AP World Unit 4.1/4.2/4.3 Amsco 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 was the purpose of the Northwest Passage?

• To find an alternative sailing route to Asia for trade

• To find a sailing route to Canada for colonization

• To allow Christopher Columbus to journey to the Americas

Which of the following was NOT spread to the western hemisphere by the Columbian Exchange?

• Horse and cattle

• Disease

• Slaves

• Cash crops

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