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WorksheetsCP World Exploration Review 25
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins
Which country was the leading developer of advancements in sailing?
Spain
England
Portugal
France
What does it mean to circumnavigate the globe?
to sail from one continent to another
to sail all the way around the world
to sail from one hemisphere to another
to sail to an unexplored part of the world
Which of the following best describes the Columbian Exchange?
the exploration of new lands in Africa and the Americas by Europeans
the exchange of plants, animals, and ideas between Europe and
the Americas
the poor treatment of American Indians by European explorers and
colonists
the new trading routes to the Americas established by Columbus
Which religion did European missionaries attempt to spread to the New World?
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
Buddhism
This explorer was the 1st to circumnavigate the world, and later died in the Philippines on his voyage.
Vasco De Gama
John Cabot
Ferdinand Magellan
Black Beard
This famous Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec civilization.
Francisco Pizarro
Hernan Cortez
Amerigo Vespucci
Christopher Columbus
What is the Columbian Exhange?
Exchange of ideas between America and Europe
Exchange of different plants, animals, diseases between the New and Old World.
Exchange of disease between colonists and Native Americans.
Exchange of money between the Wergild and Ordeal
What is the name of the voyage West Coast African slaves took to the Americas?
The Middle Passage
The Long Journey
The Long Passage
The Middle Journey
Diseases like smallpox had a negative impact on Native American populations.
True
False
What were the 3 major motivating factors for Explorers?
Gold, Silver, Treasure
God, Glory, Gold
God, Glory, Gallantry
Honor, Justice, Reinhardt!
The New World Is the ______________(s)
The Americas
The world after WWII
Europe, Asia, Africa.
The best song in the movie Aladdin.
Who started a Portuguese navigation school around 1419?
Leif Ericsson
Vasco de Gama
Prince Henry
Bartolomeu Diaz
Who were the "conquistadors?"
catholic missionaries
Spanish explorers
Aztec rulers
French adventurers
As a result of the Columbian Exchange:
Most Native Americans converted to Christianity
Many new crops came from the Americas
Spanish explorers discovered a northwest passage
enslaved Africans were no longer needed as laborers
What was one impact of European exploration on Native American Indians?
European farming techniques were quickly adopted
Many Native American Indians were resettled throughout Europe
Conflicts between native American Indian tribes ended
Diseases brought by Europeans caused large numbers of deaths
The middle passage was apart of what trading system
Triangular Trade
African Trade
Square Trade
Gold Mine Trade
How were the conditions of the slave boats during the Middle Passage?
The lodgings were clean and sanitary for the slaves
The slaves were well fed and clothed
The conditions were dirty and unsanitary for the slaves
All of the above
The first Portuguese explorer to make it around the southern end of Africa
The beginning of the Age of Exploration involved Portugal looking for new trade routes to
The Americas
Africa
Australia
The first European to find a direct trade route to Asia by sea
Which nation hired Christopher Columbus to find a trade route to India
Which direction did Columbus sail out of Europe, leading him to the Americas?
What is the Atlantic Slave Trade?
What is Mercantilism?
An economic principle of exporting goods more than importing goods
When Columbus landed in the Americas, where did he originally think he was?
Florida
Bahamas
India
Spain
Prince Henry is remembered for the school he created to teach navigation and mapmaking. In which country was this school located in?
Spain
England
France
Portugal
Which empire did conquistador Francisco Pizarro conquer?
the
Mayan
Empire
the Inca
Empire
the Aztec
Empire
the Olmec
Empire
Searching for the Northwest Passage, both Giovanni de Verrazano and Jacques Cartier sailed for the country of ______.
Spain
France
Portugal
England
What was the main reason why Europeans wanted to travel to Asia?
to spread their religion
to buy cotton for clothing
to learn about other cultures
to acquire spices for cooking
What is this a picture/map of?
The Triangular Trade
The Middle Passage
The Columbian Exchange
Which explorer made it to the southern tip of Africa before turning around for fear of a mutiny?
Barolomeu Dias
Vasco da Gama
Pedro Alvares Cabral
Prince Henry the Navigator
Horses came from the
New World
Old World
Why do we refer to the American natives as Indians?
Because that is their name in their language.
Because Columbus thought he landed in India.
Because Marco Polo named them.
Which of the following was a social reason to explore North America?
Look for gold and riches
Control the spice trade
Expand the empire
Spread the Christian religion
What continents are in the New World?
North America
South America
Europe
Asia
Africa
What items are from the New World World?
Potatoes
Horses
Coffee
Pumpkins
Corn
According to the graph, where were most African slaves brought to in the New World?
Danish Caribbean
Brazil
Europe
North America
What continents are in the Old World?
North America
South America
Europe
Asia
Africa
In the triangle trade, merchants brought __________ ________ from Europe to Africa.
raw materials
manufactured goods
laborers (slaves)
native americans
In the triangle trade, merchants brought ________ ________ from Africa to the New World (Americas)
raw materials
manufactured goods
laborers (slaves)
native americans
The trade system developed by the colonies between Europe, the Americas and Africa was called...
Salutary or Benign Neglect
Mercantilism
Triangular Trade
Navigation Acts
How many Africans did not make the trip across the Atlantic?
about 16%
about 21%
about 32%
about 6%
What was the piece of land called that where slaves were sent to farm?
manor
plantation
kingdom
state
Did this food come from the Old World or New World?
Old World
New World
Where did the turkey originally come from?
Old World
New World
Where is corn/maize originally from?
Old World
New World
Where are potatoes originally from?
Old World
New World
Where did smallpox originally come from?
Old World
New World
The Columbian Exchange was a transfer between Europe and North America.
Plants, animals, and diseases
Slaves
Spices
All of the Above
Plants found in the New World included the following:
tomatoes, corn, squash
cocoa beans, lima beans, sweet peas
nuts and wild berries
magnolia trees, cypress trees, pine trees
is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit
entrepreneur
mercantilism
capitalism
tariffs
You are in World History?
True
False
What is mercantilism?
A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.
where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.
Wars that start over money.
Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.
The main religion in Latin America brought over by the Spanish and Portuguese
Catholicism
Judaism
Islam
Buddhism
