Bartolome de Las Casas was:

a supporter of conversion of Indians and an advocate of Indian rights

How did trade shift in Europe during the Age of Exploration?

Europeans wanted to bypass Ottoman middlemen, entering the Atlantic Ocean

How did the Age of Exploration affect Europe?

Cities along the Atlantic gained influence as trade shifted

The Crusades indirectly contributed to the discovery of the New World by

stimulating demand for goods from the East

Colonies were seen as:

Possessions to benefit the imperial power of the mother country

The primary goal of mercantilism as practiced by European Countries was to:

increase their supply of gold and silver through favorable balance of trade

What is an example of changes brought by the Columbian Exchange?

the arrival of corn and potatoes to Europe from the Americas

How did the diseases from both Africa and Europe affect the native people of the Americas?

Natives died in big #s, and the labor loss led to enslavement of Africans

What was the result of the Commercial Revolution?

Expansion of European influence overseas

Why were Europeans interested in tropical colonies in the Atlantic, Indian Ocean & Caribbean?

Large profits could be mad from sugar, coffee and pepper

One major effect of the colonial slave trade on Africa was that the slave trade:

Hastened the decline of African Kingdoms

Why did the natives in the colonies need to import expensive European goods during this Age of Exploration?

Europeans destroyed their way of life, & forced them to buy European goods

What was the Spanish conquistador's primary motivation in gaining new land?

promote their religion and gain riches and pride in their country

The main purpose of the Encomienda System was to:

provide a steady labor supply for early colonists

Why were Africans sought for plantation labor in the Americans?

There was no longer another labor supply available in the Americas

Which is an example of changes brought by the Columbian Exchange

the arrival of corn and potatoes to Europe from the Americas

During the LA colonial period, political & economic power in most colonies under Spanish rule was held primarily by:

People who were born in Spain and their descendants

What reason explains why Europeans were able to dominate and enslave millions of Africans?

African industrial centers were heavily influenced by European technologies

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1
The slave voyage to the Americas was referred to as the:
Middle Passage
Ocean Express
Atlantic Voyage
American tragedy
2
Bartolome de Las Casas was:
responsible for the brutal laws oppressing the Indians
named head Viceroy for the Kingdom of Spain
responsible for the bloody annihilation of the Indian population
a supporter of conversion of Indians and an advocate of Indian rights
3
How did trade shift in Europe during the Age of Exploration?
Trade centered on the Mediterranean Sea
The Ottomans, the middlemen, dominated during the Age of Exploration
Trade remained local in the Indian Ocean
Europeans wanted to bypass Ottoman middlemen, entering the Atlantic Ocean
4
How did the Age of Exploration affect Europe?
European economy declined because of trade
There was no effect on Europe
Cities along the Atlantic gained influence as trade shifted
Trade goods from Asia lost their popularity
5
The Crusades indirectly contributed to the discovery of the New World by
Forcing religious conversion
Increasing the power of feudal lords
Forcing the Turks to flee Constantinople
stimulating demand for goods from the East
6
Which European country started the age of exploration?
Portugal
Britain
Spain
France
7
Colonies were seen as:
Possessions to benefit the imperial power of the mother country
Independent nations that had special relationships with Europe
Possessions being prepared for independence
Independent nations that should be left isolated
8
The primary goal of mercantilism as practiced by European Countries was to:
increase their supply of gold and silver through favorable balance of trade
create laws which guaranteed individual freedoms
teach natives Christianity and offer them protection in exchange for labor
glorify the power and aggression of the military
9
What new technologies contributed to transoceanic trade?
all of the above
astrolabe
caravel
advances in cartography (map making)
10
What is an example of changes brought by the Columbian Exchange?
the spread of smallpox to Europe from N. America
the importation of coffee to the Americas from Europe
the arrival of corn and potatoes to Europe from the Americas
The exportation of horses from N. America to Europe
11
How did the diseases from both Africa and Europe affect the native people of the Americas?
Natives quickly found cures for their diseases
Natives used biological warfare against the Europeans
Natives used spiritual methods to eliminate diseases
Natives died in big #s, and the labor loss led to enslavement of Africans
12
What was the result of the Commercial Revolution?
Expansion of European influence overseas
Spread of feudalism throughout western Europe
Decline in the population growth in Europe
Shift in power from W. Europe to E. Europe
13
Why were Europeans interested in tropical colonies in the Atlantic, Indian Ocean & Caribbean?
Large profits could be mad from sugar, coffee and pepper
They had strategic military importance
They were competing with each other for control of Asian trade routes
These areas had small populations so they were easy to control
14
One major effect of the colonial slave trade on Africa was that the slave trade:
Strengthened the traditional African economic system
Led to a rapid decrease in tribal warfare
Hastened the decline of African Kingdoms
Led the expansion of the Songhai Empire's gold-salt trade
15
Why did the natives in the colonies need to import expensive European goods during this Age of Exploration?
Europeans destroyed their way of life, & forced them to buy European goods
Native preferred superior European goods
16
What was the Spanish conquistador's primary motivation in gaining new land?
dedicated to scientific research and geographical knowledge
creating allies with Native Americans
promote their religion and gain riches and pride in their country
To build prisons for Spanish felons
17
The main purpose of the Encomienda System was to:
provide a steady labor supply for early colonists
build and maintain forts to repel foreign invaders
prevent slavery in Spain's new world colonies
insure that the Indians were humanely treated
18
Why were Africans sought for plantation labor in the Americans?
Native Americans refused to perform the labor
W. Africans were experienced in industrialization projects
There was no longer another labor supply available in the Americas
Africans rapidly expanded their population in the colonies
19
Which is an example of changes brought by the Columbian Exchange
the spread of smallpox to Europe from N. America
the importation of coffee to the Americas from Europe
the exportation of horses from N. America to Europe
the arrival of corn and potatoes to Europe from the Americas
20
During the LA colonial period, political & economic power in most colonies under Spanish rule was held primarily by:
People who were born in Spain and their descendants
People of mixed Indian and Spanish ancestry
Missionaries promoting the spread of Catholicism
Indian tribal leaders
21
This group in the Americas was of European descent but had no political power
Peninsulares
Creoles
Mestizos
Viceroys
22
As part of the Columbian Exchange, which of the following was a European contribution to the Americas
diseases
potatoes
raw materials
bullion
23
"Hasten" means
to slow down
to speed up
24
What reason explains why Europeans were able to dominate and enslave millions of Africans?
African industrial centers were heavily influenced by European technologies
Europeans shared their new technologies with African tribes
African industrial centers were weak in comparison to European advances
African industrial centers were advanced

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