Unit 4 Test: Age of Discovery

2014-15

1. Who discovered America in 1492?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Columbus
Magellan
Cortes
Pizarro

2. Who was the first European to lead an expedition that circumnavigated the world?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Columbus
Magellan
Cortes
Pizarro

3. Who was the first European explorer to sail directly to India?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Magellan
Cortes
Da Gama
Columbus

4. The Spanish explorers who defeated the Aztecs, Incas, and other various Native American peoples were called
a.
b.
c.
d.

Explorers
Conquerors
Knights of Columbus
Conquistadors

5. The journey for slaves from Africa across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas was called the
a. Middle Passage
b. Triangular Trade
c. Middle Voyage
d. Slave Trade
6. All of the following can be cited as motivations for exploration except
a. Marco Polo
b. Ibn Battuta
c. Conquest of Constantinople
d. English Reformation
7. The strong demand for slaves in Africa lead to an increased amount of
a. Trade
b. Warfare
c. Democracy
d. Capitalism
8. The pattern of trade between Europe, Africa and Asia, and the Americas was called the
a. Triangular Trade
b. Middle Age
c. Central Passage
d. Slave Trade

9. The conclusion of which medieval event allowed the Spanish monarchy to invest in Columbus expedition?
a. The Reformation
b. The Inquisition
c. The Reconquista
d. The War of Spanish Succession
10. All of the following spices desired by Europeans could be found in the Far East except
a. Allspice
b. Cinnamon
c. Nutmeg
d. Black Pepper
11. Which two monarchs were nicknamed The Catholic Monarchs?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Charles and Isabella

Henry and Isabella
Ferdinand and Elizabeth
Ferdinand and Isabella

12. The Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) granted the eastern trades routes around Africa towards India to the Portuguese, the
western routes were granted to the
a.
b.
c.
d.

English
Spanish
French
Italians

13. In order to establish their authority over the Americas, a system was established in which Spaniards administered
large plantations to take income or labor from the land and its native inhabitants called
a.
b.
c.
d.

Feudal systems
Encomiendas
Reconquistas
Commercial economy

14. The scarcity of labor in the Americas, especially in the aftermath of smallpox and other European diseases, led the
Spanish and the Portuguese
a.
b.
c.
d.

To move their original colonies to the interior of the Americas

To import labor from Africa
To institute policies that protected native Americans
To establish a wage earning system for the native Americans

15. Portuguese exploration of the African coast was supported by

a.
b.
c.
d.

Prince Henry the Navigator

Henry VIII
Ferdinand and Isabella
The Pope

16. The dominant economic system of the Age of Exploration was

a.
b.
c.
d.

Commercial capitalism
Money economy
Mercantilism
Industrialism

17. The first world wide empire, stretching from Europe, down the coast of Africa, and all the way to Japan was the
a.
b.
c.
d.

Spanish Empire
Dutch Trading Empire
English West Indies company
Portuguese Trading Empire

18. What were established along the coast of Brazil for the purpose of growing sugarcane?
a. Manors
b. Estates
c. Plantations
d. Asientos
19. In what year was the first load of slaves taken directly from Africa to the Americas?
a. 1513
b. 1517
c. 1518
d. 1520
20. The most powerful state in India that Europeans encountered was the
a. Mughal Empire
b. Mongolian Empire
c. Golden Horde
d. Qing Empire
21. The introduction of new products and goods for trade by Europeans to Africa led to a shift of importance from the
inland states of Africa to the
a. Coast
b. Nile River
c. South Africa
d. Morocco
22. Which city did the Ottoman Empire capture that encouraged the western European nations to seek alternative trade
routes?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Alexandria
Rome
Constantinople
Cyprus

23. In relation to the primary motivations of God, Glory, and Gold the age of exploration was closely associated with
what other historical movement?
a.
b.
c.
d.

The Catholic Counter Reformation

The Renaissance
The Protestant Reformation
The Wars of Religion

24. What was the primary difference between the Spanish and Portuguese Empires?
a.
b.
c.
d.

The Spanish empire consisted of trading outposts, the Portuguese controlled vast amounts of land
The Spanish empire consisted of vast amounts of land, the Portuguese controlled trading outposts
The Portuguese empire lasted longer
The Spanish Empire created less wealth for Spain then the Portuguese Empire did for Portugal

25. All of the following African states or kingdoms played a major role in the Atlantic slave trade except
a.
b.
c.
d.

Asante Kingdom
Oyo Empire
Benin
Cape Town

26. What were the Dutch called that settled in South Africa?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Dutch
Belgians
Boers
Transvals

27. What was the primary religion of the Mughal Empire?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Buddhism
Christianity
Taoism
Islam

28. Which city was the primary Portuguese outpost off the coast of India?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Goa
Malacca
Singapore
Calicut

29. Unlike Spanish and Portuguese trading expeditions that were controlled by the government, the Dutch East India
Company
a.
b.
c.
d.

Was controlled by investors

Was a sovereign entity
Was controlled by the king
Was controlled by the Church

30. What role did the Philippines play in the Spanish Empire?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Gave the Spanish access to Chinese goods

Gave the Spanish dominance over the China Sea
Allowed the Spanish the circumnavigate the world
Provided a far away land for use as a prison colony

31. The first major colonial war was fought between the
a.
b.
c.
d.

English and the Americans

English and the Dutch
Dutch and the French
Americans and the Spanish

32. The Chinese empire reached its greatest extent under the rule of the
a.
b.
c.
d.

Qing
Ming
Tang
Zhao

33. Japan responded to contact with European traders by

a.
b.
c.
d.

Encouraging the spread of Christianity

Adopting European customs and practices
By sending their own ships to Europe
By expelling all foreigners and limiting trade to one city

34. Prince Henry the Navigator assisted cartographers in all of the following ways except
a.
b.
c.
d.

He sponsored their work

He created schools
He encouraged the use of maps in exploration
He restricted their abilities to think freely

35. Why were outposts important in the development of overseas empires?

a.
b.
c.
d.

They allowed Europeans to dominate overseas trade routes

They allowed Europeans to control large inland empires
They allowed Europeans to forcibly convert the native populations
They were of no assistance to the development of European empires

36. How did spices influence the development of European exploration?

a.
b.
c.
d.

The demand for spices encourage greater trade with the Ottoman Empire
The demand for spices decreased during exploration
The demand for spices encourage explorers to seek alternative routes
The demand for spices encourage European conflict

37. Who ruled the Spanish Empire during the 1530s?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Queen Isabella
King Charles I (also Charles V)
King Joseph
King Phillip II

38. Which cartographer gave his name to the continents of the New World?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Ponce de Leon
Vasco da Gama
Hernan Cortes
Amerigo Vespucci

39. Which was the most common sailing vessel used by the Portuguese?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Steamship
Galleon
Caravel
Drow

40. All of the following were major influences upon the development of exploration in Portugal except
a.
b.
c.
d.

Coastal location
Contact with the Islamic world
Desire to reconnect trade with the far east
Cooperation with the Spanish kingdoms

41. The conclusion of which major European event encouraged the Spanish crown to fund Columbus expedition?
a.
b.
c.
d.

The Reconquista
The Crusades
The Reformation
The Renaissance

42. Hernan Cortes conquered the

a.
b.
c.
d.

Inca
Maya
Maxtla
Aztec

43. Francisco Pizarro conquered the

a.
b.
c.
d.

Inca
Maya
Maxtla
Aztec

44. Which answer below is the best approximation of Native Americans killed by European diseases?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Less than 50%

Less than 25%
Most natives were killed in battle
More than 90%

45. The transfer of animals, plants, culture, and disease between the New and Old Worlds is known as the
a.
b.
c.
d.

Cortes Exchange
Columbian Exchange
Magellanic Exchange
Pizzaran Exchange

Historical Term Identifications:

Please complete on a separate sheet of lined paper with your name, period, and term listed.

The Columbian Exchange