Age of Exploration Review

Which Portuguese explorer rounded the Cape of Good Hope to access Asia via the ocean?

• Ferdinand Magellan
• Amerigo Vespucci
• Vasco da Gama
• Christopher Columbus

Which nation was the explorer named Magellan from?

• Spain
• France
• Italy
• Portugal

"We go to the Asia for their spices. In this way we may become as rich as kings."

Based on the quote what was the main reason Europeans were driven to go explore?

• Religion

• Social

• Political

• Economic

The Columbian Exchange was?

• The movement of plants, animals and foods to new continents.

• The exchange of gold between The French and The Spanish

• Teaching of native languages to explorers

• Me trading in my copy of Wii Sports to buy V-Bucks gift cards

What had the biggest impact on the decline of Native American populations?

• Introduction of diseases
• Assimilation policies
• Warfare
• Forced relocation

What was the Price Revolution?

• A period of deflation and falling prices

• A period of inflation and rising prices

• A period of economic stability and no change in prices

• A period of time in which kings and queens were overthrown

How did colonies work to help the kings and queens of Europe?

• By conquering other colonies for the kings and queens
• By refusing to trade with Europe
• By rebelling against the kings and queens
• Providing resources and serving as markets for European goods

How did Spain control its colonies?

• The king would visit every few months

• Allowing Native Americans to rule

• Elections of their leaders

• King appoints a Viceroy to rule for him

When Conquestadors are granted encomiendas (organizations) to take resources, who did they use at first as labor?

• Their children

• People from Germany

• Native People

• Spanish Peasants

Fill in the blank:

English colonies leaders were __________.

• Picked by the king

• Chosen at random

• Elected by the colonist

• Sons of the King