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Age of Exploration Test Flashcards

1
Q

What foods were introduced to the Americas by Europeans?

A

wheat and grapes

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2
Q

What divided Spanish and Portuguese lands in the new world?

A

Line of Demarcation

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3
Q

Who were the first people to challenge Portuguese exploration?

A

the Dutch

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4
Q

What is mercantilism based on?

A

exporting more than importing

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5
Q

What are also known as the Spice Islands?

A

Moluccas

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6
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Whose crew was the first to circumnavigate the world?

A

Ferdinand Magellan

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7
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Which nation required payment in gold and silver rather than trading goods?

A

Ming China

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8
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What was the first permanent European settlement in Africa?

A

Cape Town

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9
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What was the leg of triangular trade where slaves were transported?

A

Middle Passage (2nd)

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10
Q

What name did Columbus give to the islands he discovered?

A

West Indies

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11
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What were Dutch farmers in South Africa called?

A

boers

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12
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What was the first permanent English settlement in the new world?

A

Jamestown

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13
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What leg of the triangular trade brought European goods to Africa?

A

the first

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14
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What was a group of merchants who had full political and economic rights?

A

Dutch East Indies Co.

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15
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Which explorer took the Incan territories of Peru, Chile, and Ecuador for Spain?

A

Francisco Pizarro

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16
Q

What is a Spanish explorer called?

A

a conquistador

17
Q

Who discovered the West Indies (which were later called Haiti and the Dominican Republic)?

A

Christopher Columbus

18
Q

Who was believed to be the Aztec god (Quetzalcoatl) before taking Mexico for Spain?

A

Cortes

19
Q

Who explored in search of a fountain of youth (in Florida)?

A

Ponce deLeon

20
Q

What set up the structure for the Plymouth Bay Colony?

A

the Mayflower Compact

21
Q

What SPECIFICALLY wiped out native populations?

A

smallpox

22
Q

In the Treaty of Paris, which nation did Britain gain sugar islands in the Caribbean from?

A

France

23
Q

What trade port did the Portuguese set up on the East African coast?

A

Mombasa/Malindi

24
Q

Who was the first explorer to pass the Cape of Good Hope?

A

Dias

25
Q

Which nation considered European goods inferior to their own?

A

China

26
Q

What kinds of goods were traded from the Americas to Europe?

A

raw products: sugar products, lumber

27
Q

How many total slaves were in the Americas by the 1800s?

A

11 million

28
Q

Who financed Columbus’ expedition?

A

Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain

29
Q

Who launched the Age of Exploration?

A

Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal

30
Q

Who discovered the St. Lawrence River?

A

Jacques Cartier

31
Q

Which colony was believed to be the “City on a Hill”

A

MA Bay

32
Q

What was Virginia named for?

A

Elizabeth I

33
Q

Which American kingdom was known for its silver mines Potosi?

A

Inca

34
Q

Who founded Quebec?

A

Samuel Champlain

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