Mr. Loya - PPT 4.2 - Exploration Causes and Events

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains why European maritime exploration increased between 1450 and 1750?

• European states began rejecting overseas trade.

• State-supported voyages aimed to expand trade, gain wealth, and increase geopolitical influence.

• Islamic empires controlled all maritime routes.

• Religious leaders banned overland commerce.

Multiple Choice

Which innovation was crucial for the success of European maritime exploration between 1450 and 1750?

• Improved ship design

• Steam engines

• Railroads

• Telegraph

Multiple Select

Which of the following were direct outcomes of Portuguese trading-post empire expansion?

• Control of key maritime trade points in Africa and Asia

• Integration of European markets with the spice trade in Asia

• Establishment of colonies in North America

• Domination of overland trade networks

Multiple Choice

What was one major result of Spanish-sponsored voyages across the Atlantic?

• The complete collapse of European interest in maritime exploration

• The discovery of the Americas and the beginning of colonization and global interaction

• The creation of a unified Christian empire

• The end of commercial interest in Asian spices

Multiple Choice

What motivated English, French, and Dutch voyages across the Northern Atlantic?

• The desire to spread Buddhism

• A mission to avoid contact with African and Asian regions

• Attempts to find alternative sailing routes to Asia and expand influence in the New World

• Competition to convert Native American groups to Islam

Multiple Choice

How did Portuguese development of maritime technology and navigational skills contribute to global trade during the period from 1450 to 1750?

• It led to the construction of a global trading-post empire.

• It resulted in the decline of European maritime exploration.

• It limited trade with Africa and Asia.

• It caused the collapse of the Spanish Empire.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a key maritime trade route controlled by European trading-post empires during the Age of Exploration?

• Strait of Malacca

• Panama Canal

• Suez Canal

• English Channel