Unit Test Chapter 12 And 13 The Renaissance, Reformation, And Age Of Exploration
- 1.What navigation techniques of the 15th century allowed Europeans to explore farther than they had before?
- A.
Cartography, caravels, chronometer, sun dial
- B.
Compass, sextant, astrolabe,
- C.
Dead reckoning, quadrant, telescope
- D.
Gunwale, dhow, lodestone, sand glass
- 2.Sailing for Spain in 1492 this man attempted to reach Asia by sailing west, but discovered a whole new continent.
- A.
Amerigo Vespucci
- B.
Magellan
- C.
Diaz
- D.
Columbus
- 3.In 1497, sailing for Portugal, this man was the first European to sail around Africa to India.
- A.
Diaz
- B.
DaGama
- C.
Columbus
- D.
Magellan
- 4.The Papal Line of Demarcation was
- A.
The border set by the pope between Catholic and Protestant countries
- B.
The line that divided trade routes between the Middle east and China
- C.
A line set by the pope that divided the New World into east and west with lands in the east given to Portugal and lands west to Spain.
- D.
A line set by the Pope that gave him power over new lands discovered west of the Atlantic
- 5.The Treaty of Tordesillas
- A.
Ended the war between Spain and Portugal
- B.
Set the Papal Line of Demarcation
- C.
Gave Portugal control of trade in Indonesia
- D.
Gave Spain control of Mediterranean trade routes
- 6.Large parts of South America and their empires were conquered by
- A.
Portugal
- B.
Spain
- C.
Britain
- D.
Mexico
- 7.The goals of the the Spanish missionaries in the New World was
- A.
To convert the Natives to Christianity and civilize them.
- B.
To recruit Natives for the priesthood.
- C.
To use Natives as sacrifices.
- D.
To sell Natives into slavery.
- 8.Why did Europeans get slaves from Africa?
- A.
The harsh treatment of Natives and disease decimated their population so the Spanish did not have a large enough work force.
- B.
The Africans lost a war with the Spanish.
- C.
Africans immigrated there then were made slaves as they were seen as an inferior race.
- D.
Many came over as indentured servants who couldn't afford to buy their freedom.
- 9.In the New World caste system a person born in Spain who resided in New Spain and usually owned land or had a position of authority.
- A.
Criollo or creole
- B.
Mestizo
- C.
Peninsulare
- D.
Mulatto
- 10.The Middle Passage was
- A.
The route to riches and gold in the New World.
- B.
The forced immigration of Africans across the Atlantic to the New World.
- C.
The route Cortes followed to the Aztecs.
- D.
The road that connected the Incan Empire.
- 11.What is mercantilsm?
- A.
Trading in faraway ports for the adventure.
- B.
Buying more than you sell so you have a supply that won't run out.
- C.
Bartering for land.
- D.
Selling more than you buy to establish a favorable balance of trade.
- 12.What was the Columbian Exchange?
- A.
Exchange of cultures between Asia and Europe.
- B.
Exchange of Columbus' trade routes to the New World with Spain's rivals.
- C.
The exchange of plants, animals and ideas between the New World and the old World.
- D.
The value set for items that were bartered.
- 13.What was the Triangle Trade?
- A.
Trade between Asia and Europe for fine silks and porcelains.
- B.
Trade between South America, the Caribbean Islands and Mexico in gold.
- C.
Trade carrying slaves, cash crops, and manufactured goods between W. Africa, Caribbean or American colonies & the Europe,
- D.
Trade in the Mediterranean and N. Africa for slaves.
- 14.What were the Spanish explorers and soldiers who conquered territory in the Americas called?
- A.
Pioneering
- B.
Conquistadors
- C.
Colonization
- D.
Missionaries
- 15.Who was the first navigator to sail around the world?
- A.
Amerigo Vespucci
- B.
Christopher Columbus
- C.
Ferdinand Magellan
- 16.Who is the explorer from whom America got its name?
- A.
Cabot
- B.
Vespucci
- C.
Da Gama
- 17.What were the Spanish explorers and soldiers who conquered territory in the Americas called?
- A.
Pioneering
- B.
Conquistadors
- C.
Colonization
- D.
Missionaries
- 18.Who was the Spanish conqueror of the Inca Empire in 1533?
- A.
Francisco Pizarro
- B.
Hernando Cortes
- C.
Montezuma
- 19.This is a small, narrow ship with two or three masts and triangular sails.
- A.
Caravel
- B.
Sailboat
- C.
Galleon
- 20.Who is the Italian explorer who claimed the West Indies for Spain?
- A.
Christopher Columbus
- B.
Panfilo Narvaez
- C.
Hernando De Soto
- 21.The English seized it and renamed New York
- A.
Algeria
- B.
New Netherlands
- C.
Ibo
- D.
Congo
- 22.The pattern of trade that connected Europe, Africa and Asia, and the American continents
- A.
Triangular trade
- B.
Gold Coast
- C.
Land of salt
- D.
Cape of Good Hope
- 23.This society produced more slaves than practically any other on the African continent
- A.
Algeria
- B.
Benin
- C.
Congo
- D.
Ibo
- 24.Known to Europeans as the Spice Islands
- A.
Spain
- B.
Moluccas
- C.
Congo
- D.
Algeria
- 25.African slaves supplied labor for them
- A.
The Bering Crossing
- B.
The Middle Passage
- C.
The Voyage of Sorrow
- D.
Sugarcane Plantation
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