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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat product was NOT mentioned as one of the main goods traded between Asia and Europe?GoldSilverSilkSpices
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat reasons were mentioned as to why explorers wanted to travel by sea rather than land?Land was too dangerous and slowLiving on a boat was an easier way of lifeThe European horse plague made it difficult to travel by landEuropeans were used to travelling by sea
- 3. Multiple ChoicePrince Henry the Navigator was exploring the coast of what continent?North AmericaAfricaEuropeAsia
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat year did the Portuguese reach the Indian Ocean?1490149715001488
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWho funded Christopher Columbus’ journey?Queen IsabellaPrince HenryThe PopeNative Americans
- 6. Multiple ChoiceIn the year ___________, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue.1492149714881500
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Vasco de Gama do before any other European explorer?Successfully reached North America by shipSuccessfully reached Asia by shipFound the New WorldFound an all land route to Asia
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich two countries dominated trade during the Age of Exploration?Spain and EnglandFrance and the NetherlandsSpain and PortugalEngland and Portugal
- 9. Multiple ChoicePortugal claimed the _____________ and left the _____________ to Spain.East; WestWest; East
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following goods shared in the Columbian Exchange come from the Americas?CowsCoffeeCatsChocolate
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat was a negative effect of the Columbian Exchange?People tasted no new foodsFarmers in the Americas ran out of crops to growDiseases such as smallpox and malaria were spreadEurope suffered from a shortage of horses
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat does circumnavigation mean?Discover new landTravel completely around something, such as the globeSettle in a new continentTrade goods with other people
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich country was NOT part of European exploration?FranceSpainNetherlandsGermany
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement about life at sea during the Age of Exploration is true?Medicine of the time prevented people from getting sickCaptains were the highest ranking people on a shipLife was easy and comfortable on the shipsThere were no social ranks on the ship. Everyone was equal.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceSailors suffered from a common disease where their teeth would fall out known as __________.ScurvySmallpoxMalariaZika Virus
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