Unit 4 MCQ

Question 1

Which empire was most dominant in maritime exploration?

Answer 1

Portugal

Question 2

What was the purpose of the Nothwest Passage?

Answer 2

To find an all-water route

Question 3

List one thing transferred from the New World to the Old World.

Answer 3

Maize

Question 4

List one thing passed from the Old World to the New World in the Colombian Exchange

Answer 4

Wheat, sugar, diseases

Question 5

List one disease passed from New World to the Old World.

Answer 5

Syphilis

Question 6

Three parts of mercantilism

Answer 6

Accumulation of wealth in that country’s treasury, no imports/lots of exports, extracting resources through colonization

Question 7

In Triangular Trade, what was one thing passed from Europe to Africa?

Answer 7

Textiles

Question 8

In Triangular trade, what was one thing passed from Africa to the New World?

Answer 8

Slaves

Question 9

In Triangular Trade, what was one thing passed from New World to Europe?

Answer 9

Tobacco

Question 10

What’s an example of technology used for maritime exploration?

Answer 10

• The caravel was created by the Portuguese but also used by the Spanish, and its benefit that it was fast
• The astrolabe was developed by the Greeks and was improved by Islamic people to tell the latitude and longtitude, you must also use a star chart to look at the stars

Question 11

Encomienda

Answer 11

Spanish conquistadoras would protect natives but natives would have to work on their land in exchange

Question 12

Hacienda

Answer 12

Spanish landowners turned encomienda into plantations

Question 13

Mita

Answer 13

Borrowed from Incas, Spanish used coerced labor for temporary labor for private gain (whereas Incas used for public works)

Question 14

Indentured servitude

Answer 14

Servants worked temporarily but once their contract was over, they were free