Age of Discovery Quiz

Who is wrongfully credited with discovering America in 1492?

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Amerigo Vespucci

Which European country dominated the Age of Discovery in the early 16th century?

• Spain

• Portugal

• England

• France

The term "Columbian Exchange" refers to the exchange of goods between which two regions?

• Europe and Asia

• Africa and the Americas

• Europe and the Americas

• Asia and the Americas

What was the main goal of early European explorers during the Age of Discovery?

• Spread Christianity

• Find new trade routes

• Locate new sources of gold

• Establish colonies

Which European country was the first to establish colonies in the Americas?

• Portugal

• England

• France

• Spain

The Atlantic Slave Trade primarily involved the transportation of enslaved individuals from Africa to which regions?

• Europe and Asia

• The Americas

• Oceania

• The Middle East

What was the infamous triangular trade route during the Atlantic Slave Trade?

• Europe to Africa to the Americas

• Europe to the Americas to Africa

• Africa to the Americas to Europe

• Africa to Europe to the Americas

Which European country was the leading slave-trading nation during the peak of the Atlantic Slave Trade?

• Portugal

• Spain

• France

• England

The Middle Passage refers to which part of the Atlantic Slave Trade?

• The transportation of slaves across the Atlantic Ocean

• The auctioning of slaves in the Americas

• The establishment of slave plantations

• The initial capture of slaves in Africa

Where were the majority of slaves sent during the Atlantic Slave Trade?

• North America

• South America and the Caribbean

• Europe

• Australia