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WorksheetsAge of Exploration and Isolation
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 22mins
Europeans wanted to explore the world because:
They were seeking new trade routes.
They wanted to spread their religion.
They were looking for new lands to conquer.
All of the above.
What power did East India Companies have?
mint money
raise army
make treaties
All of the above
Cortes was able to conquer the Aztecs because:
He had superior military technology.
He formed alliances with other indigenous groups.
The Aztecs were weakened by disease.
All of the above.
Europeans turned to Africans as a cheap source of labor because:
They were immune to European diseases.
They had no way to return home if they escaped.
All of these are correct.
They were skilled in agriculture.
What were Joint-Stock Companies?
A type of business entity where different stocks can be bought and owned by shareholders
A government-owned corporation
A non-profit organization
A sole proprietorship
What was the importance of colonies for the mother country?
They were a place to get resources and sell goods.
Cultural exchange and diversity
Military alliances and protection
Scientific research and innovation
The Middle Passage was a part of the transatlantic slave trade. What were conditions like on the ships?
Comfortable and spacious
Crowded and inhumane
Luxurious and pleasant
Safe and secure
A 1494 agreement between Portugal and Spain, declaring that newly discovered lands to the west of an imaginary line in the Atlantic Ocean would belong to Spain and newly discovered lands to the east of the line would belong to Portugal.
Treaty of Paris
Diet of Worms
Peace of Augsburg
Treaty of Tordesillas
A mapmaker and explorer who said that America was a new continent, so America was named after him.
Christopher Columbus
Vasco de Gama
Amerigo Vespucci
Emperor Hongwu
A Portuguese sailor who was the first European to sail around southern Africa, Cape of Good Hope, to the Indian Ocean.
Vasco de Gama
Hernan Cortes
Bartholomew Dias
Prince Henry the Navigator
He mistakenly discovered the Americas in 1492 while searching for a faster route to Asia.
Vasco de Gama
Leif Erikson
Cortes
Christopher Columbus
A small easily steerable ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish in their explorations.
Flag
Compass
Astralabe
Caravel
Which Portuguese sailor sailed around the southern tip of Africa, explored the SouthEast, then went back to Portugal?
Prince Henry the Navigator
Vasco de Gama
Bartholomew Dias
Christopher Columbus
Which country sponsored Christopher Columbu's voyage to America?
Spain
France
England
Portugal
Who created a school for exploration, sailing and map reading?
Portugal won the race to Asia when this sailor finally reached the India by going around the Southern tip of Africa.
Prince Henry
Christopher Colombus
Leif Eriksson
Vasco de Gama
New boundary lines from Pope Alexander VI for Portugal & Spain was called the
Line of Demarcation
Colombian Exchange
Treaty of Torde
Alexander Line of 1333
Where was Prince Henry the Navigator from?
Spain
Portugal
France
England
Columbus' exploration and discovery was primarily in this area
South America
Small islands of the Caribbean Sea
Rivers of the Northeast United States
Modern day Mexico and Southwestern U.S.
What was the Columbian Exchange?
Columbus traded prisoners of war with the Native Americans
An exchange of gold for the right to live in North America.
Trading goods for slaves throughout the New World
The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and people across the Atlantic Ocean
Many of the Native Americans died as a result of
slavery
spread of disease
drowning while exploring the Caribbean Sea
fighting in wars with the Europeans
Who are the conquistadors?
Spanish soldiers-explorers
French sailors that were loyal to the king
slaves obtained from Africa
Aztec leaders that became friends with the Spanish explorers
What continents did the Atlantic Slave Trade include?
North America, South America, and Brazil
North America, South America, Europe, and Africa
North America, Europe, and Africa
South America, Asia, and Europe
What year did Columbus "discover" the Americas?
1050
1380
1492
1500
According to this map, most African slaves were brought to
North America
South America
Europe
Asia
A major city of the Aztecs is:
Copan
Tikal
Cuzco
Tenochtitlan
What Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztecs?
Coronado
De Soto
Pizarro
Cortezs
What kept Spain and Portugal from fighting over land in the New World?
Treaty of Tordesillas
Treaty or Tortillas
Line of Demarcation
Line of Democracy
Which is not one of the three reasons Europeans explored?
God
Gas
Gold
Glory
Who established direct trade with India while bypassing the Italian and Muslim merchants that controlled the overland trade routes?
Vasco DaGama
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Prince Henry "The Navigator"
Who became the first explorer to circumnavigate the earth?
Vasco DaGama
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Prince Henry "The Navgator"
Which explorer led the Chinese treasure fleet on 7 expeditions to SE Asia, the Middle East, and East Africa for the Ming Dynasty?
Ibn Bautta
Zheng He
Marco Polo
Ferdinand Magellan
How was Ferdinand Magellan able to prove the Earth was round?
He circumnavigated the Earth by ship from Spain and back again
He opened up a school of navigation to educate the people
He came up with Magellan's Mathematical Equation to prove it
Christopher Columbus confirmed his theory on his voyage
This famous Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec civilization.
Francisco Pizarro
Hernando Cortes
Amerigo Vespucci
Christopher Columbus
Why would the conquistadors bring priests with them to the Americas?
To help the Spaniards hold religious services
To perform weddings between Spanish soldiers and native women
To teach the Spanish soldiers about Christianity
To convert the native peoples to Christianity
Why did the king of Spain want so much gold and land?
He wanted to make the conquistadors rich and powerful
He wanted to dominate other European empires
He wanted to build expensive new palaces
He wanted to impress female suitors
What continents are in the New World?
North America
South America
Europe
Asia
Africa
What continents are in the Old World?
North America
South America
Europe
Asia
Africa
What items are from the New World World?
Potatoes
Horses
Coffee
Pumpkins
Corn
What items are from the Old World?
Peanuts
Barley
Horses
Rice
Pineapples
According to the graph, where were most African slaves brought to in the New World?
Danish Caribbean
Brazil
Europe
North America
What diseases did European bring to the New World?
Smallpox
Malaria
Bubonic Plague
Influenza
Rhinovirus
What did European settlers do once they reached new land? Select all that apply.
Claimed the land for their own country.
Requested permission from the Natives to settle.
Enslaved Natives to work for them or be sent back to Europe.
Exposed the Natives to deadly European diseases.
Mercantilism said that a country's wealth was based on....
its imports vs its exports.
how many trading partners it had.
how many colonies it had.
how much gold and silver it had.
Which country claimed the most land and set up the most colonies in the Americas?
England
Spain
France
Portugal
The act of seeking and claiming new lands for economic, political, and social gain.
exploration
economic gain
social benefit
political competition
What do these characteristics describe?
The obstacles of early exploration
Accomplishments of exploratio
Motivation for exploration
What is capitalism?
What is mercantilism?
Mercantilism is an economic theory where nations wanted to gain as much gold and silver as possible.
A favorable balance of trade means:
A country imports more than they export.
A country exports more than they import.
Who helped Cortes defeat the Aztecs?
African Slaves
French Soldiers
Other Native Americans
Who founded a school for navigation?
Prince Henry
