Template: Q6: Exploration, Conquest, and Colonization

Europeans were relatively marginal players in the pre-Columbian trade system that linked Africa, Asia, and Europe.

• True

• False

The network of intercontinental trade that existed before 1450 is most accurately described as . . .

• Afro-European trade.

• Eurasian trade.

• Afroeurasian trade.

• the Columbian exchange.

Zheng He was

• a Venetian traveler in 13th century Asia.

• a Buddhist monk

• a Chinese admiral of the 1400's.

• a Confucian scholar who drew a map of the world.

Most of the gold that entered Europe in the 15th century came from . . .

• China by way of the Silk Road.

• the Sudan region in West Africa near present day Ghana.

• the Swahili coast of east Africa.

• islands in the South China Sea.

Who was the legendary Christian king of Africa thought to be a descendant of one of the three kings who visited baby Jesus ?

• Prester John

• Zheng He

• Marco Polo

• Ibn Battuta

Which was the leading Shi'ite power in the Middle East?

• the Ottoman Turks

• Ghana

• Safavid Persia

• Malacca

What were the two Italian states that dominated 15th century Mediterranean trade?

• Florence and Milan

• Genoa and Venice

• Naples and Rome

• Pisa and Sienna

Of the many reasons Europeans expanded and colonized across oceans the most important one was . . .

• a desire to accumulate wealth.

• religious passion.

• curiosity of the unknown.

• political rivalries among kings and princes.

"to serve God . . . give light to those who were in darkness . . . and grow rich . . ." was the goal of what late 15th century Portuguese explorer?

• Christopher Columbus

• Bartholomew Diaz

• Hernando Cortes

• Francisco Pizarro

Which was NOT a recent invention or discovery that enhanced Europeans ability to make transoceanic voyages?

• the caravel

• the compass

• the galley

• the triangular sail