Exploration (open tests)

Question 1

treaty of tordesillas

Answer 1

a 1494 agreement between portugal and spain declaring that newly discovered lands on either sides of a line belong to them

Question 2

a 1494 agreement between portugal and spain declaring that newly discovered lands on either sides of a line belong to them

Answer 2

treaty of tordesillas

Question 3

spanish soilders, explorers and fortune hunters who took part in the conquest of the americas in the 16th century

Answer 3

conquistador

Question 4

conquistador

Answer 4

spanish soilders, explorers and fortune hunters who took part in the conquest of the americas in the 16th century

Question 5

triangular trade

Answer 5

the transatlantic trading network along which slaves and other goods were carried btwn Africa, England, Europe, the west indies and the colonies in the Americas

Question 6

the transatlantic trading network along which slaves and other goods were carried btwn Africa, England, Europe, the west indies and the colonies in the Americas

Answer 6

triangular trade

Question 7

columbian exchange

Answer 7

the global transfer of plants, animals and diseases that occurred during the European colonization of the Americas

Question 8

1. portugals prince henry founds navigation school

Answer 8

1419

Question 9

2. columbus makes first voyage

Answer 9

1492

Question 10

3. Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas

Answer 10

1494

Question 11

4. Magellans crew sailed around the world

Answer 11

1522

Question 12

5. British settle in North America at Jamestown

Answer 12

1607

Question 13

What 3 things spurred an age of European exploration

Answer 13

1. the desire to grow rich
2. spread christianity
3. advances in sailing technology

Question 14

what was the main reason for european exploration

Answer 14

the desire for new sources of wealth

Question 15

which 2 groups of people controlled trade from east to west

Answer 15

the muslims and the italians

Question 16

how did merchants and monarchs in western europe countries seek to bypass the italian merchants

Answer 16

finding a sea route directly to asia

Question 17

besides fighting the muslims what did europeans believe was their sacred duty

Answer 17

to convert non christians around the world

Question 18

what 3 words that begin with the letter g best summarize the primary motives for exploration

Answer 18

God, glory and gold

Question 19

name 3 advances in technology that made the voyages of discovery possible

Answer 19

1. shipbuilders designed a new vessel
2. triangular sails were adopted from the arabs
3. navigational technique

Question 20

what did prince henry create in 1419 and what happened there

Answer 20

a navigational school, mapmakers, instrument makers, shipbuilders, scientists and sea captains gathered their to prefect their trade

Question 21

who was the first to sail around the tip of africa

Answer 21

bartolomeu dias

Question 22

whos voyage gave portugal a direct sea route to india

Answer 22

da gama

Question 23

who was the first to reach an island in the caribbean by sailing west

Answer 23

christopher columbus

Question 24

which 2 countries had tension over land in the americas

Answer 24

spain and portugal

Question 25

an imaginary dividing line drawn north to south through the atlantic ocean

Answer 25

line of demarcation

Question 26

reached modern day brazil

Answer 26

Pedro Alvares Cabral

Question 27

determined the new world was not part of asia and a different continent

Answer 27

Amerigo Vespucci

Question 28

first to cross panama to see the pacific ocean

Answer 28

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Question 29

his crew was the first to sail around the world

Answer 29

Magellan

Question 30

conquistador who conquered the aztecs in mexico

Answer 30

cortez

Question 31

conquistador who conquered the inca of peru

Answer 31

Francisco Pizarro

Question 32

what was more destructive to the Native Americans than European weapons

Answer 32

the diseases, smallpox and measles

Question 33

what was was the effect of the diseases that devastated the Native population

Answer 33

smallpox ravaged the Native Americans living along the New England coast

Question 34

discovered the New York Harbor

Answer 34

Giovanni da Verrazzano

Question 35

found the St. Lawrence River

Answer 35

Jacques Cartier

Question 36

Created Quebec

Answer 36

Samuel de Champlain

Question 37

Explored the Great Lakes and Mississippi River

Answer 37

Jacques Marquette and Trader Louis Joilet

Question 38

claimed the mississippi valley for france

Answer 38

sieur de la salle

Question 39

englands first permanent settlement in north america

Answer 39

jamestown

Question 40

founded plymouth colony in massachusettes

Answer 40

the pilgrims

Question 41

established the massachusetts bay colony

Answer 41

the puritans

Question 42

claimed the region along the hudson river, hudson bay and hudson straight to create new netherlands

Answer 42

the dutch

Question 43

what 4 advantages did europeans see for using africans in the americas

Answer 43

1. many africans had been exposed to european diseases and built up immunity 2. africans had experience in farming 3. africans were less likely to escape, they didnt know their way around the land 4. their skin color made it easier to catch them

Question 44

how many people had europeans imported from africa to the americas

Answer 44

9.5 million

Question 45

which 2 countries took the lead in importing africans to the americas

Answer 45

Spain and portugal

Question 46

which lands were part of the triangular trade network

Answer 46

northern and southern colonies, the west indies, england, africa and europe

Question 47

what was the middle pasage

Answer 47

the voyage that brought the africans to the west indies and later to north and south america

Question 48

what were the most important items to travel from the americas to the rest of the world

Answer 48

corn and potatoes, both were inexpensive and nutritious