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The Age of Exploration
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Movement of plants, animals, and other living things between the eastern & western hemispheres.
Treaty of Tordesillas
Columbian Exchange
Mercantilism
Capitalism
2
In 1492, Christopher Columbus landed on an island in the present-day _________.
East Indies
Hispaniola
Bahamas
Canary Islands
3
How many total voyages did Columbus make to the Americas?
three
four
five
two
4
The
Treaty of Tordesillas
was signed between these two nations.
Spain and Portugal
Portugal and France
England and Spain
England and The United States
5
This Portuguese explorer sailed east all the way to India in 1498.
John Cabot
Vasco da Gama
Jacques Cartier
Amerigo Vespucci
6
The
Treaty of Tordesillas
gave Portugal control of present-day ______ in South America.
Columbia
Argentina
Brazil
El Salvador
7
This Portuguese explorer rounded Africa's southern tip & sailed up part of Africa's east coast.
Bartolomeu Dias
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Amerigo Vespucci
8
The expedition of this Portuguese explorer was the first to
circumnavigate
the world.
Christopher Columbus
John Cabot
Vaso da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
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Instrument measuring the angle of stars above the horizon.
astrolabe
lateen
magnetic compass
circumnavigation
10
A ship designed for long voyages.
circumnavigation
astrolabe
sponsor
caravel
11
Which of the following did NOT originally come from Europe and travel to the Americas?
smallpox
corn
peaches
olives
12
An economic system based on private ownership of resources.
mercantilism
romanticism
entrepreneurship
capitalism
13
The
Triangular Trade
was between _______ that brought enslaved Africans to the Americas.
Europe, Asia, and Africa
Africa, Australia, and Europe
The Americas, Asia, and Europe
Europe, Africa, and the Americas
14
"America" was named after this Italian mapmaker.
Vespucci
Pizarro
Giovanni da Verrazzano
Cartier
15
To travel completely around the world.
triangular trade
sponsor
circumnavigate
expedition
16
What were the names of the three ships that Columbus sailed with on his first voyage?
Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
Windrunner, Ferdinand, and Isabella
Expedition, Explorer, and Discovery
Mayflower, Majestic, and Voyager
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Economic policy stating that a nation's power depended on its wealth.
venturism
nationalism
mercantilism
corporation
