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Unit 3 Review - Atlantic Exploration and Trade

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Spices

b)

Medicine

c)

Horses

d)

Land

2.

Which of the following was NOT a motivation for European Exploration?

a)

They wanted to spread religion

b)

They could gain more land and gain fame

c)

They wanted to get more gold and resources

d)

They were being forced out of Europe by African tribes

3.

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 learn more about art and culture

c)

To create colonies

d)

To take tributes to the Ming Emperor

4.

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

a)

Imprisonment by the Spanish

b)

Migration of Europeans to the New World

c)

War between native tribes

d)

Diseases like Smallpox

5.

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)

Mass migration of Indigenous peoples to the Old World

c)

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

d)

The movement of enslaved Africans to the New World

6.

This treaty was an agreement between Spain and Portugal that split the world in half. Portugal go the Old World's trade routes, while Spain got the New World.

a)

Treaty of Tordesillas

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Treaty of New Oleans

d)

Seriously don't pick this one

7.

What does the image depict?

a)

Triangular Trade

b)

Middle Passage

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Columbian Exchange

8.

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

9.

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

a)

Corn

b)

Large Animals

c)

Potatoes

d)

Peppers

10.

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 Exchange

d)

Slavery

11.

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

12.

How did the African Slave trade affect African society?

a)

It led to a population boom

b)

It started wars between European and African societies

c)

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

d)

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

13.

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

14.

What is a long term effect of colonization on Latin America?

a)

They still speak Spanish

b)

They still follow the King of Spain today

c)

They are influenced by European culture and food

d)

Not this one