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- 1. Multiple Choice
Europeans began to explore and expand in the 1500s because they wanted to
Spread Christianity to a new world
Find riches & adventure
All of these
Discover a new world
- 2. Multiple Choice
What other countries settled in the Americas, challenging the financial control enjoyed by the Spanish and Portuguese?
Germany & Austria
Netherlands, France, and England
China & India
Eastern Africa & the Gold Coast
- 3. Multiple Choice
One effect of the slave trade on African societies was
An exchange of culture and foods
Decreased warfare
Transfer of European politics to Africa
Decreased population in some areas
- 4. Multiple Choice
African people were captured and forcibly sent to the Americas as part of the
Mercantilism
Triangle trade
Jesuit Society
Balance of trade
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which nation ultimately won complete control of India?
Britain
France
Spain
Portugal
- 6. Multiple Choice
In trading with their Latin-American colonies, Spain and Portugal exported mainly
manufactured goods
tobacco
cotton
spices
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why were African slaves imported to work in Latin America?
Native Americans refused to work for European landowners
The Catholic Church urged Native Americans to flee the country
Harsh conditions caused a decline in Native American laborers
Indigenous laborers were promoted to higher positions
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which item imported from Europe changed the lives of Native Americans living on the Great Plains in North America?
Horses
Tobacco
Corn
Tomatoes
- 9. Multiple Choice
According to mercantilists, the prosperity of a nation depended on
importing more goods rather than exporting
conquering new territories and settling them
finding and maintaining a supply of cheap labor
a large supply of gold and silver
- 10. Multiple Choice
The Columbian Exchange is a term used to describe
Pacific trade routes
Goods, animals, and diseases traded between the Old World and New World
New World missionaries
Spain's allies in the Old World
- 11. Multiple Choice
The Americas were named after
Vespucci
Drake
da Gama
Columbus
- 12. Multiple Choice
According to the map titled “The Slave Trade,” where were most slave forts located?
Brazil
The Middle Passage
The Cape of Good Hope
The west coast of Africa
- 13. Multiple Choice
According to the map titled “The Slave Trade,” the greatest number of African slaves were taken to
Brazil
British North America
British West Indies
French West Indies
- 14. Multiple Choice
The Triangle Trade connected all of the following EXCEPT
Americas
Middle East
Europe
Africa
- 15. Multiple Choice
Who led the first expedition to successfully circumnavigate the globe?
Columbus
Magellan
da Gama
Drake
- 16. Multiple Choice
The country of ___________ created a navigation school in the 1400s.
Portugal
Britain
Spain
France
- 17. Multiple Choice
“The stench of the hold. . . was so intolerably loathsome, that it was dangerous to remain there for any time. . . The closeness of the place, and the heat of the climate. . . almost suffocated us. . . The shrieks of the women, and the groans of the dying, rendered the whole scene of horror almost inconceivable.”
—Olaudah Equiano, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, 1789
In the passage above by Olaudah Equiano, he describes
plantation life
servitude
a slave ship
the imprisonment of Native Americans
- 18. Multiple Choice
What was an effect of the Columbian Exchange?
The Triangle Trade became less profitable
Native American diseases destroyed European populations
Llamas were used in wartime
The exchange of foods and animals had a dramatic impact on later societies
- 19. Multiple Choice
In the 1400s, this man helped Portugal take an early lead in exploration by providing money to study navigation, develop better boars, and encourage voyages along the coast of Africa. Who was he?
Magellan
Prince Henry
da Gama
Pizarro
- 20. Multiple Choice
What was the effect of Vasco da Gama's voyage to India in 1498?
Portugal began trading directly with India
Portugal and Spain agreed to share ownership of overseas territories
Portugal was invaded by the Indian army
Portugal ended all sea voyages due to the high expenses
- 21. Multiple Choice
How did the Renaissance contribute to the Age of Exploration?
by emphasizing the importance of converting people to Buddhism
by fostering a belief in the importance of working as a group
by awakening a spirit of discovery and innovation in Europe
by persuading Europeans that the pursuit of wealth was all-important
- 22. Multiple Choice
Portugal claimed which region of South America?
Brazil
The Andes Mountains
The tip of South America
Nowhere -- it claimed the Caribbean Islands
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which letter on the map best represents Columbus' first voyage?
A
B
C
D
- 24. Multiple Choice
Which letter on the map best represents Magellan's voyage?
A
B
C
D
- 25. Multiple Choice
Which letter on the map best represents Hudson's voyage?
A
B
C
D
- 26. Multiple Choice
Which letter on the map best represents da Gama's voyage?
A
B
C
D
- 27. Multiple Choice
What was not a reason Portugal was the first leader of the Age of Exploration?
It lacked access to the Mediterranean Sea
It has miles of coastline
It is the most western European country
Vasco da Gama built the first schools of navigation
- 28. Multiple Choice
The Treaty of Tordesillas split the new world between which two countries?
Spain & Portugal
Spain & England
England & Portugal
England & France
- 29. Multiple Choice
The British East India Company played a heavy role in forming the countries of
Pakistan & India
United States & India
Brazil & Mexico
India & Nepal
- 30. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was NOT a factor that made Africa vulnerable to the slave trade?
Availability of the people
Political problems
They were close to sailing routes
Desire to see the New World
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