SOL Review #2
Question Guide
1. Identify four motives during the Age of Exploration.
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2. ____________________ discovered America.
3. __________________ conquered the Aztecs in Mexico.
4. ________________________ was the first person to sail around the
Cape of Good Hope.
5. ____________________ conquered the Incas in Peru.
6. _______________________ is credited with being the first person to
sail around the world.
7. ______________________ was an English pirate who stole from
Spanish treasure ships.
8. ____________________ explored the St. Lawrence River for France.
9. How did the Age of Exploration affect the Aztecs and Incas?
10. Identify and describe the top four social classes in Spanish America.
11. What did Africa export?

12. What did Africa import?
13. Europeans set up ___________________ in Asia.
14. What was the Columbian Exchange?
15. How did the Columbian Exchange affect Native Americans?
16. How did the Columbian Exchange affect Africans?
17. What three places were connected by the Triangular Trade?
18. What was traded along the Triangular Trade route?
19. What did China create to control trade with Europeans?
20. Who had all the power in Japan?
21. During Exploration, Japan adopted a policy of ______________ to limit
foreign influences.
22. The Ottoman Empire expanded to _____________,
__________________, and ________________. Its capital was
___________________.
23. The Ottoman Empire traded in _______________ and ___________.
24. The religion of the Ottoman Empire was ___________.
25. The Mughal Empire was located in __________________.

26. The Mughal Empire influenced the British ___________________.
27. Define Commercial Revolution.
28. Explain Mercantilism.