Chapter 19 The Age of Exploration

Which of the following did not contribute to the successful voyages of discovery?

• The magnetic compass
• more accurate maps
• heavier ships

What most helped Cortes to conquer the Aztecs?

• spies
• diseases
• military strategy

New products brought to Europe from the Americas included all of the following except

• potatoes
• gunpowder
• tomatoes

In which of these places were Christian missionaries least successful?

• New France
• New Spain
• China and Japan

Which of these is a key part of capitalism?

• free market where sellers compete to supply goods
• price revolution
• prices set by the government

Gerardus Mercator's maps were the first to show

• that the Earth was round
• How large Africa really was
• A spherical Earth on a flat grid

The wealth of the Spanish colonies in the Americas led to 

• Improved life for the average people in Spain
• Other Europeans' desire for colonies in the Americas
• Respect for the Aztec and Inca civilizations

Which of the following is an example of the Columbian Exchange of peoples?

• The forced transfer of Africans to the Americas.
• The settlement of Native Americans in Europe.
• Population explosions in Asia and Africa.

In England and Holland, landowners forced peasants off the land so they could raise sheep for wool. What was their reason for doing so?

• Wool was more profitable than farming.
• Too much food was being produced.
• The government wanted more sheep to export.

According to mercantilism, how was trade supposed to make a nation more powerful?

• the richer the country, the better it's reputation
• Money from trade would pay for a powerful army.
• The more wealthy the people a nation had, the more taxes could be raised