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🌍 AGE OF EXPLORATION — QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
1. What does exploration mean?
Traveling to unknown places to discover new lands, resources, or information.
2. What does colony mean?
A settlement ruled and controlled by a distant country.
3. What is mercantilism?
An economic system where countries gain wealth by controlling trade and colonies.
4. What does conquistador mean?
A Spanish conqueror who took over lands in the Americas.
5. What is a missionary?
A person who travels to spread their religion.
6. Why did Europeans want new trade routes to Asia?
To get spices and goods more cheaply and avoid middlemen.
7. What were the three main reasons for European exploration?
Gold, God, and Glory.
8. How did new technology help sailors travel farther?
Better ships, maps, and navigation tools made long trips safer and more accurate.
9. Name one navigation tool used during the Age of Exploration.
Compass or astrolabe.
10. Why was sailing around Africa important for trade?
It allowed Europeans to reach Asia by sea and trade directly.
11. Which country did Christopher Columbus sail for?
Spain.
12. What was Columbus trying to find when he sailed west?
A faster route to Asia.
13. Who was Vasco da Gama, and where did he travel?
A Portuguese explorer who sailed around Africa to reach India.
14. Who was Ferdinand Magellan, and why is he important?
His crew was the first to sail around the world.
15. Which explorer helped Spain build a large empire in the Americas?
Hernán Cortés or Francisco Pizarro.
16. What was the Columbian Exchange?
The transfer of plants, animals, people, and diseases between Europe and the Americas.
17. Name one good that traveled from the Americas to Europe.
Corn, potatoes, tomatoes, or chocolate.
18. Name one good that traveled from Europe to the Americas.
Horses, cattle, wheat, or sugar.
19. How did European exploration affect Native American populations?
Diseases and conquest caused their populations to drop sharply.
20. Was the Age of Exploration mostly positive, negative, or both?
Both — it increased global trade but caused suffering for Native peoples.
👑 AGE OF ABSOLUTISM — QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
21. What does absolute monarchy mean?
A government where one ruler has total power.
22. What does divine right mean?
The belief that a king’s power comes from God.
23. Who holds all the power in an absolute monarchy?
The king or queen.
24. What is a noble?
A wealthy landowner with high social rank.
25. What is a centralized government?
A government where all power is controlled by one authority.
26. Who was Louis XIV?
A powerful French absolute monarch.
27. Which country did Louis XIV rule?
France.
28. Why was Louis XIV called the “Sun King”?
He believed he was the center of France, like the sun is the center of the solar system.
29. What palace did Louis XIV build to show his power?
The Palace of Versailles.
30. Name one other absolutist ruler from Europe.
Peter the Great, Philip II, or Frederick the Great.
31. How did absolute monarchs control the nobles?
They forced nobles to live at the palace or took away their political power.
32. How did absolute rulers use the army to keep power?
They built strong armies to enforce laws and stop rebellions.
33. How did absolutism affect the lives of peasants?
Peasants paid high taxes and had little freedom.
34. What role did religion play in absolutist governments?
Kings used religion to justify their rule and gain support.
35. Why did some people support absolute monarchs?
They believed strong rulers kept order and protected the country.
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