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G10 T3 Review Exploration 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Prince Henry the Navigator from?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

France

d)

England

2.

Prince Henry of Portugal is considered one of the most important maritime figures in the Age of Exploration. What does maritime mean?

a)

things related to a journey

b)

things involving the sea/ocean

c)

things related to exploration

d)

things related to marriage and weddings

3.

The Portuguese designed faster ships during the 1400s. There were called

a)

caravels

b)

longboats

c)

canoes

d)

astrolabes

4.

Sailors were able to use this and the stars to figure out where they were and where they should go

a)

astrolabe

b)

caravel

c)

observatory

d)

marine

5.
Who sponsored Columbus' expedition to the Americas?
a)
Italy
b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
England
6.
Colonial trade routes among Europe and its colonies, the west Indies, and Africa in which goods were exchanged for slaves
a)
Middle Passage
b)
Columbian Exchange
c)
Triangular Trade
d)
Human Exchange
7.
The leg on the triangular trade on which slaves were transported from Africa to the Americas
a)
Coffin Voyage
b)
New World Venture
c)
Middle Passage
d)
First Voyage
8.
Who did NOT benefit from the triangular trade?
a)
African Kings
b)
Merchants
c)
African Prisoners of War
d)
Plantation Owners
9.
Economic practice where governments control trade and claim its profits.
a)
Capitalism
b)
Joint Stock Companies
c)
Mercanitlism
d)
Communism
10.

The first Portuguese explorer to make it around the southern end of Africa

a)
Vasco da Gama
b)
Bartolomeu Dias
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Amerigo Vespucci
11.

The beginning of the Age of Exploration involved Portugal looking for new trade routes to

a)
Asia
b)

The Americas

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

12.

The first European to find a direct trade route to Asia by sea

a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Marco Polo
d)
Vasco da Gama
13.

What were the "three G's" during the Age of Exploration

a)
Exploration, Adventure, and Discovery
b)
Silver, Power, and Wealth
c)
Fame, Fortune, and Glory
d)
Gold, Glory, and God
14.

What is colonialism?

a)
Colonialism is the policy of promoting independence and self-governance in other countries
b)
Colonialism is the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.
c)
Colonialism is the practice of sharing resources equally with other countries
d)
Colonialism is the practice of respecting the sovereignty and autonomy of other countries
15.

Europeans relied heavily on what for cheap labor when they colonized the Americas?

a)
European indentured servants
b)
Asian immigrants
c)
Native American volunteers
d)
African slaves
16.

What is the Atlantic Slave Trade?

a)
The transportation of enslaved African people to the Americas during the 16th to 19th centuries.
b)
The establishment of trade routes in the Pacific Ocean
c)
The migration of Europeans to the Americas
d)
The exchange of goods between Europe and Africa
17.

What is Mercantilism?

a)
A form of government with a single ruler
b)
A type of artistic movement in the 18th century
c)

An economic principle of exporting goods more than importing goods

d)
A religious belief system focused on meditation and inner peace
18.

When Columbus landed in the Americas, where did he originally think he was?

a)

Florida

b)

Bahamas

c)

India

d)

Spain

19.

Where did Columbus arrive during his first voyage?

a)
Bahamas
b)
India
c)
Australia
d)
Antarctica
20.
Henry the Navigator was famous for...
a)
Discovering the Northwest Passage
b)
1st European to reach the Indian Ocean by sea
c)
Opened a sailing school in Portugal
d)
Paid for the sailing of Columbus