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- 1. Multiple Choice
All of these were inspirations for 15th Century European exploration of the Western Hemisphere EXCEPT
the desire to spread Christianity
the desire to conquer India and China
the desire to establish new trade routes to Asia
to search for basic resources and land suitable for farming
- 2. Multiple Choice
Most of the depopulation of the Native American population in the 16th century can be attributed to
disease.
fire.
slavery.
war.
- 3. Multiple Choice
The Aztecs built a powerful and wealthy empire by
militarily conquering other tribes and making alliances.
using gold and silver to control Mesoamerican trade.
destroying their Toltec and Mayan rivals.
allying with the Spanish conquistadors.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which technological innovation had the MOST direct impact on European exploration in the 15th century?
steam engine
printing press
paper currency
navigational compass
- 5. Multiple Choice
Lateen sails, round-hulled ships, and navigation compasses had the BIGGEST impact on
the end of the Silk Roads.
the end of the Qing Dynasty in China.
the beginning of New World colonization.
the beginning of European trade with Asia.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What would be the BEST title for this map?
The Industrial Age
The Columbian Exchange
The Protestant Reformation
The Transatlantic Slave Trade
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why did Europeans want to find a direct sea route to Asia in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries?
to spread Christianity to the east
to introduce new spices to Muslims
to limit the variety of trade goods
to avoid paying inflated prices for goods
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why did the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade expand after the 16th century?
The slave trade increased mainly because of the need for domestic slaves to work in the homes of the wealthy.
The slave trade increased mainly because of the need for skilled laborers at the start of the Industrial Revolution.
European countries such as Spain and Portugal brought slaves to their colonies in Latin America to work on plantations.
European powers such as Spain and the Netherlands brought slaves to their colonies in Southeast Asia to work on plantations.
- 9. Multiple Choice
The image shown above was used by the Mayans as a _________
wheel.
calendar
compass.
religious ornament.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Mayans knew the best time to harvest crops and could predict eclipses due to their study in which subject?
Astrology
Astronomy
Biology
Mathematics
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is the relationship between this chart and the Age of Exploration?
Native Americans were traded for African slaves.
Indigenous populations migrated into North America.
Indigenous peoples were killed by European diseases.
Wars of independence killed most of the Native American population.
- 12. Multiple Choice
The route pioneered by explorer Vasco da Gama was intended
for Portugal to bypass the Venetian trading monopoly to India.
for Spain find a new passage to Asia through westward travel.
to locate a passage to the Spice Islands for England.
to open North America to French trade.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Who was the first explorer to circumnavigate the Earth?
Vasco da Gama
Bartolomeu Dias
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of these factors would have MOST likely played the BIGGEST advantage the Spanish had over the Aztecs?
greater numbers of people
access to natural fabrics
immunity to contagious diseases
availability of domesticated animals
- 15. Multiple Choice
This type of triangular device was key in aiding the European exploration of the "New World" in the 1500s and 1600s.
Lateen Sail
Astrolabe
Calendar
Caravel
- 16. Multiple Choice
This is a navigational instrument used by sailors to determine their direction of travel.
Lateen Sail
Caravel
Compass
Hourglass
- 17. Multiple Choice
This instrument was used by sailors and navigators to determine their position on the seas and was key during the Age of Exploration.
Caravel
Hourglass
Lateen Sail
Astrolabe
- 18. Multiple Choice
This refers to the body or frame of a ship, whose improvements helped cause the Age of Exploration.
Astrolabe
Hull
Sextant
Hourglass
- 19. Multiple Choice
He was an Italian explorer whose travels to the Americas in 1492 were funded by Spain and started the awareness of the new world.
Chandler Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Frederick Magellan
- 20. Multiple Choice
He was a member of the Portuguese royal family in the late 1400s and was responsible for funding the country's seaborne exploration around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa.
Prince Henry
Prince Harry
Hernan Cortez
Herman Cortez
- 21. Multiple Choice
This is the term used by Europeans in the 16th century to describe the land they "discovered" between Europe and Asia.
Old World
New World
Middle American
Mesoamerica
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