Age of Exploration

Which was the name given to a network of trade routes, led to a search for a water route to Asia: (7-1.1)

• Cooper River Bridge 
• Bering Strait land bridge
• Great Silk Road
• Great Wall of China

What device helped Europeans navigate at sea by using a magnetized needle that points to a coordinate direction?

• Steam Engine

• Compass

• Astrolabe

• Rudder

Which of the following inventions, created by Chinese, contributed most to the European military domination of the foreign nations? (7-1.2)

• caravel 
• guillotine
• compass
• gunpowder

France, Spain, Portugal, England, and ________were all European nations involved in international colonial expansion in the 17th and 18th centuries. (7-1.1)

• India 
• China
• America  
• the Netherlands

Which was an immediate impact of the European ‘Age of Exploration’? (7-1.1)

• Britain controlled the western part of Africa.
• For a short time, the Aztec Empire ruled the world.
• Islamic culture spread throughout Asia and North America.
• European economic, political, and social influence spread throughout the Americas

Which navigational device invented by the Portuguese had a rudder, square and triangular sails, several masts, and could be used to travel close to the shore? (7-1.2)

• Caravel
• Astrolabe 
• Frigate
• Compass

Which country was the leader in exploration? (7-1.1)

• Spain 
• Portugal
• Germany
• England

Which European country did NOT claim territory in North America? (7-1.2)

• Spain 
• Italy 
• England
• France

Area around the Mississippi and Great Lakes region, was claimed by

• Portugal
• Spain 
• France
• England

A (n)___________________ is one who makes maps.

• astronomer
• cartographer
• mapmetician 
• physicist