WorksheetsAge of Exploration Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 16mins
Which European country did NOT try and find a way to Asia for spices?
Portugal
Spain
Dutch
Germany
The reason why so many indigenous people died after meeting Europeans was...
war
disease
famine
sleepiness
Which country was the first to reach Asia by going around Africa?
Portugal
Spain
Britain
Mexico
Categorize European exploration into positive and negative categories
New foods
New Technology
Freedom for Religious People
Disease
African Slave Trade
Because the Spanish were the first European nation to discover the Americas, they were the first to "conquer" it.
True
False
Which factor helped the Spanish defeat the Aztecs?
Spain had better military tactics than the Aztecs
On average, the Aztecs were the size of a 10 year old child
Spain did not conquer the Aztecs
Disease weakened or killed most of the Aztec population
Select the Three Areas that were involved in the Triangle Trade
The _______________ set up ________________ missions throughout present day Mexico, Central America, and South America
China, Confucianism
French, Catholic
Spanish, Catholic
Spanish, Islamic
Match the following parts of the world to what they supplied during the Triangle Trade.
Enslaved People
Africa
Europe
Manufactured Goods
America
Raw Materials
One of the reasons European Countries wanted to find a sea route to Asia was because...
The Ottoman Empire was between Europe and Asia, making it hard for European Traders to reach valuable spices
China had built a wall to keep Europeans out
Flat Earth was tilting so Asia was now uphill
Boats were quickly becoming obsolete, so they needed to find the route before all the boats disappeared
The Middle Passage was...
the route between Russia and the Ottoman Empire
the passage through the Grand Canyon
the sea route between the Americas
A horrific route in which European slave traders packed ships with enslaved African starting in Africa and finishing in America
What is mercantilism?
When a country only relies on trade for money
when a superhero saves people for money
a set of colonies are set up to provide raw materials to the main kingdom for trade or manufacturing
growing a nation's military as much as possible
What is the main difference between the Portuguese and the Dutch?
Portugal is not in Europe
The Netherlands are not in Europe
The Dutch never made it around Africa to get to India
The Dutch were the first European country to explore the East Indies
Match the following causes to its effect that occurred in the Age of Exploration.
European explorers introduce smallpox to the Americas
Death to millions of indigenous peoples
Ottoman Empire becomes an obstacle in between Europe and Asia
Trying to find new routes to Asia
New boats, navigation tools, better map making, and the desire to find a route to Asian Spices
Inspiration of people to explore
Setting up colonies in order to extract raw materials for the main kingdom/nation
Mercantilism
Spain trying to convert indigenous people to Catholicism
A large Catholic pop. in El Paso
The Ming Dynasty is known for... (3 Answers, 3 Answers, 3 Answers)
renewal of Confucianism in China
sending Zheng He on his famous treasure finding trips
civil service exams being reintroduced to China
Communism
