there is a scarcity of a certain crop
when someone has a monopoly on the crop
How did the reason for European exploration change over time?
Find trade routes from Europe to Asia
Control trade
Competition for new lands and riches
Find new technology to sail faster
What was the purpose of the Treaty of Torsesillas?
to evenly divide the New World between England and Spain
to settle rivalry and land disputes between Spain and Portugal
to provide land for the Netherlands in the New World
to settle the rivalry between England and France
