Question 1

Marco Polo influenced the Age of Exploration by

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returning with valuable silks, teas and spices from Asia.

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successfully circumnavigating the globe

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developing a social class system for explorers on ships

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teaching explorers how to build effective ships

Question 2

Why did the explorers travel by sea, rather than land, to reach Asia?

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The Ottoman Turks prevented people from passing through their land.

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The Ottoman Turks taught the Spanish and Portuguese how to build boats.

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The great European horse plague made it difficult to travel by land.

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Living on a boat was an easier way of life than traveling by land.

Question 3

What did Vasco de Gama do before any other European explorer?

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He successfully reached India by ship.

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He successfully reached Latin America by ship.

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He successfully reached Portugal by ship.

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He successfully reached Africa by ship.

Question 4

Why did Christopher Columbus think he had landed in India?

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He underestimated the distance around the world.

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The spices he found were identical to those in India.

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He thought the world was flat.

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People in the Caribbean spoke Hindi.

Question 5

What two countries dominated trade during the Age of Exploration?

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Spain and Portugal

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Portugal and England

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France and England

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Spain and Italy

Question 6

Which of the following goods shared in the Columbian exchange came from the Americas?

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chocolate

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cats

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cows

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coffee

Question 7

What was a negative effect of the Columbian exchange?

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Diseases such as measles and smallpox were spread.

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People tasted no new foods.

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Farmers in the Americas ran out of crops to grow.

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Europe suffered from a shortage of horses for battle.

Question 8

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the line of demarcation between Spain and Portugal?

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Prince Henry the Navigator explored the African coast.

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People in Brazil speak Portuguese.

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Spain and Portugal claimed ownership of land they hadn't discovered yet.

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Spain and Portugal became the most influential countries during the Age of Exploration.

Question 9

Circumnavigation means to

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travel completely around something, such as the globe.

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discover new land

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settle in a new continent

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trade goods with another people

Question 10

Which statement about life at sea during the Age of Exploration is true?

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The captain was the highest ranking person on the ship.

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Pages were the highest ranking people on the ships.

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Medicine of the time prevented people from getting sick.

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The social ranks on ships were completely different than on land.

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