Age of Exploration Test Flashcards
What foods were introduced to the Americas by Europeans?
wheat and grapes
What divided Spanish and Portuguese lands in the new world?
Line of Demarcation
Who were the first people to challenge Portuguese exploration?
the Dutch
What is mercantilism based on?
exporting more than importing
What are also known as the Spice Islands?
Moluccas
Whose crew was the first to circumnavigate the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
Which nation required payment in gold and silver rather than trading goods?
Ming China
What was the first permanent European settlement in Africa?
Cape Town
What was the leg of triangular trade where slaves were transported?
Middle Passage (2nd)
What name did Columbus give to the islands he discovered?
West Indies
What were Dutch farmers in South Africa called?
boers
What was the first permanent English settlement in the new world?
Jamestown
What leg of the triangular trade brought European goods to Africa?
the first
What was a group of merchants who had full political and economic rights?
Dutch East Indies Co.
Which explorer took the Incan territories of Peru, Chile, and Ecuador for Spain?
Francisco Pizarro
What is a Spanish explorer called?
a conquistador
Who discovered the West Indies (which were later called Haiti and the Dominican Republic)?
Christopher Columbus
Who was believed to be the Aztec god (Quetzalcoatl) before taking Mexico for Spain?
Cortes
Who explored in search of a fountain of youth (in Florida)?
Ponce deLeon
What set up the structure for the Plymouth Bay Colony?
the Mayflower Compact
What SPECIFICALLY wiped out native populations?
smallpox
In the Treaty of Paris, which nation did Britain gain sugar islands in the Caribbean from?
France
What trade port did the Portuguese set up on the East African coast?
Mombasa/Malindi
Who was the first explorer to pass the Cape of Good Hope?
Dias
Which nation considered European goods inferior to their own?
China
What kinds of goods were traded from the Americas to Europe?
raw products: sugar products, lumber
How many total slaves were in the Americas by the 1800s?
11 million
Who financed Columbus’ expedition?
Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain
Who launched the Age of Exploration?
Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal
Who discovered the St. Lawrence River?
Jacques Cartier
Which colony was believed to be the “City on a Hill”
MA Bay
What was Virginia named for?
Elizabeth I
Which American kingdom was known for its silver mines Potosi?
Inca
Who founded Quebec?
Samuel Champlain
