Age of Exploration
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- Q1Which two European countries were the first to claim land in the Americas?Spain & PortugalSpain & FranceSpain & NetherlandsSpain & England30s
- Q2Which type of ship enabled voyages of discovery to take place from Europe?caravelcarriergalleonfrigate30s
- Q3What was the technology that Spain used to defeat the Aztec and Inca armies?carssteam powersteeliron weapons30s
- Q4Why were Europeans in search of ocean routes?Land routes were dangerous and costlySea travel was the only way to reach AfricaLand routes were controlled by Asian tradersLand travel was convenient30s
- Q5European voyages of discovery resulted from the advances and inventions from the:Reign of TerrorHellenistic AgeAmerican RevolutionScientific Revolution30s
- Q6What did Europeans hope to find by exploring Africa?New ocean routesSilk and other textilesGold and other richesCinnamon and other spices30s
- Q7Which explorer was the first to sail completely around Africa and establish an all-water route to Asia?Vasco da GamaBartolomeu DiasChristopher ColumbusFerdinand Magellan30s
- Q8Which explorer is credited with having completed the first circumnavigation of Earth?Christopher ColumbusAmelia EarhartFrancisco PizarroFerdinand Magellan30s
- Q9The Age of Exploration was a direct result of the following events:Muslims controlling the Silk RoadAll of theseDesire for more products from AsiaTo avoid higher prices30s
- Q10Which one of these is NOT one of the 3G's of exploration?GalleonGloryGodGold30s
- Q11The transfer of goods between the Americas and Europe was known as the:MercantilismEuropean UnionEncomiendaColumbian Exchange30s
- Q12Which of the following is the BEST reason why European explorers conquered regions of the Americas?They wished to stop the spread of IslamThey were at war with South American culturesThey were searching for more wealthThey wanted to use South Americans for slave labor30s
- Q13How could a colony increase the wealth of the ruling country?by encouraging more explorationby bringing more people into the countryby preventing new trade routesby providing new markets that could only trade with the ruling country30s
- Q14Under mercantilism, what did a colony supply to the ruling country?religious convertsfinished productsnew European citizensraw materials30s
- Q15Why did European colonists force Native Americans to work for them?they hoped to learn from Native Americansthey needed the laborthey wanted to anger Native Americansthey did not know how to farm30s
