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- 1. Multiple ChoiceDuring the 1400's and 1500's, exploration and trade grew as the ability to print maps and navigational books were improved, leading to what age?Age of ExplorationAge of TradeAge of EnlightenmentAge of Discovery
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat strong kingdoms, with ports on the Atlantic Ocean and searching for sea routes to Asia, emerged in Europe by the end of the 1400's?Sweden, Norway, Denmark, IcelandPortugal, Spain, France, EnglandGermany, Belgium, Italy, AustriaHolland, Ireland, Scotland, Wales
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat work of a Greek geographer did the Europeans adopt for overseas exploration?Henry the Navigator's MapsMagellan's MapsPtolemy's MapsDias' Maps
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat inventions by the Arabs, made European exploration possible?GPS, satellite, radio wavesGuitar, magnifying glass, algebraCoffee, toothbrush, hospitalsAstrolabe, compass, triangular sails
- 5. Multiple ChoiceEuropeans wanted to find a water route to Asia becauseThe mongols lost power and overland trade became disrupted/dangerousChinese lost power over the silk roadIndia lost power and traders stopped tradingGermanic tribes lost power over trading
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat Portugal prince helped to find a water route to Asia by exploring Africa in 1420?Henry the NavigatorDiasVasco da GamaColumbus
- 7. Multiple ChoiceIn 1488, What Portuguese explorer sailed to Africa's southern tip?Henry the NavigatorDiasVasco da GamaColumbus
- 8. Multiple ChoiceIn 1497, who found a water route to Asia by rounding the tip of Africa and landing on India's southwest coast?Henry the NavigatorDiasVasco da GamaColumbus
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat Italian navigator got Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain to give him 3 ships to sail west across the Atlantic to find Asia, only to reach America in 1492?Henry the NavigatorDiasVasco da GamaChristopher Columbus
- 10. Multiple ChoiceIn 1497, what Englishman explored the North American coasts of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia but did not find a waterway to Asia?John CabotAmerigo VespucciMagellanVerrazzano
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat Italian explorer,in 1502, became convinced Columbus discovered a "new world" that mapmakers labeled America?Vasco da GamaMagellanJohn CabotAmerigo Vespucci
- 12. Multiple ChoiceIn 1520, Spain hired whom to lead an expedition that sailed west and finally circumnavigated or sailed around the world?MagellanJohn CabotAmerigo VespucciVerrazzano
- 13. Multiple ChoiceIn 1524, what French navigator explored and mapped the eastern coast of North America, but did not find a route to Asia?John CabotMagellanJacques CartierVerrazzano
- 14. Multiple ChoiceIn 1534, what French navigator sailed inland along the St. Lawrence River and claimed much of eastern Canada for France?La SalleJacques CartierAmerigo VespucciMagellan
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat French explorer traveled south along the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico and named the region Louisiana in honor of King Louis XIV?La SalleAmerigo VespucciJacques CartierMagellan
- 16. Multiple ChoiceOn Christopher Columbus' second voyage, who did he take with him to conquer the people of these new lands?ExplorersMissionariesConquistadorsDoctors
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the motivation for exploration?Write a book about itGold, God, GloryLand, food, waterPosition in the government
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat result of the Columbian Exchange helped Europeans the most in conquering the Native Americans?DiseasesSlavesGunsSoldiers
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat is global exchange of people, plants, animals, technology, ideas, and diseases called?Magellan ExchangeExploration ExchangeTrade ExchangeColumbian Exchange
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat went from Europe to the Americas during the Columbian Exchange that changed the way of life for Native Americans?CornTobaccoHorsesChocalate
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat started the slave trade for plantations in the Americas?PeanutsTobaccoCottonSugarcane
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe buying and selling of goods in large amounts over long distancesCommerceMercantilismExportImport
- 23. Multiple ChoiceTo sell to other countriesCommerceMercantilismImportExport
- 24. Multiple ChoiceTo buy from other countriesMercantilismCommerceImportExport
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThe idea that a country gains power By exporting more goods than they import to get more gold and silverMercantilismCottage IndustryCommerceWealth
- 26. Multiple ChoiceA settlement of people living in a new territory controlled by the homelandSlavesCottage IndustryTownColony
- 27. Multiple ChoiceMercantilism was the reason that Europeans first set up trading posts and colonies where?Africa and AustraliaAsia and North AmericaNorth and South AmericaAsia and Africa
- 28. Multiple ChoiceSince merchants thought artisans and guilds charged too much, paying peasants to produce products was called what?MercantilismCommerceEntrepreneurCottage industry
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat was a business person called who invested/put money into a project to make more money?EntrepreneurMercantilismCommerceCottage Industry
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat are crops that are grown in large quantities to be sold for profit?Quantity cropsCash cropsFast-growing cropsProfitable Crops
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