AP World Unit 4 Review

How were Europeans first able to travel to other parts of the world in 1450?

• Using knowledge and tech from prior societies

• Creating new types of navigational tools

• Using boats invented by the English

Which explorer created initial interest in traveling around the world for Europeans?

• Vaso da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Francisco Pizzarro

• Ferdinand Megellan

Where did Europeans get their maritime technology and ideas from in the 1450s? (more than 1)

• Islamic world

• Ancient Greeks

• Portugal

• Asian world

Which of the following was a cause of increased European travel? (More than 1)

• Government sponsorship

• Desire to end monarchies in the New World

• Spread of maritime technology and ideas from older societies

• Interest in spreading trade and religion

Which empire had a trading post empire throughout Asia and Africa?

• France

• England

• Portugal

• Spain

What effect did the Columbian Exchange have on Native American populations?

• It mostly wiped them out with disease

• It increased them due to new crops

• It stayed the same

Why was increased slave labor a result of the Columbian Exchange?

• Asians utilized it make silk in India

• Europeans used it to grow cash crops in the Americas

• Europeans used it to grow cash crops in Europe

Which of the following was NOT a cash crop coming from the Americas to Europe?

• Sugar

• Tobacco

• Cattle

• Maize

How did some Asian countries like Japan respond to expanded European travel?

• By becoming more isolationist and restricting trade

• By increasing trade opportunities with Europe

Which empire is pictured here?

• Portugal

• British

• French

• Dutch