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Age of Discovery Review
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1
Success of the triangular trade system depended on increasing
industrialization of South American colonies
emphasis of free trade in European nations
slave trade in the Western Hemisphere
political independence of Carribean nations
2
What technological development enabled Europeans to determine their location?
cross bow
astrolabe
lateen sail
caravel
3
Why is Ferdinand Magellan's voyage considered a turning point in World History?
Portugal claims to southern Africa were established.
Britains control of the seas ended.
One of his ships circumnavigated the Earth.
His ships were the first to land in the Ameircas.
4
Which statement best describes a key aspect of mercantilism
eliminating private ownership of the means of production
encouraging subsistence agriculture.
removing tariffs to increase free trade
acquiring colonies to provide a favorable balance of trade
5
Expeditions of Cortez and Pizarro resulted in
destruction of Aztec and Inca civilizations.
colonization of North America by Portugal
exploration of the Philippines and East Indies
capture of Brazil by Portugal
6
Zheng He contributed to the prosperity of the Mings by
defeating the Manchu invaders
expanding trade with Asia and Africa
establishing colonies in Japan and Korea
constructiong the Great Wall of China
7
Astrolabe and improvements in cartography helped Europeans to
explore the Western Hemisphere
launch the Crusades
defeatthe Mongols
expel the Moors
8
Aztec use of calendar and Maya writing systems illustrate that pre-Columbian cultures
traded with Africa
declined because of invasion and disease
flourished prior to European contact
converted others to Islam
9
The Encounter occured as a result of European explorers crossing the
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Sahara Desert
Andes Mountains
10
During Commercial Revolution, where did trading centers most often develop?
near grasslands
in the mountains
along waterways
on the tundra
11
Which policy is a country using when it regulated it colonies' imports and exports?
transmigration
outsourcing
embargo
mercantilism
12
The purpose of colonies is to ship raw materials to the colonial power and buy finished goods.
socialism
capitalism
communism
mercantilism
13
What is a major effect of the Columbian Exchange?
expansion of democratic rights throughout Europe.
economic collapse in Europe.
introduction of new food crops to Europe.
decrease in European population
14
Archaeological evidence shows that Tenochtitlan and Machu Picchu suggests that these societies
consisted of huners & gatherers.
practiced monotheism.
were highly developed and organized cultures.
followed a democratic system
15
One reason Spain sposored the 1st voyage of Columbus to the west was to
trade in established ports in the Americas
find a more direct route to Asia
obtain military technology
make contact with the Empire of Benin
16
What is the best title for this diagram?
Open Door Policy
Encomienda System
Silk Road
Columbian Exchange
17
Which statement describes an impact that the Columbian Exchange had on lives of Europeans?
Transfer of new products & ideas encouraged economic growth
Native Americans emigrated to Europe.
Cultural contacts between Asia & South America declined.
New diseases killed millions in Europe.
18
Millions of native peoples in the Americas died as a result of
slavery and terrible conditions.
religious persecution resulting from Spanish Inquisition.
new diseases that natives had no immunity.
new foods, which the native people could not digest.
19
Technological advances in navigation, naval engineering and mapmaking led to
medieval guilds
Mongol Empire
Age of Exploration
Gupta Empire
20
One way in which the voyages of Marco Polo and Zheng He are similar is that both
stimulated trade
established colonial territories
encouraged mass migration
led to discoveries in Africa
21
A direct result of conquest of Tenochtitlan was the
fall of Aztec Empire
establishment of Portuguese trade routes around Africa
expulsion of Jews and Muslims from Spain
conquest of the Kush Empire
22
Economic theory, developed in 17th-century, supported colonialism.
bartering feudalism
mercantilism
socialism
23
What conclusion can be made about the Ming Dynasty as a result of the voyages of Zheng He?
Advanced navigation technology was available in China.
Islam became the dominant religion of China.
The Ming Dynasty established trade routes to Europe.
China profited more from African trade than Asian.
