Age of Exploration Review

Question 1

This explorer helped establish lucrative trade routes between India and Europe. Who was he/she?

Accepted Answer

Vasco da Gama

Question 2

Why did the Indigenous religion and culture eventually suffer?

Accepted Answer

The whole population died of disease

Question 3

John Cabot was an Italian explorer sent by England to…?

Accepted Answer

Look for a route to Asia

Question 4

What shattered Japan’s feudal system?

Accepted Answer

Civil War

Question 5

In 1639, Japan’s borders were sealed so that…?

Accepted Answer

No one could leave and bring back foreign ideas

Question 6

What is the economic theory whereby countries gain power by building up their wealth?

Accepted Answer

Mercantilism

Question 7

The brutal voyage that brought enslaved Africans to the West Indies and Americas was the -

Accepted Answer

Middle passage

Question 8

What was the most dominant economic theory in Europe during the 16th to 18th centuries?

Accepted Answer

Mercantilism

Question 9

What event eventually leads to massive trade changes across the globe?

Accepted Answer

Old world explorers interacting with indigenous groups

Question 10

Who did Spain send on a voyage to claim land on the crown’s behalf?

Accepted Answer

Christopher Columbus

Question 11

Who brought the first enslaved Africans to the New World in 1518?

Accepted Answer

The Spanish

Question 12

What is the definition of a person with “mestizo” descent?

Accepted Answer

Mixed race: half Spanish, half Indian

Question 13

Why did European life expectancy slowly increase?

Accepted Answer

more crops are now part of the diet Less diseases spread through the region

Question 14

You should put your first and last name on your paper.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

Who named and claimed Canada for France?

Accepted Answer

Jacques Cartier

Question 16

Which explorer conquered the Aztecs in 1519?

Accepted Answer

Hernan Cortes

Question 17

You should put your first and last name on all scholl assignments

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

What caused the destruction of over 90% of the Native American population?

Accepted Answer

Disease

Question 19

One main reason for European exploration was to_____________.

Accepted Answer

spread Christianity

Question 20

This Spanish conquistador made alliances with indigenous groups, exploring and conquering large parts of Mexico.

Accepted Answer

Hernan Cortes

Question 21

Who was a Spanish explorer and the governor of Puerto Rico?

Accepted Answer

Juan Ponce de Leon

Question 22

Pumkins, Turkeys and Peanuts come from?

Accepted Answer

New World, New World

Question 23

The Spanish system whereby Native Americans became enslaved laborers was the…?

Accepted Answer

encomienda system

Question 24

French explorers of the New World set up which colonies?

Accepted Answer

North America, Barbados, and Jamica

Question 25

China’s trade policies in the 1500’s reflected…?

Accepted Answer

Isolationism

Question 26

Who were the first Europeans in North America?

Accepted Answer

Vikings

Question 27

Wheat and Onions Come from?

Accepted Answer

Old World, Old World

Question 28

What was the Columbian Exchange?

Accepted Answer

exchange of exotic and lucrative goods from the New World to the Old World

Question 29

Who sailed the routes pictures above and claimed modern New York for the Dutch in 1609?

Accepted Answer

Henry Hudson

Question 30

How did the Columbian Exchange impact global economics?

Accepted Answer

New industries like cattle ranching and coffee growing were created

Question 31

Why did many Europeans want to trade with China and Japan?

Accepted Answer

Asia was a hot spot for luxury goods.

Question 32

North and South America were named after…?

Accepted Answer

Amerigo Vespucci

Question 33

The Ming Dynasty was established…?

Accepted Answer

After the Chinese drove the Mongols out

Question 34

Which explorer pictured above demonstrated the power and wealth of the Ming Dynasty?

Accepted Answer

Zheng He

Age of Exploration Review

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Age of Exploration Review

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