Unit 4 Flashcard Study Tool

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European exploration and expansion was driven by all of the following EXCEPT:
- Religious zeal
- Wealth and trade
- Political ambition

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A growing fear of African empires

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Which is NOT a condition that favored exploration at this time? Options: Financial interest of rulers in overseas adventures, New Technology and better boats, Renaissance values of interest in the natural and physical world, The invention of the GPS

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The invention of the GPS

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Why did the European Age of Exploration begin?

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Europeans were looking for new trade routes to Asia

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Who was the first explorer to circumnavigate the globe?

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Ferdinand Magellan

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Which invention allowed for longer sea journeys?

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Magnetic compass

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Technological advancement that improved navigation during the Age of Exploration? The printing press, The caravel, Gunpowder, The steam engine

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The caravel

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Countries became better at exploring the world thanks to several ____ advances such as the astrolabe.

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technological

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What religious goal inspired many European explorers?

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to spread their beliefs

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Renaissance

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Rebirth

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Who painted the Mona Lisa?

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Leonardo da Vinci