World History- Slave Trade Quiz

God, Gold, Gaining Land

Which set of primary motivations best explains European maritime exploration during the 15th and 16th centuries?

It fostered humanistic curiosity about the physical world and technological advancements, such as navigation and cartography, that encouraged exploration and discovery.

How did the intellectual culture of the Renaissance directly support the Age of Exploration?

Vasco da Gama

Who pioneered a direct European ocean route to India around Africa?

She acted as an interpreter and political advisor, facilitating alliances with Aztec rivals.

What strategic role did Malintzin (La Malinche) play during Hernán Cortés's campaign against the Aztec Empire?

He capitalized on devastating civil war between Atahuapla and Huascar.

How did Francisco Pizarro exploit internal vulnerabilities within the Inca Empire to achieve conquest?

Eurasia's east-west axis enabled rapid diffusion of domesticated species across shared latitudes.

According to Jared Diamond's thesis in Guns, Germs, and Steel, why did Eurasia hold a geographic advantage over the Americas?

Peninsulares

Which social group occupied the top tier of the official Casta hierarchy in New Spain?

The catastrophic demographic collapse of indigenous laborers due to Eurasian epidemics

What factor accelerated the demand for the Trans-Atlantic slave trade during the 16th and 17th centuries?

Food like potatoes and corn

Which biological exchange from the Americas to Afro-Eurasia significantly altered global demographics after 1492?

Maintaining a favorable balance of trade to accumulate national reserves of gold and silver

Under the economic framework of mercantilism, what was the primary objective of European colonial powers?