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European Exploration and Conquest
European Exploration and Conquest
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All of the following explain why China's role as the leader in exploration ended EXCEPT:
The revolt by Zheng He's fleet on the Chinese government.
The need to defend against Mongol invaders.
The deaths of Zheng He and the emperor.
Court conflicts.
2
Who did the people of Europe believe was Africa's mythical king?
Prester John
Pastor Jack
Prester Jack
Pastor John
3
What did Columbus believe he had found when he arrived in the Caribbean?
Islands off the coast of India
Islands off the coast of Asia.
New, unexpected lands.
Islands in the middle of the Atlantic.
4
Why did European countries turn westward in search of new trade routes?
The trade routes were destroyed.
They wanted to explore new countries.
Trade became expensive due to the Ottoman middlemen.
Too many thieves on the established routes.
5
Who were the majority of women that came over to the New World?
The wives of explorers.
Nuns looking to convert natives.
Those looking to escape oppression and gain more rights.
African slaves.
6
What was the main source of Spanish wealth during the 15th and 16th centuries?
Silver from America
Silk from China
Spices from India
Sugar from Caribbean
7
What was the significance of the invention of the caravel?
It was faster than the galley.
It gave the Portuguese a distinct advantage in exploration.
It aided in transporting slaves to markets in Europe.
It created advancements in the East.
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Why were spices so valued in trade for the Europeans during the Age of Discovery?
Most European foods lacked natural flavor.
They were hard to find in Europe.
Europeans craved the spicy food of the Orient.
Spices brought flavor to heavily salted food.
9
All of the following are reasons for European exploration EXCEPT:
A fervent desire to spread Christianity to other lands.
Italians hoping to find land due to overpopulation.
Curiosity during the Renaissance about the physical world.
An increased desire for spices and luxury goods.
10
The Colombian Exchange involved the exchange of all of the following EXCEPT:
Language
Plants
Animals
Disease
11
What was one of the results of the Mongol's fall to the Ming Dynasty?
China's population was cut almost by half.
China agriculture plummeted and the country weakened.
Mongol traditions spread to other nearby countries.
China entered a period of commercial expansion and growth.
12
What led to the Spanish decision to focus on colonizing the Americas?
Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe.
Da Gama's navigation of the horn of Africa.
The increase need for sugar in Europe.
English settlements being established in the colonies.
13
Which conquistador made alliances with the enemies of the Aztecs?
Christopher Columbus
Vasco Da Gama
Hernan Cortes
Francisco Pizzaro
14
Isabella and Ferdinand agreed to give Columbus all of the following EXCEPT:
A viceroyalty
All the revenue gained from the exploration.
1/10 of material rewards
The right to governor whatever territory he discovered.
15
Which country sought a route to East Asia through the Northwest Passage?
England
Holland
Spain
Portugal
16
Africa primarily exported what two items:
Silk and Spices
Silver and Cloth
Spices and Gold
Gold and Slaves
17
Of the following, who was considered a conquistador?
Bartholomew Diaz
Christopher Colombus
Vasco da Gama
Hernando Cortes
18
In order, what were the 3 successive commercial empires established by Europeans 1500s -1700s?
Portuguese, Dutch, English
Spanish, French, Dutch
English, Spanish, French
Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch
19
According to Columbus, what was the main objective of his first voyage?
To find a direct ocean trading route to Asia.
To find gold and other valuables.
To find slaves.
To spread Christianity to new places.
20
What system allowed the Spanish conquerors to exploit natives and essentially enslave them?
The Tortilla Chip
The Colombian Exchange
The Treaty of Tordesillas
The Encomienda System
21
This treaty gave Spain everything west and Portugal everything east of an imaginary line:
The Columbian Exchange
Ptolemy's Geography
Treaty of Tordesillas
The Inca Empire
22
All of the following are reasons why many men chose to sail away from home EXCEPT:
Continue a family trade.
Spread the Christian faith.
Find wives for their sons.
Escape poverty at home.
23
How did Europeans initially justify the enslavement of Africans?
Culturally and racially superior Europeans offered guidance.
Africans were an alien group unlike any other.
Slavery was practiced in Africa already.
Benefited the Africans by bringing Christianity to them.
24
Who took over much of the East Indies from Portugal in the 17th Century?
The Spanish East India Company
The Dutch East India Company
The French East India Company
The English East India Company
25
What aspects of the ideas expressed in Michel de Montaigne's writing was most influential?
His suggestion that European were not culturally superior.
His notion that Europeans should adopt more native customs.
His encouragement of doubt and wonder.
His recommendation that Europeans withdraw from the Americas
