WorksheetsCh. 10 Review - The Age of Exploration
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Ptolemy developed a system __________.
to determine true north
of democratic government
of longitude and latitude
of written language
Why did the Portuguese bring enslaved Africans to the Cape Verde islands?
to trade with local people
to harvest cotton
to work in sugarcane fields
to work as household servants
England and Spain went to war in the 1560s because Spain demanded that __________.
the Dutch remain Catholic
the Dutch convert to Protestantism
England pay high taxes on trade
Spain should control the English Channel
In the 1400s, overseas expeditions were __________.
launched primarily to seize slaves
extremely dangerous
dependent on African guides
financed exclusively by Portugal
The Portuguese explored Africa's coast because they __________.
were afraid to sail across the Atlantic
had built the caravel
had studied works of al-Idrisi and Ptolemy
did not want to trade with Asia
Why were Europeans in the 1400s eager to find a sea route to Asia?
Existing trade routes were very expensive.
They needed rice from China.
They loved to sail.
The Silk Road had been destroyed.
What three things enabled Europeans to begin exploration in the 1400s?
strong central governments
advances in cartography
new navigational technology
the spread of Catholicism
After Europeans arrived in America, many Native Americas __________.
converted to Catholicism
moved to present-day Canada
set up confederations
were killed by European diseases
How did the primary goals of the Spanish and Portuguese differ in the Americas?
Spain wanted to spread Catholicism; Portugal wanted to find new food crops.
Portugal mined precious metals; Spain set up sugarcane plantations.
Only the Spanish sought to protect the environment of the Americas.
Spain mined precious metals; Portugal set up sugarcane plantations.
In which three ways did the Columbian Exchange hurt the Americas?
More food meant a growth in population.
New species of plants and animals threatened native habitats.
Millions of Africans were enslaved and moved to the Americas.
Disease killed millions of Native Americans.
Which two devices made exploring the seas possible?
astrolabe
speedometer
wheels
compass
odometer
__________ explored the St. Lawrence River.
John Cabot
Jacques Cartier
Christopher Columbus
Hernan Cortes
Mercantilists believe a country should __________.
export more goods than it imports
import more goods than it exports
stop trade
print lots of paper money
Select three reasons why North American food crops become popular in Europe.
Potatoes fed more people than wheat.
Chocolate became a favorite European treat.
Sugarcane was a cash crop of the Americas.
Larger, healthier animals could be raised on corn.
How did the Columbian Exchange contribute to worldwide population growth?
Many people became resistant to European diseases.
Native Americans began eating meat.
The slave trade brought millions of Africans to the Americas.
The world's food supply dramatically increased.
Which is not a reason why Europeans began exploring in the 1400s?
Europe and Asia were at war.
Trading with Asia had become more expensive.
Italians could no longer enter the Black Sea
The Mongols no longer protected the Silk Road.
By the end of the 1400s, power in Europe had shifted from Central Europe to __________.
the Mediterranean
kingdoms that bordered the Atlantic
the Ottoman Empire
Russia
After Europeans began growing sugarcane in the Americas, they __________.
used paid labor for harvesting
freed most of their slaves
enslaved millions of Africans
set up family farms
During the Commercial Revolution, Europeans began __________.
fighting wars for control of trade
using credit cards
trading over long distances
setting up huge factories
__________ are settlements that mercantilists thought should produce products for the home country.
capitalism
caravels
colonies
compass
