Exploration and Geography Review

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traveling to new territories for the purpose of discovery

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exploration

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Which of the following played a key role in the European Age of Exploration that emerged in the 15th and 16th centuries? Advancements in sea-faring technology, New lands with the possibility for European expansion, An interest in developing a sea route to Asia for trade

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All of the Above

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Which of the following is the primary reason that European rulers became interested in trans-Atlantic exploration beginning in the 15th century?
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They were curious about whether or not the world was round.
They were seeking an oversea trade route to Asia.
They wanted to become allies with Western Hemisphere natives.
They were looking to relocate their European empires to a new continent.

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They were seeking an oversea trade route to Asia.

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During this age of exploration, European countries wanted to spread Christianity beyond Europe, expand their empires and they wanted to become rich.

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TRUE

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Which new pattern of cultural diffusion between Europe and the Americas was initiated with the Spanish exploration in 1492?

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Columbian Exchange

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How did European countries attempt to achieve the goals of acquiring resources for trade, obtaining raw materials for industry, and creating markets for manufactured goods during the 16th through the 18th centuries?

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by colonizing territories

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Which Age did the innovations of Caravel, Astrolabe, and Magnetic compass contribute most to?

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Exploration

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A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere.

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colony

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Christopher Columbus mistakenly believed he had discovered: North America, a western route to Asia, an ancient civilization, Cuba and Hispaniola

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a western route to Asia

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This was widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between the Americas and Europe.

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Columbian Exchange