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Age of Exploration Review
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Review for a unit test on Exploration
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1
What advanced SHIP technology made European exploration possible?
the middle pasage
the astrolabe
the caravel
the compass
2
What was the Columbia exchange?
A route to the Northwest passage
A trade route along the “Silk Road” from Europe to India.
The trading of slaves from Africa to the Americas
Exchangeoftechnology/food/disease from Europe/Africa/America
3
Which country became the first to truly sponsor and encourage exploration?
Portugal
Italy
Great Britain
Spain
4
What two continents were involved in the Middle Passage?
Africa and Americas
Asia and Africa
Europe and Americas
Europe and Africa
5
Who sailed to Panama and first saw the Pacific Ocean?
Christopher Columbus
Bartholomeu Dias
Vasco de Balboa
Sebastian Cabot
6
Who sponsored Christopher Columbus' voyage?
Portugal
Spain
Italy
Great Britain
7
What was traded in the Middle Passage?
tobacco
spices
diseases
slaves
8
Which of the following was NOT a major country exploring during this era?
Portugal
England
Germany
Spain
9
How did the French find success in the Americas?
Through the fur trade
They never found success
Through shipbuilding
Trading gold and silver
10
Who sailed to Panama and first saw the Pacific Ocean?
Vespuchi
Verazzano
Balboa
Dias
11
Who was able to conquer the almighty Aztec empire?
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Francisco Pizzaro
Hernan Cortes
12
Which of the following was a positive effect of the Columbia Exchange?
new technologies
conflict
diseases
alcohol
13
An example of a good introduced TO the Americas through the Columbian Exchange would be
Peppers
Horses
Pumpkins
Buffalo
14
What were Spanish explorers who conquered civilizations and spread Christianity called?
Encomienda
Mestizo
Colonists
Conquistadors
15
How was technology an impact on exploration?
A magnetic compass could help the captain stay on course.
Maps were more accurate drawings of trade routes/land masses
All of the above
Prince Henry helped Portugal to find a water route to Asia.
16
Why were Asians less open to trading with the Europeans than other nations?
Asian nations had been trading with the Americas for years
European nations attacked and killed many Chinese
European nations could only trade in paper money
Asian goods were superior to European goods
17
What crop, discovered in America, became very profitable for Europeans?
Corn
Sugar
Pineapple
Tobacco
18
What was Prince Henry’s contribution to the Age of Discovery?
school of navigation
he was assignated
the printing press
invented caravel
19
How did the printing press encourage the Age of Exploration?
books were cheaper
ideas spread
sparked curiosity about the world
Gutenberg created it
20
Who sailed to the Caribbean and thought he was in India?
Vespucci
Columbus
Cartier
Balboa
21
Which of the following is NOT an advantage the Spanish had over the Native Americans?
Immunity to diseases
Knowledge of the land
Better supplies
Superior weaponry
22
The first person to circumnavigate the world?
Hernan Cortes
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco de Gama
Franz Ferdinand
23
Asian trade was dominated by__________________
Italians & Dutch
Italians & Muslims
Chinese & Muslims
Dutch & English
24
What were the three main reasons for exploration?
God, Gold, Glory
Greed, Gold, Glory
GOLD, GOLD, GOLD!
God, Gold, Guts
25
In the Columbian Exchange, which of the following did NOT come from Europe?
guns
diseases
liquor
tobacco
26
What was an impact of the Age of Exploration?
all of the above
trade grew
natives died of diseases
empires grew
27
_______________________ of Portugal opened a navigation school in 1419.
King Ferdinand
Queen Isabella
Peter I
Prince Henry
28
An economic structure that thrives off of private business ownership and entrepreneurship
Mercantilism
Capitalism
Socialism
Communism
29
What was the second leg of the triangular trade route?
Middle Passage slave trade from Africa to the Americas
American goods to Europe
European goods to the Americas
European goods to Africa
30
What is an instrument that uses the stars for navigation
astrolabe
compass
trumpet
caravel
31
Who sailed across the Atlantic in search of a route to the Indies?
Prince Henry
Vasco de Nunez Balboa
Christopher Columbus
Vasco de Gama
32
Which group of Natives did Columbus come in contact with in the Americas?
Inca
Cherokee
Taino
Iroquois
33
Which company was formed by wealthy merchants to sponsor increased exploration?
West Indies Trading Post
Dutch East India Company
Joint-stock Company
British East India Company
34
what is the idea that trade gave countries money and power
cartography
capitalism
circumnavigate
mercantilism
35
Who was the first explorer to sail around the tip of Africa?
Da Gama
Pizarro
Henry Hudson
Cortes
