Age of Exploration 2

Columbus sailed west because

• Portugal prevented him sailing east

• he thought that America lay on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean

• a storm sent his expedition off course

• he thought that eastern Asia lay on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean

Columbus believed he sailed to Asia, but he actually was the first European explorer to

• reach the Americas.

• sail around the world.

• reach North America.

• sail around South America.

Which of the following is the correct sequence of events?

• Spanish settlement, native people die from diseases, Columbus's voyages

• native people die from diseases, Spanish settlement, Columbus's voyages

• Spanish settlement, Columbus's voyages, native people die from diseases

• Columbus's voyages, Spanish settlement, native people die from diseases

How did Portuguese and Spanish exploration affect people in Africa?

• Africans found a sea route around the world.

• Africans were enslaved and brought to the Americas.

• Africans sold spices to Portugal and Spain.

• Africans attended Prince Henry's navigation school.

Spanish explorer Hernán Cortés conquered the

• Inca Empire.

• Taino Empire.

• Aztec Empire.

• Maya Empire.

The science and art of making maps

• geography

• capitalism

• inflation

• cartography

A territory, often very large, under the political and economic control of another country

• nation

• city-state

• colony

• motive

Something that does harm or damage

• inflation

• colonization

• mercantilism

• detrimental

A rise in prices, often due to an increase in the supply of money

• inflation

• mercantilism

• colonization

• recession

an economic policy by which nations try to gather wealth by controlling trade and establishing colonies

• colonization

• mercanitilism

• market economy

• inflation