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1
Sea captains were aided by a new type of ship called the
Ducado
Lateen
Caravel
Compass
2
Who was the first Portugese sailor to reach India?
Marco Polo
Vasco de Gama
Sir Francis Lowell
Sir Francis Drake
3
According to estimates, how many Africans were shipped to the Americas against their will?
15-20 million Africans
10-15 million Africans
20-25 million Africans
5-10 million Africans
4
Who was the Portugese explorer who claimed Brazil for Portugal?
Pedro Cabral
Marco Polo
Prince Henry
Mackenzie Hill
5
Who dominated the slave trade at the end of the 1600s?
Ireland
England
Scotland
America
6
What device helped explorers calculate their location based on the sun, stars, and horizon?
Astrolabe
GPS
Compass
Qibla
7
Why did the French not enslave Native Americans?
Their religion forbid it.
Their moral compass would not allow it.
Native American hunters were a main source of food
Native American hunters were a main source of fur
8
The period between the 1400s and 1500s in Europe is sometimes called the _______?
Age of Expansion
Reformation
Age of Exploration
Dark Ages
9
Where was Ferdinand Magellan killed?
Scotland
America
France
Philippines
10
The spread of people of African descent throughout the Americas and Western Europe is called?
African Diaspora
Columbian Exchange
Triangular Trade
Middle Passage
11
The Atlantic slave trade began in order to?
Remedy a shortage of labor in the Americas
Ease overpopulation in Africa
Spread Christianity
Supply workers for cotton plantations
12
What was Prince Henry's ultimate goal?
To find a water route around Africa to India
To conquer new lands
To produce an heir to the throne
To find a water route around Asia to the US
13
How did Africans resist slavery?
Running away
Destroying equipment
All of the above
Slowing work
14
Who was the first European to sail around the southermost tip of Africa?
Chris Columbus
Marco Rubio
Marco Polo
Bartolomeu Dias
15
Who was the ruler of the Aztecs when the Spanish arrived in Mexico?
Ahuitzotl
Moctezuma II
Cuitláhuac
Moctezuma I
16
Who's writings about China intrigued and drove many Europeans to explore?
Marco Polo
Pedro Cabral
Bartolomeu Dias
Mackenzie Hill
17
The settlers of Jamestown, England's first colony, hoped to find what?
Gold, silver, and furs
Gold, silver and a river route to the Pacific
Native Americans to enslave
Gold, silver and a river route to the Atlantic
18
What type of business organization helped spread the risk and profit among many investors?
Joint stock companies
Corporation
Limited Liability Company
Partnership
19
What was the initial motivation for many sailors from Europe in the 1400s and 1500s?
A faster route to Asia
Wealth
Land acquisition
A faster route to North America
20
The basic principle of mercantilism is:
A nation's strength depends on its explorers
A nation's strength depends on its location
A nation's strength depends on its military power
A nation's strength depends on its wealth
21
What two countries did Henry Hudson sail for?
American and English
French and English
Dutch and American
English and Dutch
22
People who worked for a set period in exchange for passage to the Americas were called what?
Slaves
Servants
Salary-based workers
Indentured servants
23
Its (The Columbian Exchange) exchange of _______ and _____ impacted later societies.
Food and People
Ideas and Culture
Food and Animals
Animals and People
24
What was the name given to the second leg en route to the Americas for captive Africans?
Middle Passage
Middle Leg
Secondary Passage
Second Leg
25
What inspired the leaders from France, England and the Netherlands to establish colonies?
Silver and Gold began to circulate through Europe
Furs began to circulate through Europe
Silver began to circulate through Europe
Gold began to circulate throughout Europe
