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AP European Chapter 14: Age of Exploration Study Guide
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1
By the 1550s, the Ottomans occupied which aspect of the Eurasian trade network:
Controlled the Eastern Mediterranean and continental Europe to Poland.
Controlled Western Mediterranean sea and continental Europe up to Madrid.
Controlled the Central Mediterranean sea.
Controlled Eastern Mediterranean sea and continental Europe up to Vienna.
2
The Age of Discovery corresponded best to what period of time:
1350-1550; The age of Islamic engagement with Italian city-states.
1400-1500; The Age of transatlantic voyages to the Americas.
1550-1750; The discovery of new Pacific islands and their guano supplies.
1450-1650; the transition from a Mediterranean econ to an Atlantic one.
3
At the end of the Middle Ages, which Italian city-states were most dominant and why?
Genoa, Venice - dominated trade routes with Eurasia.
Pisa, the Kingdom of Sicily - dominated trade with Africa.
Genoa, Pisa - dominated trade routes with Eurasia.
Venice, Rome - dominated trade with Africa.
4
Which trade route gave Genoa much dominance over trade with Eurasia?
Genoa turned to Atlantic trade.
Black sea trade with Eurasia dominated by Genoa.
Relations established with Mamluks through Cairo trade route.
Trade established with Ottomans.
5
What other motivations motivated all European powers entering the Age of Discovery?
The spread of Christianity, new sources of trading goods, gold and silver.
The spread of Islam, new sources of potash and phosphates, and agriculture.
Desire of whites to dominate other peoples.
Desire of Farley to make students read more.
6
As the Black Sea white slave trade closed, how did the Genoese slave trade change?
Ottomans sold Black Sea slaves to Genoese, became middlemen
New slaves came first from Africa, then Spain
New slaves came from Guanches, Muslims, Jews from Spain, Africans
New slaves came from the Americas
7
Which sailing technologies helped the Portuguese to begin their expansion?
Astrolabe, celestial knowledge, the Bible, compass, caravels
Cannon, caravel, astrolabe, gunpowder, geography knowledge
Compass, astrolabe, book learning, theology, gunpowder
Caravel, geography knowledge, compass, astrolabe, “celestial reckoning”
8
In the 1400s, explain the movement of gold from Africa to Europe.
From Africa to Europe, ‘nuff said.
From South Africa to North Africa to Switzerland.
From Western Sudan and the Akan to North Africa to Europe.
From East Africa to Arabia to Venice.
9
Iberian countries did what with the newly discovered land and people?
They claimed the land and converted some of the natives or made them slaves
They converted the natives and left.
They left the natives alone and just claimed the land.
The killed off the natives and left the land.
10
In the 1400s, explain the movement of goods from East Africa to Europe by location.
Ghana and Akan to Ottomans to Venice.
East African city-states to Mamluk empire to Venetians.
Ghana to Ottomans to Genoa.
Ghana and Akan to Ottomans to Genoa.
11
As Atlantic econ closed the Med. econ, how did Italian slave traders keep up?
They became major slave traders in the Atlantic for their governments.
They became major slave traders in the Med. Sea for their governments.
They started working for Iberian powers to enter the industry in Africa.
They started working for the French to enter the industry in Africa.
12
Which trade route gave Venice dominance over much of Mediterranean trade?
1304, relations were established with Mamluks through Cairo trade route.
1291, Venice turns to Atlantic trade.
1291, Black sea trade formalized under Venice.
1304, trade established with Ottoman.
13
Starting with the conquest of Constantinople in 1453, where did the Ottomans expand into Europe:
Sicily, Spain, and southern France in the 1400s.
Southeastern Europe (the Balkans) to sieges of Vienna in 1529, 1683.
North Africa, Arabia, and the Balkans in the 1500s.
Greece, Sicily, and the Balkans in the 1500s.
14
Which of the following was the key shift in trade as a result of the Age of Discovery?
From an transatlantic economy to a Mediterranean economy
From an Atlantic economy to an Indian Ocean economy
From an Asian economy to an African economy
From a Mediterranean economy to an Atlantic economy
15
What role did Italian city-states play in the slave trade of the 1400s?
Sold enslaved Christians to Mamluks for army and plantations around Med.
Sold enslaved Africans to Muslim powers for agricultural needs
Sold enslaved Jews to the Romans for work on the Temple
Sold enslaved Christians to Ottomans for army, Mamluks for army
16
By 1450, Africa’s political situation most closely resembled which description:
A few major empires and hundreds of smaller states.
Many large empires fighting over a few strategic wealthy regions.
Hundreds of smaller tribal units in the Saharan desert.
Approximately 10 larger coastal empires.
17
After the Reconquista, how did the crusading spirit continue in Iberian culture?
Spanish empire-building in Africa, Portuguese conquistadores in Americas
Spanish exploration in Africa, Portuguese conquistadors in Americas
Portuguese empire-building in Africa, Spanish conquistadores in Americas
Portuguese exploration in Africa, Spanish conquistadors in Americas
18
Summarize the reasons why Iberian powers started expansion (be able to explain):
Spice trade, prestige, Christianity, desire to oppress non-whites
Economic, Spice trade, religion, crusading spirit, prestige, curiosity
Crusading spirit, slave trade, prestige, new sources of platinum
Slavery, Spice trade, Islam, crusading spirit, prestige, curiosity
19
What Asian spices were important to Europeans and why?
pepper, ginger, mace, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves; diet and prestige
Cinnamon, salt, gold, nutmeg, mace, and cloves; prestige and diet
Pepper, ginger, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves; diet and money
Pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt bae, mace, cloves; diet and money
20
By 1550, how had Portuguese trade altered the situation of the European powers relative to Eurasian trade:
The Dutch dominated the spice trade and controlled Indonesia.
Portuguese took carrying trade from coastal Eurasia sea powers.
The English had become the dominant sea power throughout world.
France entered the Eurasian trade as the dominant power in the Americas.
21
The Age of Discovery reflected which attitude common in the Italian and Northern European Renaissance:
A desire to see Farleyian influence in the Church.
A desire to spread the Renaissance to other countries and societies.
A sense of curiosity about the world and the human condition.
A desire to strengthen Protestantism among colonized populations.
22
Where does coach live with his wife?
In-room G8.
Doralezuela
Puerto Miami
Panamanian Gardens
23
Which other techs helped Europeans achieve success in battle and exploration?
Gunpowder, astronomy, cannons, compass, computers.
The Bible, astrolabe, reading, literacy.
Rudder, sails, caravels, compass, football.
Gunpowder, triangle lateen sail, cartography, astronomy, cannons.
24
Which abbreviation best corresponds to the motivations of Spanish conquerors in the New World?
The 3 P’s - Pope, power, and purple silk.
The 3 G’s - gold, glory, and their god.
The 3 S’s - Silver, strength, and sailing.
The 3 D’s - Dubloons, dynamite, and dragoons.
25
In 1450, what role did European trade occupy in Eurasia?
They are the endpoint for trade between the Eurasian trading world.
The central power controlled the carrying trade between empires in Eurasia.
The dominant power controlling the Trans-Saharan trade.
Dominated by the Farleyian empire and its football scheme.
26
How did the movement of Genoese efforts shift the global economy?
Genoese financiers paid the Spanish to make voyages for them
Genoese merchants funded Russian efforts in the soft gold trade
Genoese navigators sailed for the English against the Iberians
Genoese merchants, navigators, and financiers funded Iberian colonialism
27
In 1400s, Venice pushed Genoa out of the Mediterranean spice trade. How did they respond?
Shifted from finance to trade, from East Med. to Black Sea.
Shifted from finance to trade, from Black Sea to East Med.
Shifted from trade to finance, from Black Sea to West Med.
Shifted from trade to finance, from East Med. to Black Sea.
28
After the fall of the Abbasids to Mongols in 1258, which major African empire became dominant in Eurasian trade?
Ghana based in sub-Saharan Africa.
Mamluk empire based in Egypt.
Dahomey based in coastal Africa.
Congo based in the African jungles.
29
What primary factor listed below explains the motivation of Europeans to sail around Africa & across the Atlantic?
The desire to extend colonial empires to the Americas.
The desire to spread the Renaissance.
The desire to help Coach Farley win the national championship.
The desire to gain direct access to Asian goods through overseas trade.
30
Which two major movements united Indian Ocean trade between the 600s-1300s?
Spread of Buddhism, unification of India.
Spread of Dar-ul Kuffar, Unification and economic growth of China.
Spread of Islam, unification of East Africans in a single power.
Unification and economic growth of China, the spread of Islam.
