Unit 15: Age of Exploration and Trade Assessment (111 Points)

Part I: Map and Vocabulary (16 points).

Directions: Use the map below to answer questions 1 5.

1. What 3 continents are listed on the map?

2. Which side traded grapes: America or Europe/Africa?
3. Which side traded for pumpkins: America or Europe/Africa?
4. List the 6 living animals/insects that were traded on this map.
5. Why did the diseases traded have such a negative impact on the Native
Americans? (Answer in one sentence)
Unit 15 Vocabulary: Match the Key Terms with the correct definition. (21
points).
6. circumnavigate
7. allies
world.
8. plantation

A. more people, more money, more power.

B. to go completely around something, such as the

C. argued that people were naturally violent and selfish.

9. mercantilism
common purpose.

D. those who support each other as helpers for a

10. Age of Enlightenment

E. people became more well-rounded.

11. Thomas Hobbes

of the work.

F. a large estate or farm that used enslaved people to do most

12. John Locke

from birth.

G. believed that natural law gave all people basic rights

Part II: Chart (24 points).

Christopher
Columbus
Voyages:
1492, 1493,
1498, 1502
First
European to
sail west
searching
for a water
route to
Asia.

Vasco da
Gama
Voyage:
1497-1499

Ferdinand
Magellan
Voyages:
1519-1522

First
European to
sail around
the south of
Africa and
reach India.

Led the first

expedition
to sail
completely
around the
world.

Jacques
Cartier
Voyages:
1534, 1535,
1541
Explored
the St.
Lawrence
River.

Henry
Hudson
Voyages:
1607, 1608,
1609, 1610
Explored
the Hudson
River and
Hudson Bay.

13. According to the chart, which explorers voyage ended up

circling the world?
14. According to the chart, which of the following explorers was the
first to reach India by sailing around the South of Africa?
15. According to the chart, between which years was the first
expedition to sail around the world conducted? (1492-1493 or 15191522)
16. According to the chart, which of the following explorers explored
the St. Lawrence River?
17. What is the range of years for voyages on the chart?
18. Which two voyagers spent the most amount of time at sea?
19. Which two voyagers made only one voyage to sea?
20. In which year did the latest voyage on the chart take place?

Part III: Essay (50 points).

Essay: Select ONE of the following topics and answer in AT LEAST 1
Paragraph (5 sentences minimum.) On your paper, write down which

essay that you responded to. Failure to do so will result in the loss
of half of the credit that you earn for the question.
A: The Atlantic Ocean once kept the Americas separated from the
rest of the world. After Columbus, the ocean was like a highway
connecting the Americas to Europe, Asia, and Africa. How did the
Columbian Exchange change life for people on these continents?
Use at least three examples to support your ideas.
B: Describe some of the long-term effects of the Columbian
Exchange. Explain which effects you consider positive and which you
consider negative, and why. Use at least three examples to support
your ideas.