Exploration

How did the astrolabe and caravel impact European civilization?

• limited how ideas and goods could be exchanged
• increased human understanding of the world
• established new belief systems within Europe
• limited European influence in new lands

Why is Ferdinand Magellan's voyage considered a turning point in world history?

• Portugal's claims to southern Africa were established.
• His ship was the first to land in the Americas.
• One of his ships was the first to circumnavigate the Earth.
• Britain's control of the seas ended

Which was a key factor for competition between European countries in the New World?

• shortage of workers in Europe
• set of rules made by the Pope
• desire to control sources of gold and silver
• need to discover new religious beliefs

Which technological development enabled European navigators to determine their location during Age of Exploration?

• lateen sail
• cross bow
• astrolabe
• caravel 

What is one reason Spain sponsored the first voyage of Columbus to the west?

• find a more direct trade route to Asia
• obtain military technology
• make contact with new people
• trade in established ports in Americas

Why is Columbus' initial journey considered a turning point in history?

• Spain established a link between Europe and the Americas.
• Spain set up an all water route to Asia
• Spain was victorious in the Recon quista
• Spain established colonies in India.

Which statement accurately reflects population changes that occurred as a result of the Age of Exploration?

• Native American populations decreased due to European diseases.
• One third of Europe's population died due to diseases from the Americas. 
• Goods from the Americas caused a decline in Asian populations
• Native 

What was the effect of the Colombian Exchange on European society?

• Forced migration to the Americas declined. 
• New goods and ideas swapped between continents. 
• Native populations in Africa increased.
• Christianity was divided into Roman Catholic and Orthodox.

What was a result of the efforts of Vasco da Gama, Christopher Columbus, and Ferdinand Magellan?

• New Mediterranean trade routes were established.
• European influence declined throughout the world.
• The European view of the physical world changed.
• trade declined throughout the world.

What was a major reason for European voyages of exploration?

• need to protect Crusades routes
• need to control Constantinople
• need for new religious ideas
• need for trade routes to Asia