Age of Exploration Review

What religious goal inspired many European explorers?

• To visit holy sites

• to live in poverty

• to spread their beliefs

• to learn about other faiths

The movement of people, animals, plants, and cultures between the Eastern and Western hemispheres:

• expedition

• Columbian Exchange

• slave trade

• navigation

a sea passage between the Atlantic and Pacific along the north coast of North America

• Northwest Passage

• Mayflower Compact

• Columbian Exchange

• Proclamation of 1763

New York was originally New Amsterdam which was founded by the:

• English

• Danish

• Dutch

• Spanish

Christopher Columbus mistakenly believed he had discovered:

• North America

• a western route to Asia

• an ancient civilization

• Cuba and Hispaniola

What was one impact of European exploration on Native American Indians?

• European farming techniques were quickly adopted

• Many Native American Indians were resettled throughout Europe

• Conflicts between native American Indian tribes ended

• Diseases brought by Europeans caused large numbers of deaths

The movement of living things between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres is known as:

• Line of Demarcation

• Conquistador

• Columbian Exchange

• New York Stock Exchange

Which explorer had 3 major waterways named after him?  The Hudson River, Hudson Bay, and Hudson Strait. 

• Christopher Columbus 
• Henry Hudson 

Why is the Western Hemisphere referred to as the New World.

• It was created after the Eastern Hemisphere

• The ideas of the Westerners were were new to the Eastern Hemisphere

• The Eastern Hemisphere did not even know this existed before the Age of Exploration

• The Western Hemisphere was a new opportunity for many.

This invention used the sun, moon, planets, and stars to help explorers navigate on the open ocean.

• Compass
• Astrolabe
• Quadrant
• Telescope