Ch. 3 Social Studies Test - Age of Exploration

Question 1

1. A ___________ is someone who buys and sells goods to earn money.

Answer 1

merchant

Question 2

2. ________________ was one of the three merchants to start a trading journey to China.

Answer 2

Marco Polo

Question 3

3. _____________ was several trade routes connecting China and Europe.

Answer 3

The Silk Road

Question 4

4. Important changes that took place in Europe between 1300s and 1400s was called the _____________.

Answer 4

Renaissance

Question 5

5. _______________ is the use of scientific knowledge and tools to do things better and more rapidly.

Answer 5

Technology

Question 6

6. In 1454, _____________ invented the printing press.

Answer 6

Johannes Guttenberg

Question 7

7. In Asia, merchants bought spices, such as pepper, and earned a ________ by selling them for a higher price in Europe.

Answer 7

Profit

Question 8

8. _________ is a cruel system in which people are bought and sold and made to work without pay. Portuguese traders forced Africans into this and sold them in Europe.

Answer 8

Slavery

Question 9

9. _________________ studied navigation and believed that he could reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean, instead of around Africa.

Answer 9

Christopher Columbus

Question 10

10. Columbus’s 3 ships he took on his voyage were the _____________. (Please click all of the ship names! This question is incorrect if you do not have all 3 ships selected!)

Answer 10

The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria

Question 11

11. A ___________ is a small community of people living in a new place. The king and queen of Spain wanted Columbus to start settlements in the new land to search for gold.

Answer 11

Settlement

Question 12

12. An __________ is an outbreak of disease that spreads quickly and affects many people. The Taino people were almost completely eliminated due to this.

Answer 12

Epidemic

Question 13

13. The movement of plants, animals, and people between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres is known as the ________________.

Answer 13

Colombian Exchange

Question 14

14. To ____________________ is to sail completely around something. Although Ferdinand Magellan died beforehand, his crew was able to (also this word) the world.

Answer 14

Circumnavigate

Question 15

15. _____________ led an expedition to Mexico. An expedition is a journey to achieve a goal.

Answer 15

Hernan Cortes

Question 16

16. An _________ is many nations or territories ruled by a single group or leader. The Aztecs held an (also this word) in present-day Mexico.

Answer 16

Empire

Question 17

17. ______________ is the oldest European city in the United States. Juan Ponce de Leon led an expedition here to find the Fountain of Youth.

Answer 17

St. Augustine

Question 18

18. A colony is an area of land ruled by another country. __________ was a colony made from the previous Aztec empire. They built mines where they found gold and silver.

Answer 18

New Spain

Question 19

19. A ___________ was a religious community where priests taught Christianity. These were started in New Spain, as well.

Answer 19

Mission

Question 20

20. Due to the good soil in New Spain, people built __________, or large farms or ranches, with a village and church.

Answer 20

Haciendas

Question 21

21. American Indians were forced to work on these haciendas, where they were often cheated out of their pay. Many of them died from ____________ in Spanish fields and mines.

Answer 21

Overwork

Question 22

22. The Spanish brought enslaved __________ to replace thousands of American Indians who died from overwork.

Answer 22

Africans

Question 23

23. To ___________ means to change a religion or belief. Priests at Spanish missions wanted to (also this word) American Indians to Roman Catholicism.

Answer 23

Convert

Question 24

24. ______________ wanted to protect American Indian rights.

Answer 24

Bartolome de las Casas

Question 25

25. A __________ is a violent uprising against a ruler. A Pueblo Indian leader named Pope led a (also this word) against the Spanish in New Mexico.

Answer 25

Revolt