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What was the main reason why Europeans wanted to travel to Asia?
a) to spread their religion
b) to buy cotton for clothing
c) to learn about other cultures
d) to acquire spices for cooking
Why did European monarchs want a sea route to Asia?
a) Muslims and Italians controlled the land routes
b) Harsh weather made the land routes too dangerous
c) Rulers of China refused to allow use of land routes
d) Horses and camels were required on the land routes
For what field of activity were lines of latitude and longitude especially useful?
a) Astronomy
b) Engineering
c) Cartography
d) Bookbinding
How did Vasco da Gama change the way Europeans viewed the world?
a) He demonstrated that the world is round
b) He claimed land in South America for Portugal
c) He showed that goods could be brought from India by ship.
d) He proved that it was possible to sail around the tip of South America.
Ferdinand Magellan and his crew were the first Europeans to
a) walk across Central America
b) explore the eastern coast of Brazil
c) bring back goods from China by sea
d) sail around the tip of South America
Which food did Spanish explorers introduce to Europe from South America?
a) Olives
b) Wheat
c) Cinnamon
d) Sweet Potatoes
AN outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads quickly and over a wide geographic area is a(n)
a) inflation
b) conquest
c) epidemic
d) detriment
A colony is
a) a territory that is under the control of another country
b) a large empire that controls many lands
c) a political system where the king determines prices
d) an attempt to overthrow the government
What is a motive?
a) a kind of spice from Asia
b) a tool for making ships
c) something that causes people to act
d) a ship that can travel across the ocean
What was a main motive for European exploration?
a) Finding spices from the Americas
b) Finding new trade routes to Asia
c) Finding people who could design better ships
d) Finding foods that would not spoil on a long journey
How did advances in cartography lead to European exploration?
a) Caravels made it easier for explorers to sail
b) Compasses helped sailors find direction
c) Better maps made navigation easier
d) Improved weapons helped Europeans conquer native peoples.
Which Portuguese explorer sailed around Africa and across the Indian Ocean to each India?
a) Batolomeu Dias
b) Pedro Cabral
c) Vasco da Gama
d) Prince Henry
A territory that is under political and economic control of another country is called
a) a market economy
b) a cottage industry
c) a colony
d) a nation
What was a negative effect of Portuguese colonization in Brazil?
a) More people could afford to buy Asian goods.
b) Sailors had better navigational tools.
c) Portugal won more territory.
d) Native people died from European diseases.
Why did Columbus sail west?
a) because Portugal prevented him sailing east
b) because he thought that America lay on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean
c) because a storm sent his expedition off course
d) because he thought that eastern Asia lay on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.
Which of the following is the correct sequence of events?
a) Spanish settlement, native people die from diseases, Columbus's voyages
b) native people die from diseases, Spanish settlement, Columbus's voyages
c) Spanish settlement, Columbus voyages, native people die from diseases
d) Columbus's voyages, Spanish settlement, native people die from diseases
Exploration and trade contributed to the growth of
a) capitalism
b) new centers of commerce
c) the use of money
d) all of the above.
An economic system based on the buying and selling of decisions of individuals is called
a) a cottage industry
b) a market economy
c) capitalism
d) mercantilism
Two crops that were brought back from the new world and had a huge impact on Europe include
a) wheat and rice
b) potatoes and corn
c) milk and honey
d) sugar and coffe
The transfer between the old world and the new of goods, people, ideas, and just about everything else is called the
a) Inquisition
b) Conquest
c) Colombian Exchange
d) Silk Road
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