How did the Renaissance contribute to the Age of Exploration?

by awakening a spirit of discovery and innovation in Europe

was the geographer for whom the Americas were named for

Which goods did Europeans trade fro slaves in Africa in the triangular trade system?

Manufactured goods such as guns and alcohol

The fall of Constantinople, to the Ottoman Empire, helped initiate the Age of Exploration by

Europeans began to search for trade routes in the Far East

What was the effect of the Columbian Exchange?

the exchange of food and plants impacted later societies

was critical for explorations to Europe from China

How did the slave trade affect Africa’s population?

Reduced population and warfare destroyed communities

What was one effect of the expansion of slavery in Americas?

African culture spread through the region

Why did the British colonists gradually abandon the use of indentured servants?

Temporary workers who constantly had to be replaces

How did Africans affect religious practices in the New World?

Blended traditional African and Christian beliefs

What is the origin of the world “slave”?

10th Century Germany enslaving Slavic Tribes

The Treaty of Tordesillas

divided up discovered lands between Spain and the Portugal

Bartholomeu Dias is best known for

being the first European to sail around the tip of Africa

Which statement below is NOT a reason Japan implemented a Closed Door Policy?

To start a war between Japan and Spain

The Columbian Exchange was

the exchange of plants/animals between the Old and New World

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1
What do the 3Gs stand for?
God, Gold, Gifts
God, Gold, Glory
Personal Glory, National Glory, Gold
Gifts, God, Glory
2
Why were Africans chosen over Native Americans to become slaves on plantations?
Africans did not know the land, so less likely to escape
Native Americans had no experience farming
All of the Above
African had more experience farming
3
Prince Henry the Navigator is most famous for
the circumnavigation of the globe
convincing Ferdinand and Isabella to fund Columbus's journey
his navigation school
the futile search for the fountain of youth in Florida
4
How did the Renaissance contribute to the Age of Exploration?
by awakening a spirit of discovery and innovation in Europe
by emphasizing the importance of converting people to Islam
by persuading Europeans to pursue of wealth
by fostering a belief in the importance of working together
5
Which country set up trading posts in India and later came to control India?
Great Britain
France
Spain
Holland
6
All of the following were inventions that aided exploration except
compass
caravels
printing press
lateen sails
7
Amerigo Vespucci
disproved the existence of a northwest passage
was the geographer for whom the Americas were named for
sailed with Magellan to circumnavigate the globe
was the creator of the most accurate map of the world
8
The Middle Passage transported slaves from Africa to the Americas.
True
False
9
How did most people become slaves in ancient times?
They had refused military service
They failed to pay their taxes
They were enslaved because of their race
They were prisoners of war
10
Which European nation was NOT heavily involved in the slave trade?
Portugal
Great Britain
Greece
Spain
11
Which goods did Europeans trade fro slaves in Africa in the triangular trade system?
Raw materials such as sugar and lumber
American Indian Slaves
Manufactured goods such as guns and alcohol
Asian Luxury Goods
12
All of the following were motives for European exploration except
the spread of Christianity
access to new natural resources
personal fame
political control of Asia
13
The fall of Constantinople, to the Ottoman Empire, helped initiate the Age of Exploration by
Creating need for the Spanish to attack England
Europeans began to search for trade routes in the Far East
Creating the most powerful empire in the World
Having a large number of scholars and artists fled to Italy
14
What was the effect of the Columbian Exchange?
llamas were used as beasts of burdens
Native American diseases destroyed European population
triangular trade became less profitable
the exchange of food and plants impacted later societies
15
The compass
was an important European Renaissance invention
failed to be used by European explorers
was no longer used since explorers relied on the astrolabe
was critical for explorations to Europe from China
16
The person who conquered the Incas and treated those he conquered terribly was
Francisco Pizarro
Hernan Cortes
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
17
The transfer of goods, resources, and people between Africa, Americas, and Europe is known as
the Triangular Trade
the Crusades
mercantilism
the Columbian Exchange
18
From what region were the vast majority of salves shipped to the Americas?
West Africa
North Africa
Southern Europe
East Africa
19
How did the slave trade affect Africa’s population?
Increased trade raised the standard of living for Africans
Reduced population and warfare destroyed communities
Economic opportunities led to a migration to the cities
New foods led to better health and nutrition
20
What was one effect of the expansion of slavery in Americas?
Economy collapsed
African culture spread through the region
Led to increase warfare
Population declined
21
A period between 1400-1700 in Europe is often known as the
Age of Expanison
World War One
Age of Exploration
Cold War
22
Why did so many people die on the Middle Passage?
successful rebellions on ships took many lives
overloaded ships often sank
slave traders usually purchased unhealthy individuals
disease and malnutrition
23
Why did the British colonists gradually abandon the use of indentured servants?
They lacked the skills necessary to labor on plantations
demanded high wages
Temporary workers who constantly had to be replaces
it was too expensive to transport them from Europes
24
The African Diaspora led to the spread of African culture throughout the Americas and the world
True
False
25
The effects of the slave trade included
capturing future leaders of African socieities
dividing Africans from one another
depriving millions of people of their freedom
all of the above
26
How did Africans affect religious practices in the New World?
Acted as missionaries to American Indians
Refused to accept Christianity
Introduced Buddhism into the Americas
Blended traditional African and Christian beliefs
27
What is the origin of the world “slave”?
10th Century Germany enslaving Slavic Tribes
during Roman times
Mispronunciation of a Greek word
one of the names of Christopher Columbus's ships
28
The Treaty of Tordesillas
settled the dispute between the French and the Spanish
allowed the British to seize old Spanish boats
divided up discovered lands between Spain and the Portugal
guaranteed Dutch control of all trade ports Africa
29
Bartholomeu Dias is best known for
crossing the Panamanian isthmus and seeing the Pacific Ocean
failing to accomplish his objective
being the first European to sail around the tip of Africa
the successful discovery of a passage to the Americas
30
The triangular trade moved good and slaves between Africa, Australia, and the Americas
True
False
31
Which statement below is NOT a reason Japan implemented a Closed Door Policy?
To prevent the increase of Catholic European power in Japan
To start a war between Japan and Spain
To exclude both the missionaries and the merchants
To avoid war and conflict
32
Which captured slave wrote a famous narrative about his capture and his life?
Estavancio
Jean Baptist Point du Sable
Olaudah Equiano
Batholome de las Casas
33
The Columbian Exchange was
the name of Christopher Columbus’s first expedition
the exchange of plants/animals between the Old and New World
the settlement of Columbia
the forced migration of African Slaves to the New World
34
About 90% of Native Americans died due to European diseases.
True
False
35
Slavery does not exist today.
False
True

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