Why did Europeans begin to use tools such as the astrolabe and compass?

to find safe water routes to faraway places

Which of the following best describes a cottage industry?

Family members work in their homes to make part of a product

Which of the following best describes the Columbian Exchange?

exchange of plants, animals, and ideas {Europe & Americas}

Prince Henry the Navigator did all of the following to encourage exploration except

go on voyages to Asia and Africa

European countries obtained wood, cotton, furs, and dyes from their colonies. Why?

The countries used their colonies to acquire raw materials

What was the importance of Vasco da Gama’s voyage to the west coast of India in 1498?

It was the first time a sea route to Asia had been found

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1
Why did Europeans begin to use tools such as the astrolabe and compass?
to find safe water routes to faraway places
to increase the speed of their ships
to allow their ships to sail against the wind
to make updated maps of the seas
2
Which group showed other people how to use the wheel?
Europeans
American Indians
Asians
Africans
3
Which of the following is not a reason why Europeans began to explore the world?
to obtain spices from Asia
to learn about new lands and people
to develop new technologies
to convert people to Christianity
4
What did the English and French hope to find in North America?
new crops to cultivate
undiscovered civilizations
gold, silver, and bronze
a water route to Asia
5
Caravels were different from traditional ships because they
used larger oars
used deeper hulls
had larger crews
had triangular sails
6
Which of the following best describes a cottage industry?
Family members work in their homes to make part of a product
Business leaders build and sell small houses and cottages.
Products that are used in homes are bought and sold.
Colonists sell materials to their mother nations to profit
7
Which of the following best describes the Columbian Exchange?
exchange of plants, animals, and ideas {Europe & Americas}
new trading routes to the Americas established by Columbus
exploration of new lands in Africa and Americas by Europeans
poor treatment of American Indians by explorers & colonists
8
The new social order in the Americas was based on
democracy
Christianity
racism and conquest
a system of laws
9
Between late 1500s and the early 1800s, to which place were most enslaved people transported?
all of Asia
western Africa
southern Europe
the New World
10
Prince Henry the Navigator did all of the following to encourage exploration except
build an observatory for sailors
go on voyages to Asia and Africa
open a navigation school for sailors
pay people to sail on voyages.
11
European countries obtained wood, cotton, furs, and dyes from their colonies. Why?
The countries used their colonies to acquire raw materials
countries did not want the colonies to have these things.
countries were doing their best to help their colonies.
countries had no other place from which to buy things.
12
What was the importance of Vasco da Gama’s voyage to the west coast of India in 1498?
It was the fastest voyage from Europe to Asia thus far
It was the first time a sea route to Asia had been found
It showed that sailing west could lead to new discoveries
It proved that the Portuguese were the top explorers
13
Which explorer sailed up the Saint Lawrence River and claimed lands for France in 1535?
Francis Drake
John Cabot
Jacques Cartier
Francisco Pizarro
14
Which religion did European missionaries attempt to spread to the New World?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam

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