Age of Exploration Midterm Review

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When was the Age of Exploration? Options: 500 - 400 BCE, 1100 - 1300 CE, 1400 - 1600 CE, 2000 - 2023 CE

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1400 - 1600 CE

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How were exotic goods such as silk and spices transported to Europe BEFORE the Age of Exploration?

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Silk Road

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Why did the Ottoman Empire stop goods from coming into Europe when they took control of the Silk Road?

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They were still salty about the Crusades

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How did the Astrolabe change sailing?

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Allowed navigation without staying in view of coastline

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What was NOT one of the European countries that dominated the Age of Exploration? Options: Spain, Portugal, England, Norway

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Norway

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The first sea routes to Asia for Europeans involved going around which continent? Options: South America, North America, Africa, Australia

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Africa

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What was Christopher Columbus trying to do by sailing westward across the Atlantic?

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Find a quicker route to India

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Who did Christopher Columbus sail for? Options: France, England, Spain, Scandinavia

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Spain

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How did Princy Henry the Navigator contribute to the Age of Exploration?

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He started a navigation school.

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What are the reasons Europeans would have explored the world? (Options: money, religion, power, boredom, kings demanded it, brochures made it look amazing, cheap airfare, everyone was doing it, requirement to get into Heaven)

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money, religion, power