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Age of Discovery Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Spanish explorers who claimed lands in the Americas for Spain in the 1500s and 1600s

a)
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
b)
Juan Ponce de León
c)
Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro
d)

Conquistador

2.

line set by the Treaty of Tordesillas dividing the non-European world into two zones, one controlled by Spain and the other by Portugal

a)
The division created by the Treaty of Ghent.
b)
The boundary defined by the Treaty of Versailles.
c)

Line of Demarcation

d)
The line established by the Treaty of Paris.
3.

representatives who ruled one of Spain's provinces in the Americas in the king's name

a)
viceroys
b)
administrators
c)
captains
d)
governors
4.

the global exchange of goods, ideas, plants and animals, and disease that began with Columbus's exploration of the Americas

a)
Transatlantic Trade
b)
Columbian Exchange
c)
Silk Road Exchange
d)
Triangle Trade
5.

treaty signed between Spain and Portugal in 1494 which divided the non-European world between the two nations

a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Treaty of Utrecht
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
Treaty of Tordesillas
6.

war between Britain and France in the Americas that happened from 1754 to 1763; it was part of a global war called the Seven Years' War

a)
War of 1812
b)
American Revolutionary War
c)
Napoleonic Wars
d)
French and Indian War
7.

to travel completely around the world

a)
Travel across the continent
b)
Fly to the moon
c)

Circumnavigate

d)
Sail around the island
8.

French possession in present-day Canada from the 1500s to 1763

a)
New France
b)
British Columbia
c)
Louisiana
d)
Acadia
9.

territory settled and ruled by people from another land

a)
Region
b)
Province
c)
Colony
d)
Outpost
10.

policy by which a nation sought to export more than it imported in order to build its supply of gold and silver

a)
Feudalism
b)
Capitalism
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Socialism
11.

members of an English Protestant group who wanted to "purify" the Church of England

a)
Baptists
b)
Puritans
c)
Lutherans
d)
Anglicans
12.

colonial trade routes among Europe and its colonies, the West Indies, and Africa in which goods were exchanged for slaves

a)
Triangular Trade
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Slave Trade Network
d)
Transatlantic Exchange
13.

right the Spanish government granted to its American colonists to demand labor or tribute from Native Americans

a)
repartimiento system
b)
encomienda system
c)
mita system
d)
hacienda system
14.

English Protestants who rejected the Church of England

a)

Pilgrims

b)
Lutherans
c)
Catholics
d)
Anglicans
15.

the leg of the triangular trade route on which slaves were transported from Africa to the Americas

a)
Middle Passage
b)
African Passage
c)
Caribbean Journey
d)
Transatlantic Route
16.

mapmaker

a)
cartographer
b)
geographer
c)
navigator
d)
mapmaker
17.

Which European country was the first to send out Explorers?

a)
Portugal
b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
Italy
18.

What country came next to explore after Portugal?

a)
Italy
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Spain
19.

Christopher Columbus explored where?

a)
The Arctic region
b)
The Pacific Islands
c)
The Americas, specifically the Caribbean islands.
d)
The Indian subcontinent
20.

Vasco Da Gama went to this country?

a)
India
b)
China
c)
Portugal
d)
Brazil
21.

Fernidand Magellan did what?

a)
Ferdinand Magellan led the first circumnavigation of the Earth.
b)
Ferdinand Magellan invented the compass.
c)
Ferdinand Magellan was the first to climb Mount Everest.
d)
Ferdinand Magellan discovered America.
22.

The 3 G's that motivated Europeans to explore the new World

a)
Gold, God, and Glory
b)
Land, Labor, and Legacy
c)
Faith, Fortune, and Fame
d)
Silver, Science, and Strategy
23.

What were the two technologies that made it easier for Europeans to explore the world during the Age of Discovery? 

a)
Astrolabe and Galleon
b)
Sextant and Frigate
c)
Steam Engine and Submarine
d)

Astrolabe and Caravel

24.

Who was the leader of the Portuguese that opened a sailing school that paved the way for the start Age of Exploration?

a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Ferdinand Magellan
c)
Vasco da Gama
d)
Prince Henry the Navigator
25.

What two Portuguese explorers who went around Africa in order to find a water route to India. 

a)
Vasco da Gama and Bartolomeu Dias
b)
John Cabot and Francis Drake
c)
Henry the Navigator and Amerigo Vespucci
d)
Ferdinand Magellan and Christopher Columbus
26.

This man is credited with the discovery of the Americas in 1492.

a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Hernán Cortés
c)
Vasco da Gama
d)
Ferdinand Magellan
27.

Which Treaty was signed in 1494 between the Spanish and the Portuguese that divided the world based on the Line of Demarcation? 

a)
Treaty of Utrecht
b)
Treaty of Tordesillas
c)
Treaty of Westphalia
d)
Treaty of Paris
28.

Who is "America" named after? 

a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
John Smith
c)
Leif Erikson
d)
Amerigo Vespucci
29.

Who conquered the Aztec Empire?

a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Atahualpa
c)
Moctezuma II
d)
Hernán Cortés
30.

Who conquered the Incan Empire?

a)
Simón Bolívar
b)
Hernán Cortés
c)
Francisco Pizarro
d)
Atahualpa
31.

What group of Natives did Columbus conquer?

a)
Taíno
b)
Inca
c)
Aztec
d)
Maya
32.

The Native American population of Mexico in 1492 has been estimated at 25 million; the population in 1608 has been estimated at 1.7 million. This decrease in population was mainly a result of

a)
war and conflict
b)
forced migration
c)
cultural assimilation
d)
disease and epidemics
33.


These people were Spanish representatives appointed by the King and Queen to manage the day-to-day activities in their overseas Colonies.

a)
Governors
b)
Viceroys
c)
Admirals
d)
Colonial Agents
34.

These people came to the New World to convert Native Americans to Christanity


a)

Jesuits

b)
Settlers
c)
Explorers
d)
Traders
35.

The _____________________ forced Native Americans to work under brutal conditions in gold and silver mines and plantations across Spain's colonies in the New World. 

a)
Repartimiento system
b)
Encomienda system
c)
Mita system
d)
Plantation system
36.

Which group of people spoke out against the economic system that was decimating the Native populations? 

a)
Government officials
b)
Industrialists
c)

Priests

d)
Wealthy landowners
37.

Planters in the Americas began to use African slaves for labor because

a)

the high demand for labor in agriculture and the decline of indigenous populations from disease.

b)
the rise of industrialization in the North
c)
the availability of European laborers
d)
the introduction of new farming techniques
38.

List all the French Explorers responsible for discovering and setting up New France in North America. 


a)

Jacques Cartier

b)

Samuel de Champlain

c)

Sieur de La Salle

d)

Lewis and Clark

39.


The first permenant English colony is the New World was called_________________. 

a)
Savannah
b)
Roanoke
c)
Jamestown
d)
Plymouth
40.

What crop made the first permenant English settlement thrive and become profitable? 

a)
Cotton
b)
Tobacco
c)
Wheat
d)
Rice
41.

The Pilgrims established

a)
Jamestown Colony
b)
Plymouth Colony
c)
Roanoke Colony
d)
Massachusetts Bay Colony
42.

The Dutch established

a)

New Netherlands

b)
military bases in Europe
c)
fishing villages in the Arctic
d)
agricultural settlements in Africa
43.

The Puritans established

a)
The Rhode Island Colony.
b)
The New Haven Colony.
c)
The Massachusetts Bay Colony.
d)
The Plymouth Colony.
44.

Who was the explorer who founded New Netherlands for the Dutch? 

a)
Jacques Cartier
b)
Ferdinand Magellan
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Christopher Columbus
45.

The _________________ was ordered by King Charles II to capture the Dutch colony in the New World. It was named ________________ after the Dutch surrendered without a fight. 

a)
New Amsterdam, New Jersey
b)
Old Amsterdam, New York
c)
New Amsterdam, New England
d)

Duke of York, New York

46.

What was the name of the conflict fought between the British and French in North America from 1754-1763 in which the British won and added New France to their empire? 


a)
Seven Years' War
b)
War of the Spanish Succession
c)
American Revolutionary War
d)
French and Indian War
47.

  • Maize and potatoes were grown in Europe

  • Millions of Africans suffered during the Middle Passage

  • Smallpox had devastating effects on native peoples

  • Spanish language is used in much of Latin America

Which global interaction is illustrated by these statements?

a)
Columbian Exchange
b)
Age of Exploration
c)
Transatlantic Trade
d)
Industrial Revolution
48.

This event was the largest involuntary migration event in human history in which people were taken across continents and forced to work overseas against their will for economic gain. 

a)
Indian Ocean Slave Trade
b)

African Slave Trade

c)
Chinese Coolie Trade
d)
Forced Labor during World War II
49.

According to the policy of mercantilism, colonies should be

a)
be self-sufficient and independent
b)
focus on local trade and agriculture
c)
promote the welfare of the colonies first
d)

acquired as markets and sources of materials for the mother country

50.

Food brought over from the _________________ made it easier for populations to increase in future generations due to availibility. 

a)
Asia
b)
Middle East
c)

Columbian Exchange

d)
Old World