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- 1. Multiple Choice
What was the main reason why Europeans wanted to travel to Asia?
to spread their religion
to buy cotton for clothing
to learn about other cultures
to acquire spices for cooking
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why did European monarchs want a sea route to Asia?
Muslims and Italians controlled the land routes.
Harsh weather made the land routes too dangerous.
Rulers of China refused to allow use of the land routes.
Horses and camels were required on the land routes.
- 3. Multiple Choice
For what field of activity were lines of latitude and longitude especially useful?
astronomy
engineering
cartography
bookbinding
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which advance in technology made it easier for explorers to sail through shallow water?
the cannon
the caravel
the compass
the astrolabe
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is one way Henry the Navigator changed Europeans’ view of the world?
He sailed to the Spice Islands.
He started a school for sailors.
He explored the coast of Brazil.
He sent settlers to set up colonies.
- 6. Multiple Choice
How did Vasco da Gama change the way Europeans viewed the world?
He demonstrated that the world is round.
He claimed land in South America for Portugal.
He showed that goods could be brought from India by ship.
He proved that it was possible to sail around the tip of South America.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which product did Portuguese explorers bring back from Africa to Europe?
gold
sugar
horses
bananas
- 8. Multiple Choice
What belongs in the empty box?
Colonial landowners needed a new source of labor.
Some explorers blamed African rulers for the deaths.
Incan rulers traded gold in Africa to maintain their power.
Widespread sickness increased the demand for medical skills.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Ferdinand Magellan and his crew were the first Europeans to
walk across Central America.
explore the eastern coast of Brazil.
bring back goods from China by sea.
sail around the tip of South America.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which food did Spanish explorers introduce to Europe from South America?
olives
wheat
cinnamon
sweet potatoes
- 11. Multiple Choice
What were the main goals of Spanish conquistadors?
liberty and jobs
riches and adventure
new believers in their religion
waterways across the continent
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which fact helps explain why the conflict between Hernán Cortés and the Aztecs ended as it did?
The Aztecs had faster horses.
The Spanish lacked a source of food.
The Spanish had the use of gunpowder.
The Aztecs had united their subjects.
- 13. Multiple Choice
How did exploration lead to inflation in Europe?
It increased the supply of gold and silver.
It made people willing to pay more for spices.
It added to the expenses that monarchs had to pay.
It allowed governments to start printing paper money.
- 14. Multiple Choice
What was Henry Hudson looking for when he found the Hudson River?
people who could offer silks and spices in trade
land to settle refugees from England and France
a source of gold to compete with the Spanish mines
a passage through North America to the Pacific Ocean
- 15. Multiple Choice
What was one effect of England’s victory over the Spanish Armada?
a stronger Spanish navy
an English treaty with China
more English and Dutch colonies
more Africans enslaved by the spanish
- 16. Multiple Choice
Under mercantilism, what did European countries want their colonies to do?
sell to many countries
provide raw materials
send workers to Europe
train workers for Europe
- 17. Multiple Choice
Use the chart of European explorers to answer the following question. Which two countries sponsored most of the early explorations as listed in the chart?
Spain, Portugal
England, Portugal
Spain, England
France, England
- 18. Multiple Choice
Use the chart of European explorers to answer the following question. The two listed explorations sponsored by England took place how many years apart?
112 years
212 years
50 years
100 years
- 19. Multiple Choice
Columbus, Cabot, and Verrazano were Italians. From this information and the chart, one can conclude that all are true except for the fact that........(which statement is false)
Explorers sailed for anyone who would pay them
Italy produced many good sailors.
Explorers had to look outside their home countries for sponsors because Italian city-states were happy with the old trade routes and did not want to develop new ones.
Columbus and Verrazano were Italian but Cabot was actually English
- 20. Poll
Exploration vastly increased Europeans' knowledge. New foods led to a population explosion. Investments in expeditions and colonies contributed to the growth of capitalism, a market economy, cottage industries, and mercantilism. In your opinion which country do you think had the greatest impact on the development of the Americas. More specifically the development of North America.
The English
The Spanish
The French
The Portuguese
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