Finals Review: Exploration/Sci Rev/Reformation

The Treaty of Tordesillas divided unclaimed lands in the new world between what TWO European nations?

• Spain and Italy

• Portugal and Italy

• Spain and Portugal

• Spain and France

The first explorer to circumnavigate the world was ______________________.

• Hernando de Soto

• Ponce de Leon

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

Prince Henry of Portugal was known as “the Navigator” because _______________________.

• He sailed across the Atlantic Ocean.

• He invented the compass to improve navigation.

• He set up a school where experts taught Portuguese sailors.

• He led the Portuguese expedition around Africa.

Which of the following was NOT an impact of the Atlantic Slave Trade on societies in Africa?

• Increased warfare.

• The transfer of European political ideas.

• Deterioration of art and culture.

• Depopulation in some areas.

European exploration and expansion was driven by the all of the following EXCEPT

• A growing fear of African empires.

• Religious zeal.

• Wealth and trade.

• Political ambition.

African slaves were needed in the Caribbean for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

• Spain respected the Native Americans and did not want to use them as slaves.

• Diseases from Europe caused the Native population to shrink greatly.

• Importing and paying Europeans for labor upset the balance of trade.

• Growing sugarcane required a lot of slave labor.

How could a nation succeed, or be wealthy, according to mercantilist theory?

• Provided centers of gossip for the Native Americans.

• Provided women with writing skills needed for marriage.

• Were often visited by the Pope and German bishops.

• Were well-organized and profitable.

Which of the following mistakenly believed he had discovered a westward passage to Asia, when in fact he had landed in the Bahamas?

• Pizarro

• Cortes

• Hudson

• Columbus

The Treaty of Tordesillas gave Spain almost complete control over

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• The Americas

What technological innovation helped spread new ideas across the European continent?

• compass

• astrolabe

• printing press

• caravel