Study Guide for Chapter 14


Know the following terms:

1. monopoly
2. bullion
3. capital
4. caravel
5. circumnavigation
6. colony
7. balance of trade
8. joint-stock company
9. capitalism
10. Commercial Revolution


Know who the following explorers are, what country they are from, and what they are most known for.

1. Hernan Cortez
2. Francisco Pizzaro
3. Juan Ponce de Leon
4. Amerigo Vespucci
5. Vasco de Balboa
6. Vasco de Gama
7. John Cabot
8. Leif Erikson
9. Hernando de Soto
10. Ferdinand Magellan
11. Montezuma
12. Francisco de Coronado
13. Christopher Columbus
14. Vinland
15. Henry Hudson
16. Prince Henry the Navigator


Know the following information about the Age of Exploration.

1. Why did Europeans want a sea route to the East?
2. What were the four main motivators for explorers to explore?
3. Which country most threatened Italy’s dominance of trade?
4. Who were the Europeans to explore North America?
5. What type of ship was used by Europeans?
6. What were the three ships Columbus sailed?
7. Did Magellan finish is quest around the world?
8. What were some of the European exports?
9. What did they import?
10. Who held the monopoly of the spice trade in the East?
11. Know you directions: North, South, East, and West.
12. What is a navigator?
13. What is cartography?
14. Who was the first governor of Florida?
15. Who conquered the Aztecs? Who conquered the Incas?