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Age of Exploration and Trade
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The Mughals (Moguls) biggest achievement
Taj Mahal
Parthenon
Tabernacle
Gold
2
Which change best completes this diagram?
uses for fuel resources increase
religious intolerance spreads
knowledge of biology grows
navigational skills improve
3
European country established a rigid class structure & dictatorial rule in Latin America?
Italy
England
Spain
Germany
4
Which Spanish conquistador was known for conquering the Inca Empire
Christopher Columbus
Francisco Pizzaro
Jacques Cartier
Vasco da Gama
5
Who explored for Spain by sailing west and landing in the Americas (actually the Caribbean)?
Francisco Pizarro
Christopher Columbus
Sir Francis Drake
Ferdinand Magellan
6
Spain’s policy of mercantilism affected development of Latin American nations by promoting
respect for the rights of indigenous people
free and rapid trade with Asia and Africa
isolationism as a response to international political issues
the production of raw material and cash crops
7
Explorer - Spain sailing west, South America to Pacific Ocean & 1st to circumnavigate world?
Vasco da Gama
Sir Francis Drake
John Cabot
Ferdinand Magellan
8
Which system developed as a result of the Commercial Revolution?
shift of power from Western Europe to Eastern Europe
decline in population growth in Europe
expansion of European influence/ideas overseas
decline in population growth in Europe
9
China established foreign enclaves in order to
control trade
spread religion
centralize manufacturing
improve education
10
Both Japan and China decided to limit trade with Europe because the Japanese and the Chinese
thought European technology would hinder effort to modernize
felt there is no benefit from contact with the Europeans
held religious beliefs prohibiting contact with foreigners
had few products to sell to the Europeans
11
Trade pattern linked Europe, Africa and the Americas, known for trading of slaves, sugar & rum
Trans-Saharan Routes
Triangle Trade
Silk Road
Columbian Exchange
12
The Columbian Exchange is best explained as the
exchange of agricultural goods between Europe & the Americas
result of a struggle between the Spanish and the Incas
exchange of South American land between Spain and Portugal
result of conflict between South American colonies & Europe
13
During the 16th century, Europe gained knowledge of astronomy, medicine, & mathematics because
of the expansion of religion
of the growth of trade with Asia
of the spread of the manorial system
of the exploration of Africa
14
Which explorer first circumnavigated the globe for Spain, & which circumnavigated for England?
Drake, Cartier
Magellan, Cortez
Magellan, Drake
Diaz, Pizarro
15
known for his pioneering role for sponsoring exploration for Portugal.
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Prince Henry the Navigator
Sir Francis Drake
16
How was European settlement unique in the Americas?
Culture and social patterns resembled the parent country
Colonized by small groups of merchants
Trading posts were established along the coast
Influenced by trading companies
17
Who explored and claimed Canada for France?
Sir Francis Drake
Prince Henry the Navigator
Henry Hudson
Jacques Cartier
18
What was the main reason why the slave trade grew?
The loss of Germany in World War I
Europeans needed labor for their New World plantations
The Middle Passage was a safe and relaxing journey
Support for ideas of the Enlightenment
19
Based on this passage, Lima became an important outpost because it
had a profitable mine
upheld Catholic traditions
attracted Spanish colonists
had a navigable river
20
How is the missing class of people best described?
Immigrants to South America
Immigrants from North America
People of European heritage born in South America
People of European heritage born in Africa
21
Which is
not
a contributing factor to the European discovery of lands in the Western Hemisphere
Political and economic isolation between European empires
To Spread Christianity
European demand for gold, spices, and resources
New navigational arts were created
22
Which disease did Europeans bring to the New World that killed so many natives?
cancer
smallpox
scarlet fever
diabetes
23
The term, 'balance of trade' means which of the following
The difference in weight between two objects
The trade between countries
Amount paid for goods
difference in value between total imports & total exports
24
The two capitals of the Mughal (Mogul) empire are
Agra and Delhi
Constantinople and Agra
Agra and Maccao
Istanbul and Delhi
25
What was the main reason that the Spanish conquered the Aztec and Incan empires?
they wanted their oil
they wanted their silk
they wanted their gold
they wanted their water
26
This route was most likely used to export
tobacco from New England
sugar from New Netherland
silver from New Spain
furs from New France
27
Two Asian countries limited the amount of European trade & followed a policy of isolationism
Cambodia and Japan
Japan and Mongolia
China and Korea
Korea and Japan
28
A major result of the Age of Exploration was
end of isolation & beginning of European global domination
peace & prosperity for the nations of Western Europe
Migration of people from Western Hemisphere to Europe & Asia
fall of European monarchies & end power of Catholic Church
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Main motivation for Portugal, Netherlands & British forming trading companies during 15/1600s
to spread Renaissance ideas
to escape religious persecution
to finance and establish colonies and claim land
to destroy native american cultures
30
Southern India is best known for trading these goods along the Indian Ocean
silks, spices and gems
pottery and ceramics
texitles and tea
number system and tea
31
Revolution referring to the change in business & trade practices resulting in new money systems
Bolshevik Revolution
Commercial Revolution
Industrial Revolution
American Revolution
32
Why do Mexico and Peru have primarily Catholic populations?
Religion was spread in by Spanish missionaries & colonists.
The Inquisition converted the Jews & Muslims of these areas.
The people were isolated from foreign influences.
People who practiced native religions migrated out.
33
Where would you find the actual West Indies on a world map? Not the ones that Columbus found
the islands of the Caribbean
the islands off the South American coastline
the islands of the South Pacific
the islands off the coast of New England
34
In their quest for Gold, the Spanish destroyed which two native American empires?
Aztec and Inca
Toltec and Maya
Maya and Inca
Blackfoot and Navajo
35
Economic policy that said that colonies exist to help the mother country to be self-sufficient?
isolationism
communism
socialism
mercantalism
36
Japan practiced
Catholicism
Protestantism
Abashment
Isolationism
37
Spanish Colonial Society: Peninsulares-Born in Spain & Mestizos and Mulattoes-mixed populations
Controlling commerce
Rigid class system
Diffusion of wealth
Instant wealth from gold
38
Which purpose motivated the building of this structure?
To convert the native people to Christianity
To develop trade alliances with French colonies
To preserve the indigenous culture of the area
To recruit natives to work on plantations
39
The shortage of workers to grow cash crops in the Americas led to
new labor laws in the colonies and Europe
merchants moving trading post ot new locations
more diverse types of agriculture
the forced migration of enslaved Africans
40
Which explorer contributed to the establishment of Portuguese colonies in Africa and India?
Francis Drake
Vasco da Gama
Hernando Cortez
Ferdinand Magellan
41
Which area of the world was considered the "New World" to Europeans?
Africa
Asia
Americas
Europe
42
The Native American population of Mexico sharp decrease in 1492 was mainly a result of
wars between various native groups
emigration of Native Americans to Europe and Africa
diseases introduced by the Spanish
crop failures brought on by poor weather conditions
43
The mixing of Old World and New World plants, animals and diseases is known as the
Silk Road
Columbian Exchange
Trans-Saharan trade route
Southwest Asian Trade
44
The term, 'Circumnavigate' means
To travel around the entire globe
To use navigational instruments to explore new lands
To explore new lands
To measure the circumference of the earth
45
Which choice correctly identifies a major trade pattern of the Columbian Exchange?
Horses along arrow 2
Tobacco along arrow 2
Coal along arrow 1
Cattle along arrow 1
46
Country became wealthy from gold & silver from their American colonies, but faced bad inflation
England
Spain
Portugal
France
47
Which aspect of Japanese society is best described by this letter?
Decline of the class structures
Weakness of the emperor
Importance of the religious institutions
Power of the people
48
First permanent English colony in the New World, and what important crop was grown there?
Massachusetts Bay Colony, corn
Plymouth, wheat
Jamestown, tobacco
Province of New Hampshire, green beans
49
Which of the following was NOT a motivation for European exploration?
Gold
Glory
Guilt
God
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The transfer of American goods: corn, potatoes, & tobacco to Europe & Europe sent horses/cattle
Triangular trade
Socialism
Columbia Exchange
NATO
51
From Portugal, this navigator led ships around Cape of Good Hope (Africa) to West Coast India?
Jacques Cartier
Francisco Pizzaro
Vasco da Gama
Hernando Cortez
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The desire for slaves and gold were two reasons why Europeans established trading posts in...
North America
Europe
Africa
South America
53
Ancestors of the Mughal Empire are the Mongols, they brought what religion to Northern India?
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
54
This Byzantine capital fell in 1453 & became capital of the Ottoman Empire (new trade routes)
Constantinople
Athens
Rome
Tokyo
55
Country that pioneered the Age of Exploration by being first to explore & finance exploration?
England
France
Spain
Portugal
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Islam became a prominent religion in India because of
alliances with Southwest Asia
an invasion by the Persians
trade with Africa
the rule of the Mughals
