Exploring Cross-Cultural Interactions

Which European figure strongly supported exploration and financed expeditions along Africa’s Atlantic Coast and around the Cape of Good Hope?

What invention, originally from China, allowed sailors to steer a ship in the right direction?

What did European traders purchase from the Americas?

Which invention allowed sailors to find out how far north or south they were from the equator?

What invention helped steer a ship in the right direction?

Which invention allowed sailors to survive storms at sea better than earlier-designed ships?

Which navigational technology significantly affected medieval navigation and trade?

What was the advantage of using the lateen sail compared to the square sails?

What was the long-term result of combining navigational techniques from different parts of the world?

Which technology aided Europeans in their conquests abroad?

Which European country had better relations with Native Americans compared to the Spanish and English colonists?

Who explored the Great Lakes and claimed a vast region for France in the 1680s?

Which European country rarely settled permanently in the Americas and instead traded for furs with Native Americans?

What was the population of New France, the French colony in North America, by 1754?

Which English settlement in the Americas was the first successful colony and one of the earliest colonies in what would become the United States?

Which English explorer claimed lands from Newfoundland south to the Chesapeake Bay?

Which country declared itself a major naval power after defeating and destroying most of the Spanish Armada in 1588?

Where did the English establish a colony called Virginia in the Americas?

Who was the ruling English monarch after whom Jamestown settlement and the James River were named?

Which European country had colonies in Florida and New Mexico in the present-day United States?

What were the three broad traditions of culture that developed as a result of the Columbian Exchange?

What was the main factor that contributed to the decline of native populations in the Americas after European contact?

Which disease brought by the conquistadores had the greatest impact on the indigenous population of the Americas?

What unintended consequence did the mining of silver in the Americas have on Spain?

Which animal introduced by Europeans transformed the culture of the American Indians living in the Plains region?

Which crop became so popular in Europe that it is often thought of as being native to certain regions, such as Ireland?

Which crop became the main moneymaker for European empires in the Americas?

What percentage of the labor force did plantation owners lose each year due to the horrible working conditions on sugar plantations?

Which region had a larger concentration of enslaved Africans, resulting in the dominance of creole languages?

What musical instrument did enslaved people invent, which is similar to instruments found in West Africa?

During the Atlantic slave trade, what percentage of African captives died before reaching the Americas?

What was the impact of the Atlantic slave trade on the population of African home countries?

What was the effect of slavery on family organization?

What was the result of the mixing of ethnic groups during slavery?

Where did the Indian Ocean slave trade primarily take place?

What were enslaved people from the Indian Ocean region more likely to work as?

What opportunities did enslaved people in Islamic communities have?

Where can African words, musical styles, and customs be found as a result of the Indian Ocean slave trade?

What was the peak period of the Indian Ocean slave trade?

What type of labor was more common for enslaved people in the Indian Ocean region compared to those in the Atlantic slave trade?