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Ch. 11 The Age of Exploration
Ch. 11 The Age of Exploration
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Chapter 11 Review for McGraw Hill Impact World History and Geography Medieval & Early Modern Times.
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1
A fur-trading post established by Samuel de Champlain in New France
New Oreleans
Boston
Quebec
New York City
2
Who first settled the region that is part of present-day New York City?
the French
the Portuguese
the English
the Dutch
3
The Native Americans who ruled the empire in Peru were the
Olmec
Aztec
Maya
Inca
4
The main motive behind the expeditions at the beginning of the Age of Exploration was
the quest for knowledge
the discovery of new lands with an eye to future colonization.
the search for new routes to Asia.
the search for new converts to Christianity
5
Which of these events was a negative result of exploration?
Advances in technology and learning made long ocean voyages possible.
Explorers received honors from kings and queens of Europe.
European diseases devastated the native populations in new territories.
Europeans brought food, animals, and ideas to the Americas.
6
By the 1400's, Spain, Portugal, England, and France had all found a water route to Asia.
False
True
7
Who primarily established settlements in the Americas in the 1500's?
the English and the French
the Dutch and the English
the Dutch and the French
the Spanish and the Portuguese
8
An agreement that divided South America between Spain and Portugal
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Campo de Cahuenga
Treaty of Tordesillas
Treaty of Velasco
9
Germs that caused disease helped Hernan Cortes defeat the Aztec.
False
True
10
What crop became the first cash crop of the English settlements?
sugar cane
tobacco
cotton
coffee
11
Catholic missionaries who taught Christianity to Native Americans in the 1500-1700's were the
Carmelites
Benedictines
Barnabites
Jesuits
12
To go completely around something, such as the world
circumference
circus
circumspect
circumnavigate
13
According to the theory of mercantilism colonies should be
considered an economic burden for the mother country.
encouraged to develop their own religions.
acquired as sources of raw materials
granted independence as soon as possible
14
What was one of the main reasons that the French settled in North America?
gold and silver
religious freedom
cash crops
fur trade
15
With the help of enslaved Africans, Brazil became one Portugal's most profitable overseas territories.
True
False
16
What capital city did Cortes conquer?
Tenochtitlan
Cahokia
Chichen Itza
Machu Pichu
17
During the 1500's , Spanish conquistadors explored as far north as what is present-day California.
True
False
18
Which of the following events occurred first?
Europeans found a water route to Asia.
Columbus claimed San Salvador for Spain.
Magellan sailed around South America into the Pacific Ocean.
Spain and Portugal signed the Treaty of Tordesillas.
19
European diseases killed more Aztec people than Spanish weapons?
False
True
20
The expedition of which explorer was the first to travel completely around the world?
Magellan
Cortes
Champlain
Joliet
21
Who led an expedition that landed in present-day Panama?
Samuel de Champlain
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Christopher Columbus
Hernan Cortes
22
During the 1600's, the English government was interested in setting up fur-trading posts in North America.
True
False
23
The expeditions of Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro resulted in the
destruction of the Aztec and Inca empires.
colonization of North America.
capture of Brazil for Portugal.
exploration of the Philippines and the Caribbean islands.
24
What did Pizarro accomplish?
He conquered the Inca Empire.
He was the 1st European to travel around the southern tip of South America
He established a major trading center in central Mexico.
He was the first European to reach the Mississippi River
25
What was a result of the Commercial Revolution?
the establishment of fewer colonies in the Americas
the development of new business methods
a shift in power from Spain and Portugal to England and France
a decline in population growth in Europe
