Exploration Notebook Quiz

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Exploration Notebook Quiz

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1.

Please describe Ferdinand Magellan.

2.

Hernando Cortes and his men carved out land looking for this.

3.

What was the significance of the Jamestown Colony?

4.

Where did Columbus “believe” he had landed where? Where did he actually land?

5.

Why was exploration important? What did it do to world cultures?

6.

The movement of goods, people, and money from between Africa, the Americas, and

Europe was known as what?

7.

Define the Columbian Exchange.

8.

Who was the ruler that Cortes conquered? What people were they called? Where were they located?

9.

This important instrument was developed in China and perfected by European sailors.

10.

Mixed Spanish and Native American populations are known as what?

11.

What four nations competed for claims for North America?

12.

The Pilgrims and Puritans settled where?

13.

What nations battled each other for control of the Eastern part of North America?

14.

The primary reason for the decrease in the indigenous population of Spanish colonies was what?

15.

On this journey, 20% of Africans would die do to disease and a number of other atrocities.

16.

Who was Prince Henry the Navigator? What did he do and what country is he associated with?

17.

What made the Europeans decide to enslave Africans instead of the Natives throughout the Americas?

18.

Define Mercantilism. Include the ‘Six’ steps that we got from the book.

19.

What new ship was created that allowed sea travel easier?

20.

What is the formal definition of a Joint-Stock Company?

21.

What items were spread on the Triangular Trade from South America to Africa?

22.

What was the Bell Ringer for September 6 th ?

23.

What was the Learning Target for September 6 th ?

24.

What was the Bell Ringer for September 12 th ?

25.

What was the Learning Target for September 12 th ?

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