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WorksheetsOceanic Trade and Colonization Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 13mins
These were floating islands that the Aztecs used to grow crops
Pyramids
Chinampas
Cenotes
Not this one!
The Portuguese began to explore new trade routes in order to get access to Asian _______________
Spices
Horses
Medicine
Land
Which of the following did NOT help Iberian explorers lead the age of Exploration?
Access to Muslim technology and tools
Coastal borders to practice sailing
Strong governments who could order expeditions
Vast natural resources like gold/silver to fund trips
European traders wanted access to West African empires because the Africans had
Advanced weapons
Exotic plants
Gold and Salt
A shortcut to India
After Vasco da Gama discovered a sea route to India, why did Europeans still make stops at ports along the African coasts?
To restock their ships
To create colonies
To learn more about art and culture
To take tributes to the Ming Emperor
Portuguese exploration primarily created trade ___________, while Spanish exploration primarily created ____________.
Alliances, Rivalries
Colonies, Routes
Ships, Rubber Ducks
Routes, Colonies
What most likely led to the decline of 90% of the Native Population?
Imprisonment by the Spanish
War between native tribes
Migration of Europeans to the New World
Diseases like Smallpox
What is a direct effect of the decline of the Indigenous populations in the New World?
The Human Rights movement in the New World
The movement of enslaved Africans to the New World
Mass migration of Indigenous peoples to the Old World
The isolation of China and Japan from the rest of the world
The Casta System was...
Segregation of New Spanish society based on race
A castaway system where you voted prisoners off the island
Division of Europeans from other societies
Division of laborers from the nobile and merchant classes
What does the image depict?
Triangular Trade
Mercantilism
Middle Passage
Columbian Exchange
What effect did the Columbian Exchange have on population?
Crops like potatoes and corn increased population
Travel became limited and population stayed the same
Resistance to new diseases increased the Native population
Population decreased because ships were lost at sea
Which of the following would have been introduced (new) to the Americas?
Corn
Potatoes
Large Animals
Peppers
This system is where the Spanish granted conquering Europeans the right to demand labor from Indigenous People living on the land.
Casta System
Encomienda System
Columbian System
Slavery
One of Spain's harshest critics of the Encomienda System was...
King Philip II
Bartolome de las Casas
Christopher Columbus
Black Beard
How did the African Slave trade affect African society?
It led to a population boom
Some tribes participated in the slave trade to gain wealth and power
It started wars between European and African societies
It led to increased dependence on African language and storytelling in the Americas
What was NOT an immediate effect the African Slave trade had on the Americas?
It increased the workforce and the population of the Americas
It caused wars between the Aztec and African tribes
Africans were stripped of their tribal identities and heritage
It created the foundations of racism in American society
How did the Caravel contribute to European exploration?
It allowed them to sail faster and against the current of the water
It was large and bulky to carry large cargo from Africa
It was copied from Asian ships to offer tribute to the emperor
It introduced oars so people could manually row across the ocean
