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
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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
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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
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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?

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?

22
Q

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

23
Q

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

A

Mombasa/Malindi

24
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Who was the first explorer to pass the Cape of Good Hope?

25
Which nation considered European goods inferior to their own?
China
26
What kinds of goods were traded from the Americas to Europe?
raw products: sugar products, lumber
27
How many total slaves were in the Americas by the 1800s?
11 million
28
Who financed Columbus' expedition?
Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain
29
Who launched the Age of Exploration?
Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal
30
Who discovered the St. Lawrence River?
Jacques Cartier
31
Which colony was believed to be the "City on a Hill"
MA Bay
32
What was Virginia named for?
Elizabeth I
33
Which American kingdom was known for its silver mines Potosi?
Inca
34
Who founded Quebec?
Samuel Champlain