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Age of Exploration and Trade
Age of Exploration and Trade
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Southern India is best known for trading these goods along the Indian Ocean
silks, spices and gems
texitles and tea
number system and tea
pottery and ceramics
2
Which purpose motivated the building of this structure?
To recruit natives to work on plantations
To convert the native people to Christianity
To preserve the indigenous culture of the area
To develop trade alliances with French colonies
3
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
4
How is the missing class of people best described?
Immigrants to South America
People of European heritage born in Africa
People of European heritage born in South America
Immigrants from North America
5
Which aspect of Japanese society is best described by this letter?
Power of the people
Decline of the class structures
Importance of the religious institutions
Weakness of the emperor
6
European country established a rigid class structure & dictatorial rule in Latin America?
Germany
Spain
Italy
England
7
Trade pattern linked Europe, Africa and the Americas, known for trading of slaves, sugar & rum
Silk Road
Columbian Exchange
Trans-Saharan Routes
Triangle Trade
8
Which disease did Europeans bring to the New World that killed so many natives?
cancer
diabetes
smallpox
scarlet fever
9
Who explored for Spain by sailing west and landing in the Americas (actually the Caribbean)?
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Francisco Pizarro
Sir Francis Drake
10
Islam became a prominent religion in India because of
alliances with Southwest Asia
trade with Africa
an invasion by the Persians
the rule of the Mughals
11
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
12
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
had few products to sell to the Europeans
held religious beliefs prohibiting contact with foreigners
13
The desire for slaves and gold were two reasons why Europeans established trading posts in...
Africa
South America
Europe
North America
14
Which Spanish conquistador was known for conquering the Inca Empire
Vasco da Gama
Jacques Cartier
Francisco Pizzaro
Christopher Columbus
15
Why do Mexico and Peru have primarily Catholic populations?
Religion was spread in by Spanish missionaries & colonists.
People who practiced native religions migrated out.
The people were isolated from foreign influences.
The Inquisition converted the Jews & Muslims of these areas.
16
Who explored and claimed Canada for France?
Jacques Cartier
Henry Hudson
Prince Henry the Navigator
Sir Francis Drake
17
This Byzantine capital fell in 1453 & became capital of the Ottoman Empire (new trade routes)
Tokyo
Rome
Athens
Constantinople
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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
19
Revolution referring to the change in business & trade practices resulting in new money systems
American Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Bolshevik Revolution
Commercial Revolution
20
The Native American population of Mexico sharp decrease in 1492 was mainly a result of
wars between various native groups
crop failures brought on by poor weather conditions
diseases introduced by the Spanish
emigration of Native Americans to Europe and Africa
21
In their quest for Gold, the Spanish destroyed which two native American empires?
Aztec and Inca
Blackfoot and Navajo
Maya and Inca
Toltec and Maya
22
Spain’s policy of mercantilism affected development of Latin American nations by promoting
isolationism as a response to international political issues
free and rapid trade with Asia and Africa
respect for the rights of indigenous people
the production of raw material and cash crops
23
What was the main reason why the slave trade grew?
Support for ideas of the Enlightenment
The loss of Germany in World War I
The Middle Passage was a safe and relaxing journey
Europeans needed labor for their New World plantations
24
Country became wealthy from gold & silver from their American colonies, but faced bad inflation
Portugal
England
Spain
France
25
Based on this passage, Lima became an important outpost because it
upheld Catholic traditions
had a navigable river
had a profitable mine
attracted Spanish colonists
26
The Mughals (Moguls) biggest achievement
Taj Mahal
Tabernacle
Parthenon
Gold
27
Ancestors of the Mughal Empire are the Mongols, they brought what religion to Northern India?
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
28
The term, 'Circumnavigate' means
To explore new lands
To measure the circumference of the earth
To use navigational instruments to explore new lands
To travel around the entire globe
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Japan practiced
Protestantism
Isolationism
Abashment
Catholicism
30
China established foreign enclaves in order to
improve education
centralize manufacturing
control trade
spread religion
31
Main motivation for Portugal, Netherlands & British forming trading companies during 15/1600s
to destroy native american cultures
to spread Renaissance ideas
to escape religious persecution
to finance and establish colonies and claim land
32
How was European settlement unique in the Americas?
Influenced by trading companies
Trading posts were established along the coast
Colonized by small groups of merchants
Culture and social patterns resembled the parent country
33
The two capitals of the Mughal (Mogul) empire are
Istanbul and Delhi
Agra and Maccao
Agra and Delhi
Constantinople and Agra
34
During the 16th century, Europe gained knowledge of astronomy, medicine, & mathematics because
of the spread of the manorial system
of the growth of trade with Asia
of the expansion of religion
of the exploration of Africa
35
Spanish Colonial Society: Peninsulares-Born in Spain & Mestizos and Mulattoes-mixed populations
Controlling commerce
Instant wealth from gold
Rigid class system
Diffusion of wealth
36
The Columbian Exchange is best explained as the
result of conflict between South American colonies & Europe
exchange of South American land between Spain and Portugal
result of a struggle between the Spanish and the Incas
exchange of agricultural goods between Europe & the Americas
37
Two Asian countries limited the amount of European trade & followed a policy of isolationism
Cambodia and Japan
Korea and Japan
China and Korea
Japan and Mongolia
38
Which explorer contributed to the establishment of Portuguese colonies in Africa and India?
Hernando Cortez
Francis Drake
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama
39
Where would you find the actual West Indies on a world map? Not the ones that Columbus found
the islands off the South American coastline
the islands of the Caribbean
the islands of the South Pacific
the islands off the coast of New England
40
Economic policy that said that colonies exist to help the mother country to be self-sufficient?
communism
socialism
mercantalism
isolationism
41
known for his pioneering role for sponsoring exploration for Portugal.
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Sir Francis Drake
Prince Henry the Navigator
42
This route was most likely used to export
sugar from New Netherland
tobacco from New England
silver from New Spain
furs from New France
43
First permanent English colony in the New World, and what important crop was grown there?
Plymouth, wheat
Massachusetts Bay Colony, corn
Province of New Hampshire, green beans
Jamestown, tobacco
44
The transfer of American goods: corn, potatoes, & tobacco to Europe & Europe sent horses/cattle
NATO
Socialism
Columbia Exchange
Triangular trade
45
Which area of the world was considered the "New World" to Europeans?
Africa
Asia
Americas
Europe
46
Country that pioneered the Age of Exploration by being first to explore & finance exploration?
France
Spain
Portugal
England
47
Which change best completes this diagram?
religious intolerance spreads
navigational skills improve
uses for fuel resources increase
knowledge of biology grows
48
Which explorer first circumnavigated the globe for Spain, & which circumnavigated for England?
Magellan, Cortez
Diaz, Pizarro
Drake, Cartier
Magellan, Drake
49
Explorer - Spain sailing west, South America to Pacific Ocean & 1st to circumnavigate world?
Ferdinand Magellan
Sir Francis Drake
Vasco da Gama
John Cabot
50
Which of the following was NOT a motivation for European exploration?
Gold
Guilt
Glory
God
51
What was the main reason that the Spanish conquered the Aztec and Incan empires?
they wanted their silk
they wanted their gold
they wanted their water
they wanted their oil
52
Which is
not
a contributing factor to the European discovery of lands in the Western Hemisphere
European demand for gold, spices, and resources
Political and economic isolation between European empires
To Spread Christianity
New navigational arts were created
53
The shortage of workers to grow cash crops in the Americas led to
merchants moving trading post ot new locations
the forced migration of enslaved Africans
new labor laws in the colonies and Europe
more diverse types of agriculture
54
Which choice correctly identifies a major trade pattern of the Columbian Exchange?
Tobacco along arrow 2
Coal along arrow 1
Horses along arrow 2
Cattle along arrow 1
55
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
56
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
decline in population growth in Europe
expansion of European influence/ideas overseas