Age of Exploration Final

In the early 1400s, who controlled the trade routes to Asia?

• Spain

• Ottoman Empire

• Portugal

• Asia

What were the first European explorers in search of?

• Spices and other luxurious goods

• New sea route to the Americas

• New sea route to Asia

• Both A & C

Which was NOT an aid to exploration?

• Advances in Shipbuilding

• Google Maps

• Greater knowledge of astronomy (navigational advancements)

• New technological tools (astrolabe, quadrant, and magnetic compass)

In 1494, which two countries agreed to the Treaty of Tordesillas?

• Africa & Asia

• England & the Netherlands

• Spain & France

• Spain & Portugal

In 1492, what country funded, Italian navigator, Christopher Columbus' expedition to find a new sea route to Asia?

• Portugal

• Italy

• France

• Spain

How did the Age of Exploration impact the world?

• Expanded geographic knowledge of Europe, Africa, Asia, North & South America

• Brought together peoples of different lands

• Increased trade

• All of the above

Some negative effects of the Age of Exploration include?

• Exchange of goods

• mercantilism

• Spread of deadly diseases, slavery and wars

• quinine (medicine used to treat Malaria)

What is the Columbian Exchange?

• Popular coffee brand

• Columbian slave trade

• Exchange of ideas

• A transfer of foods plants, animals, and diseases between the Old and New World.

Spanish explorers also known as Conquistadors were motivated to explore by the 3 G's...

• Gold, Glory & Gifts

• Gold, God, & Glory

• God, Goodness, & Generosity

• Gold, Gluttony & Glass

Portuguese explorer, Vasco da Gama, is credited with what achievement?

• First explorer to sail from Europe to America

• Credited for starting the Columbian Exchange

• First to sail from America to India

• First to sail from Europe to India