Ch. 16 Review-World History

Who was the Portuguese prince who set up a research center for shipbuilders and sailors?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Alexander the Great

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry the Navigator

A major reason for the Europeans to explore was to spread

• Islam

• Christianity

• Democracy

• Capitalism

The first area that the Europeans began exploring was

• Asia

• Africa

• Australia

• Americas

Christopher Columbus' goal was to

• find the Americas

• discover a western route to Asia

• circumnavigate the world

• spread Christianity to African colonies

The explorer who found a route around Africa to India through the Indian Ocean was

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

The voyage of Ferdinand Magellan was the first to

• sail around the world

• round the tip of Africa

• reach the Americas

• bring enslaved Africans to Europe

For what country did Vasco da Gama sail?

• France

• Spain

• Portugal

• England

Which country led the way in exploration?

• France

• Portugal

• Italy

• England

At the Philippines, Ferdinand Magellan's crew continued without him because he

• died

• was captured

• became president

• fell in love and decided to stay

The Spanish killed the majority of the Native American population by

• using crossbows and cannons

• unknowingly infecting them with diseases

• sharing spoiled food and medicine with the natives

• causing a war between the Native American tribes