Age of Exploration Review

What year did Christopher Columbus’s first voyage reach the Bahamas, Cuba, and the West Indies?

• 1400

• 1492

• 1607

• 1592

Christopher Columbus never actually stepped foot in North America.

• True

• False

This explorer from Spain is the first ever to lead a ship around the world. Although he didn’t make it all the way himself, his ship and his crew are considered to be the first explorers to circumnavigate (sail all the way around) the world. 

• 1. Hernan  Cortes

• 1. Francisco Pizzaro

• 1. Ferdinand Magellean

• 1. Vasco Nunez de Balboa

The trade pattern that developed which connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas was called the ______________________________. 

In 1497, John Cabot landed in _________________ and claimed the land in the name of King Henry VII of England.

• 1. Caribbean 

• 1. Brazil

• 1. North America

• 1. India

What was The Middle Passage?

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  1. The route which carried potatoes and corn from the New World to the Old World. 

• 1. The route necessary in order to circumnavigate the world. 

• 1. The route which carried slaves from Africa to the Americas. 

• 1. The route which carried manufactured goods from Europe to the New World. 

Which navigational device used the stars to help early explorers determine their location?

• Lanteen Sails

• Magnetic Compass

• Astrolabe

The exchanges of good and products from the Old World to the New World.

• Triangular Trade

• The Columbian Exchange

• The Age of Exploration

• The Middle Passage

1. In the late 1400s and early 1500s, what was a major reason for the European voyages of exploration?

• 1. Seeking Religious Freedom

• 1. Desire to control additional lands

• 1. Rapid industrialization

• 1. Need for alternate trade routes