Chapter 19: The Age of Exploration

Which of the following did not contribute to the successful voyages of discovery?

• The magnetic compass
• more accurate maps
• heavier ships

What most helped Cortes to conquer the Aztecs?

• spies
• diseases
• military strategy

New products brought to Europe from the Americas included all of the following except

• potatoes
• gunpowder
• tomatoes

In which of these places were Christian missionaries least successful?

• New France
• New Spain
• China and Japan

The wealth of the Spanish colonies in the Americas led to 

• Improved life for the average people in Spain
• Other Europeans' desire for colonies in the Americas
• Respect for the Aztec and Inca civilizations

Which of the following is an example of the Columbian Exchange of peoples?

• The forced transfer of Africans to the Americas.
• The settlement of Native Americans in Europe.
• Population explosions in Asia and Africa.

What was the main goal of capitalism?

• To make the largest profit possible
• To make the best possible products
• To import more than you export

Magellan's crew navigated 

• to the Phillippines
• around the tip of India
• completely around the world

The exchange of people, other living things, and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres is known as 

• Colonization
• The Columbian Exchange
• mercantilism

Taking over new territory and creating a new government

• Colonization
• Cartography
• Hemisphere