Renaissance/Age of Exploration/European Slave Trade

Wealth rose in Italy during the Renaissance because it was headquarters of the Catholic church & major center for trade.

The meeting between Pizzaro and Incan ruler Atahualpa could best be described as an ambush.

Spanish Conquistadors were the ones who discovered and conquered Australia.

Which of the following was NOT a reason some West African rulers captured and sold Africans to European slave traders?

What was NOT a reason Cortes was able to conquer them?

Which of the following statements best describes the existence of slavery in human history?

The Spanish became a military superpower after taking 181 tons of gold and 16,000 tons of silver from the Americas.

Which of the following is correct as to what was shipped where in the Triangular Trade?

The impact Columbus' conquest had on the natives could best be described as adversarial and catastrophic.

The Empire Cortes conquered for Spain because of its gold was

What influenced the Renaissance right after the Middle Ages?

African slaves were captured and sold into slavery by West African rulers and slave hunters.

What two periods in history is the Renaissance a bridge between?

The main reason the Natives joined the French in fighting the British in the French & Indian War of 1754 was

Which of the following was NOT one of the ships used by Columbus on his initial voyage?

Which of the following was NOT one of the motivations for Spanish exploration?

Secular Humanism emphasizes personal independence and expression while enjoying "worldly pleasures" like food and art.

The Jamestown settlement was seeking gold.

In his book "The Prince," Machiavelli argued it was better for a ruler to be loved rather than feared.

Columbus was born in and sailed for Spain.

What is one reason European settlers stopped enslaving Native Americans?

Along with European disease, the Incas were weakened due to a civil war that divided the people and rulers.

Machiavelli's outlook on human nature could best be attributed to his

Columbus believed he had landed in South America on his voyage.

What effect did the Renaissance have on farmers, peasants and the majority of people at the time?

What was being "reborn" during the Renaissance?

These advancements/inventions that made the age of exploration possible include:

The Plymouth Puritans main reason for coming to America was because they were fleeing religious persecution.

The Incan Empire existed on which continent?

Tenochtitlan is built on this modern day city