History of Early Modern Europe (Ch. 14 - FDL)

Which type of ship enabled the voyages of discovery
to take place from Europe?

• astrolabe
• caravel
• compass
• steamship

Why did European explorers want to reach Asia?

• to get goods from China and India
• to find gold
• to spread the Christian religion
• to find a route to America

In 1928, British women won the right 

• to vote.
• to work in factories.
• to go to college.
• to protest the Industrial Revolution.

The first trade to become industrialized was the 

• communications industry.
• transportation industry.
• steel industry.
• textile industry.

During the Scientific Revolution, people used observations to develop explanations that were

• political.
• curious.
• religious.
• logical.

Spain's chief goal in the Americas was

• fair trade.
• to cure diseases.
• wealth.
• to gain timber.

During the Industrial Revolution, steam power increased the need for which natural resources?

• gold and silver
• fur and fish
• oil and natural gas
• coal and iron

Industrial workers lived

• in shabby unsafe apartments.
• in dirty unsafe factories
• in farm houses.
• near rivers.

Because of the steam engine, factories no longer had to be built

• in England.
• near rivers.
• in cities.
• close together.

Which nation was the first to claim large areas of land in the Americas?

• Portugal
• Spain
• the Netherlands
• England