7.9: Global Convergence

Which European explorer made the voyages shown on the map?

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Vasco de Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

What was the significance of the expedition led by Bartolomeu Dias?

• It paved the way for the first European voyage to the Americas

• It established a direct trade network between Portugal and India

• It proved that it was possible to sail from Europe to the Indian Ocean

• It led to Spanish colonization of the Americas and the Philippines

What happened when Cortes and his soldiers first arrived in Tenochtitlan?

• The Spanish army became ill with smallpox

• Moctezuma welcomed them as honored guests

• Cortes and his men quickly defeated the Incan empire

• The Spanish army immediately killed Moctezuma and took control of the city

How was this tool, the astrolabe, used?

• European explorers used it to navigate by the stars

• Cartographers used it to make more accurate maps

• The Inca used it for recordkeeping

• Conquistadors used it as a weapon

Mercantilist nations in Europe sought to limit imports by

• Taxing goods from foreign countries

• Cutting off all trade with foreign lands

• Encouraging the growth of cottage industries

• Hiring pirates to attack foreign vessels

How did the defeat of the Aztec and Incan empires enrich the Spanish Monarchy?

• Spain began to levy heavy taxes on its American colonists

• Spain sold its lands in the Americas to other European countries

• The monarchy received a portion of all treasures taken by the conquistadors

• Spain took control of the slave trade between Africa and the Americas

An example of Capitalism would be when merchants and landowners used their money to

• Establish colonies

• Lend money to European monarchs

• Buy expensive houses for themselves

• Invest in new businesses

How did the introduction of horses affect Native American culture?

• Farmers used horses to plow their fields

• Some Native Americans began to use horses for hunting and in warfare

• Native Americans used horses for transportation to trade more with other groups

• Some Native Americans became wealthy selling horses

What role did Vasco da Gama play in the growth of the Portuguese empire?

• He claimed the east coast of South America for Portugal

• He led the first European expedition to reach India by sea

• He established the LIne of Demarcation

• He was the first to suggest the use of captured Africans as slave labor

Why did Dutch colonies in the Americas fail to attract as many settlers as English colonies did?

• There were fewer people dissatisfied with life in the Netherlands

• The economy of the Netherlands was much weaker than England's

• The Dutch colonies were more difficult to reach by sea

• The Dutch colonies had fewer natural resources than the English colonies