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- 1. Multiple Choice
How were Europeans first able to travel to other parts of the world in 1450?
Using knowledge and tech from prior societies
Creating new types of navigational tools
Using boats invented by the English
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which explorer created initial interest in traveling around the world for Europeans?
Vaso da Gama
Christopher Columbus
Francisco Pizzarro
Ferdinand Megellan
- 3. Multiple Choice
Where did Europeans get their maritime technology and ideas from in the 1450s? (more than 1)
Islamic world
Ancient Greeks
Portugal
Asian world
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was a cause of increased European travel? (More than 1)
Government sponsorship
Desire to end monarchies in the New World
Spread of maritime technology and ideas from older societies
Interest in spreading trade and religion
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which empire had a trading post empire throughout Asia and Africa?
France
England
Portugal
Spain
- 6. Multiple Choice
What effect did the Columbian Exchange have on Native American populations?
It mostly wiped them out with disease
It increased them due to new crops
It stayed the same
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why was increased slave labor a result of the Columbian Exchange?
Asians utilized it make silk in India
Europeans used it to grow cash crops in the Americas
Europeans used it to grow cash crops in Europe
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was NOT a cash crop coming from the Americas to Europe?
Sugar
Tobacco
Cattle
Maize
- 9. Multiple Choice
How did some Asian countries like Japan respond to expanded European travel?
By becoming more isolationist and restricting trade
By increasing trade opportunities with Europe
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which empire is pictured here?
Portugal
British
French
Dutch
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which empire is pictured here?
Spain
British
French
Portugal
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which country or kingdom did NOT grow wealthy due to European exploration and expansion?
Kingdom of the Kongo
Portugal
Spain
Swahili city states
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a component of mercantilism?
Keeping as much gold and silver as possible
The sharing of collective resources
The attempt to buy as little as possible from other countries
The use of colonies to grow cash crops and then sell them
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is a specific example of political tension between European nations as they expanded their empires? (more than 1)
British, French, and Portuguese fighting to control India
Kingdom of Kongo and the Asante Kingdom trying to control Africa
Spanish and Portuguese trying to control South America
The Ottoman empire trying to force conversions to Christianity
- 15. Multiple Choice
How did joint stock companies affect European countries?
They hurt European economies because they caused nations to lose most of their gold
They led to Asian countries developing monopolies
They helped to expand empires by funding overseas exploration and trade opportunities
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a belief system created by the expansion of Europe empires?
Vodun
Santeria
Candomble
Christianity
- 17. Multiple Choice
Who was the leader of Matamba and the resistance against the Portuguese?
Francisco Pizarro
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Ana Nzinga
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a correct example of resistance to European expansion? (more than 1)
Pueblo revolts
Maroon wars
Maratha empire
North American slave resistance
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of the following are examples of new elites (more than 1)
The Manchu in the Qing dynasty
The Han Chinese in the Qing Dynasty
The Spanish or people of Spanish descent in the Casta System
The boyars in Russia
- 20. Multiple Choice
How did the Ottomans treat cultural diversity in their empire?
They banned all Christians
They allowed religious tolerance and cultural diversity
They destroyed Jewish places of worship
They limited women's rights
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