Question 1

Who was Christopher Colombus?

Accepted Answer

An Italian explorer who opened the way for European exploration to the Americas

Question 2

What was mercantilism?

Accepted Answer

An economic policy aimed to benefit the mother country, often at the expense of her colony

(often buys cheap materials from the colonies, manufactures them into high-quality goods, and sells those goods back to the colonies)

Question 3

Why was Portugal more involved in Asia than other European countries, during the transatlantic trade?

Accepted Answer

Portugal had superior ships and weapons, allowing them to control lots of Indian and Chinese trade

Question 4

What is a trading post empire?

Accepted Answer

An empire that has a large number of small outposts for trade

(these empires usually don't have much land)

Question 5

How did the Portuguese protect their maritime empire?

Accepted Answer

They built a series of forts that aimed to establish a monopoly on the spice trade

(this made them a trading post empire)

Question 6

Why did the Portuguese maritime empire collapse?

Accepted Answer

Portugal is a small nation, so it had few workers and ships

(government also started to corrupt)

Question 7

What were galleons?

Accepted Answer

Heavily armed Spanish trading ships that sailed around the globe

Question 8

What was the role of silver in the 16th and 17th centuries?

Accepted Answer

Silver became the biggest currency in the economy

(Chinese government used it as a currency; Europeans traded it for luxury goods)

Question 9

What was the northwest passage?

Accepted Answer

A historical passage through North Canada that would allow sailors to get to Asia

Question 10

How was Quebec founded?

Accepted Answer

The French were looking for gold, but instead found a place rich in furs and other natural recources

Question 11

What was New France?

Accepted Answer

A North American colony created by France

Question 12

What was Jamestown?

Accepted Answer

One of the first English settlements in the Americas

Question 13

What was New Amsterdam?

Accepted Answer

A Dutch colony in the Americas, on what is now NYC

Question 14

Who was Henry the Navigator?

Accepted Answer

First European Monarch to sponsor seafaring expeditions

Question 15

Who was Bartholomew Diaz?

Accepted Answer

A sailor who went around the southern tip of Africa

Question 16

Who was Vasco Da Gama?

Accepted Answer

A sailor who went further East than Diaz, reaching India

(also went around the South African tip)

Question 17

Who was Ferdinand Magellan?

Accepted Answer

The first explorer to circumnavigate the globe

Question 18

Who was Jacques Cartier?

Accepted Answer

French explorer that sailed across the Atlantic and claimed a part of Canada

(not called Canada at the time)

Question 19

Who was John Cabot?

Accepted Answer

An English explorer who was sent to search for the northwest passage

Question 20

Who was Henry Hudson?

Accepted Answer

Dutch explorer that sailed through the Hudson River in NY

Question 21

Where were most English voyages in the 16th and 17th centuries?

Accepted Answer

What would become the Eastern U.S.

Question 22

Where were most French voyages during the 16th and 17th centuries?

Accepted Answer

Northern America, to what would become Canada

4.2 - Exploration, AP World History: Modern Flashcards