Review of Scientific Revolution, Age of Exploration and Colonization of World and Americas

European countries began to sponsor explorers to travel and colonize the world during the....

• Age of Unification

• Age of Absolutism

• Age of Exploration

• Age of Darkness

For what reason did European Kings, Queens, and governments sponsor explorers during The Age of Exploration?

• In order to take back the Holy Land from Muslim occupation

• In order to find a more lucrative ($$$) way to trade for goods like Spices with Asia

• In order to expand the rights of English people to all people of the world

• In order to learn from the Native Populations they knew they would encounter

Which of the following describes the blending and exchanging of different animals, plants, and diseases between the Americas and Europe/Asia/Africa starting in the late 1400s?

• Columbian Exchange

• Ecuadorian Debacle

• Line of Demarcation

• Amerigo's Translation

Which of the following was the LARGEST impact of Columbus' discovery of the Americas for Europeans?

• The increased amount of trade between the continents

• The use of Native American medical technology in Europe

• The exchange of ideas between Natives and the Spanish

• Up to 90 percent of Native Americans dying, mostly from European diseases

Which two European powers jumped out to an early start in the Age of Exploration but were eventually passed by countries like Great Britain, France, and the Netherlands (Dutch)?

• France and England

• Germany and Egypt

• Spain and Portugal

• Morocco and Brazil

The Renaissance was a 'rebirth' or renewed interest within European civilziation in which of the following?

• Classical Greek and Roman Culture

• Classical Egyptian Building styles and mathematics

• French speaking styles and philosophy

• Indian religious beliefs

While many great changes took place during the Renaissance including new and renewed ideas on artwork, philosophy, and architecture (building styles), it is important to remember that most people in Europe were still...

• Upper-Class Merchants and Traders

• Kings/Queens of aristocrats

• Poor Peasant Farmers

• Catholic Priests

The Renaissance was seen as a transition period between the _________________________ and _________________ times.

• Middle Ages -- Modern

• Roman Empire -- Classical Greece

• Paleolithic -- Neolithic

• Age of Exploration -- Classical Rome

The Renaissance began in which modern country and then slowly spread throughout Europe?

• Germany

• France

• Great Britain (England)

• Italy

During the Medieval Ages in Europe, who had the final say on what was true and what was false?

• Local Kings and Lords

• Middle Class merchants

• The Catholic Church

• Peasant Farmers