Midterm 2018 - review

Jacques Cartier explored for

• Portugal

• Spain

• France

• England

Which Spanish explorer was first to circumnavigate the globe?

• Francisco Pizzaro

• Vasco DeGama

• Francis Drake

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Nicolaus Copernicus
• Johannes Kepler
• William Harvey

The men in the list are associated with the

• Reformation

• Renaissance

• Scientific Revolution

• Enlightenment

Which Spanish Conquistador conquered the Incan Empire?

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernando Cortez

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco DeGama

Who discovered that planets make ellipses (ovals) as they orbit the sun?

• Isaac Newton

• William Harvey

• Galileo Galilei

• Johannes Kepler

Who developed the heliocentric theory?

• Issac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• William Harvey

• Nicolaus Copernicus

How did the export of precious metals from the Americas impact Spain?

• It increased demand for Spanish slaves.

• It led to an increase in immigration from the Americas.

• It ended Spain's involvement in the triagular trade network.

• It led to increased inflation in Spain.

During the Age of Discovery, on which continent did the Incan Empire come to an end because of European Exploration?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

In which region of the world did Europeans establish trading companies?

• North America

• South America

• Asia

• Africa

Which factor contributed MOST to the development of the slave trade?

• factory labor in European industrial centers

• textile work in North American urban areas

• sugar plantations in Caribbean territories

• shipping ports in Mediterranean coastal cities