Age of Exploration and Empires Worksheet

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Which tool most improved long-distance navigation during the Age of Exploration? Options: Printing press, Telescope, Gunpowder cannon

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Compass and astrolabe

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What did Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324 reveal?

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Mali’s strong ties to the Islamic world and its wealth

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Why did the Silk Road decline in importance after the 1500s?

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Europeans developed direct sea routes to Asia

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Which European power was first to build a maritime empire in the Indian Ocean?

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Portugal

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What allowed Mali to become a wealthy kingdom at its height? A. Tribute from European states, B. Control of the Saharan gold and salt trade, C. A naval empire in the Indian Ocean, D. Mongol alliances

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Control of the Saharan gold and salt trade

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What was the primary motivation for European voyages of exploration?

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Desire for riches and trade routes to Asia

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Which innovation helped the Ottomans conquer Constantinople in 1453? Options: Longbows, Cavalry charges, Wooden siege towers.

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Gunpowder artillery and cannons

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Christopher Columbus’s first voyage in 1492 was originally meant to: Find a westward route to Asia

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Find a westward route to Asia

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Which resources from West Africa were most valuable to global trade between the 13th–16th centuries?

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Salt and gold

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How did the Portuguese secure dominance in the Indian Ocean during the 1500s?

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With advanced naval guns and ships