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Oceanic Trade and Colonization Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

These were floating islands that the Aztecs used to grow crops

a)

Pyramids

b)

Chinampas

c)

Cenotes

d)

Not this one!

2.

The Portuguese began to explore new trade routes in order to get access to Asian _______________

a)

Spices

b)

Horses

c)

Medicine

d)

Land

3.

Which of the following did NOT help Iberian explorers lead the age of Exploration?

a)

Access to Muslim technology and tools

b)

Coastal borders to practice sailing

c)

Strong governments who could order expeditions

d)

Vast natural resources like gold/silver to fund trips

4.

European traders wanted access to West African empires because the Africans had

a)

Advanced weapons

b)

Exotic plants

c)

Gold and Salt

d)

A shortcut to India

5.

After Vasco da Gama discovered a sea route to India, why did Europeans still make stops at ports along the African coasts?

a)

To restock their ships

b)

To create colonies

c)

To learn more about art and culture

d)

To take tributes to the Ming Emperor

6.

Portuguese exploration primarily created trade ___________, while Spanish exploration primarily created ____________.

a)

Alliances, Rivalries

b)

Colonies, Routes

c)

Ships, Rubber Ducks

d)

Routes, Colonies

7.

What most likely led to the decline of 90% of the Native Population?

a)

Imprisonment by the Spanish

b)

War between native tribes

c)

Migration of Europeans to the New World

d)

Diseases like Smallpox

8.

What is a direct effect of the decline of the Indigenous populations in the New World?

a)

The Human Rights movement in the New World

b)

The movement of enslaved Africans to the New World

c)

Mass migration of Indigenous peoples to the Old World

d)

The isolation of China and Japan from the rest of the world

9.

The Casta System was...

a)

Segregation of New Spanish society based on race

b)

A castaway system where you voted prisoners off the island

c)

Division of Europeans from other societies

d)

Division of laborers from the nobile and merchant classes

10.

What does the image depict?

a)

Triangular Trade

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Middle Passage

d)

Columbian Exchange

11.

What effect did the Columbian Exchange have on population?

a)

Crops like potatoes and corn increased population

b)

Travel became limited and population stayed the same

c)

Resistance to new diseases increased the Native population

d)

Population decreased because ships were lost at sea

12.

Which of the following would have been introduced (new) to the Americas?

a)

Corn

b)

Potatoes

c)

Large Animals

d)

Peppers

13.

This system is where the Spanish granted conquering Europeans the right to demand labor from Indigenous People living on the land.

a)

Casta System

b)

Encomienda System

c)

Columbian System

d)

Slavery

14.

One of Spain's harshest critics of the Encomienda System was...

a)

King Philip II

b)

Bartolome de las Casas

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Black Beard

15.

How did the African Slave trade affect African society?

a)

It led to a population boom

b)

Some tribes participated in the slave trade to gain wealth and power

c)

It started wars between European and African societies

d)

It led to increased dependence on African language and storytelling in the Americas

16.

What was NOT an immediate effect the African Slave trade had on the Americas?

a)

It increased the workforce and the population of the Americas

b)

It caused wars between the Aztec and African tribes

c)

Africans were stripped of their tribal identities and heritage

d)

It created the foundations of racism in American society

17.

How did the Caravel contribute to European exploration?

a)

It allowed them to sail faster and against the current of the water

b)

It was large and bulky to carry large cargo from Africa

c)

It was copied from Asian ships to offer tribute to the emperor

d)

It introduced oars so people could manually row across the ocean