1. What new tool allowed explorers to detect their location using the stars from large bodies of water? * A. Compass
B. Caravel
C. Astrolabe
D. Dhow
2. Explorers were able to sail new routes due to support and power of *

A. balance of trade
B. strong monarchs
C. mercantilism
D. joint stock companies
3. The Spanish grew in the Americas due to the building of *

A. sects
B. missions
C. slave trades
D. trade ports
4. Which of the following is NOT one of the three goals of Spanish Exploration? *

A. Graphite
B. Gold
C. Glory
D. God
4.A change in the European economy during the commercial revolution was the development of standard *

A. trade routes
B. system of money
C. measurement of gauges
D. religious practice
5. The skill of mapmaking became very important during the Age of Exploration. The name given to these mapmakers is

A. Cartographers
B. Cryptographers
C. Astronomers
D. Engineers
6.What is the term used by explorers that referred to traveling completely around the world? *

A. Charter
B. Caravel
C. Mercantilism
D. Circumnavigation
7. This sailing vessel was created to help it sail against the wind and transport goods around the world: *

A. Sail Boat
B. Barge
C. Caravel
D. Charter
8. What theory believed by the exploring nations stated that wealth was limited and equaled power? *

A. Capitalism
B. Mercantilism
C. Standardized Money
D. Equalization
9. The section of the Triangular Trade route known for harshly transporting slaves from Africa to the Americas is known as the *

A. Columbian Exchange
B. The American Pass
C. Middle Passage
D. Westward Expedition
10. With Prince Henry's leadership and training school, which nation took the lead in exploration? *

A. Portugal
B. Spain
C. Great Britain
D. Italy
11. In the Columbian Exchange which of the following items DID NOT come from Europe? *

A. Trinkets
B. Tobacco
C. Liquor
D. Guns
12. Throughout Columbus's three voyages to the Americas, he continued to believe he was in *

A. India
B. Asia
C. Africa
D. Ireland
13. The Italian explorer who reached a new land in attempt to reach Asia and named this new land the Cape of Good Hope was *

A. Carranza
B. Coronado
C. Dias
D. Columbus
14. The Spanish Conquistador who took over the Aztec Empire, killing out the Aztec Empire, was *

A. Pizarro
B. Hernan Cortes
C. Balboa
D. Cruz
15. The Portuguese Navigator whose crew was the first to sail around the entire world was *

A. Magellan
B. De Soto
C. Morelos
D. Nasser
16. The young land trader that brought back tales of great goods in Asia was *

A. Da Gama
B. Ponce De Leon
C. Marco Polo
D. Montezuma
17. What was the name of the Conquistador who conquered the Incan Empire? *

A. Cortez
B. Coronado
C. Balboa
D. Pizarro
18. According to this theory a nation should expand more trade OUT than IN *

A. Balance of Trade
B. Trade Equalization
C. Trade Output
D. Production
19. What kind of business the support of explorers traveling to new lands is formed by groups of investors who share in the profits and losses? *

A. Venture Capitalists
B. Joint-Stock Companies
C. Trade Ports
D. Investment Corporations
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