Unit 9: European Exploration Test Review

What was one important effect of the Columbian Exchange?

• Rapid decline in European population

• Economic instability in China and Japan

• Spread of Hinduism into India

• Introduction of new foods to both Europe and the Americas

Answer explanation

Look at slide 7 of A Brief History of the Conquest of the Americas for more info about this

Which statement describes an important impact of the Columbian Exchange on the Native Americans?

• Cross-cultural contacts between Europe the Americas weakened their societies

• New diseases were brought to Europe, resulting in massive deaths

• Native Americans migrated to Europe and competed there for jobs

• The new diseases brought to the Americas killed off many of the native peoples

Answer explanation

See slide 3 of A Brief Conquest of the Americas for more info

What was a direct result of the Atlantic slave trade on West Africa?

• Animism was no longer practiced in Africa

• Many West African communities faced population loss

• Native Americans migrated to Europe and competed there for jobs

• The discovery of new foods and new sources of wealth encouraged economic growth

Which was NOT an important reason Europeans began exploring the oceans in the late 1400s?

• The Pope ordered Europeans to reconquer the Holy Land from the Muslims

• The Renaissance spirit pushed Europeans to explore the oceans

• Europeans wished to find an all-water route to Asia

• Technological innovations borrowed from other cultures made it possible for Europeans to voyage farther

Based on the illustration, one reason the Spanish conquistadores were able to conquer the Aztecs was that:

• Aztec religious beliefs promoted nonviolence

• Spain joined the Incas in their fight against the Aztecs

• The Spanish cavalry outnumbered the Aztec warriors

• Spanish soldiers possessed superior military technology

A direct result of the conquest of Tenochtitlan by Hernan Cortes in 1521 was the:

• Expulsion of the Jews and Muslims from Spain

• Establishment of Portuguese trade routes around Africa

• Fall of the Aztec Empire

• Conquest of the Kush Kingdom

What does this drawing illustrate about the pre-Columbian Incan civilization?

• The religious influence on architecture

• Cooperation and planning in agriculture

• The use of superior military technology for defense

• The role of the government during a natural distaster

In a free enterprise system, how are profits made?

• Business owners invest their capital, or money, in the business to return a profit

• Profits are distributed based on the amount of work done by the individual

• Mother countries gain profits from their colonies

• Profits are distributed equally among workers and business owners

Vasco da Gama's discovery of a route to India by sea proved to be:

• Very profitable, since da Gama returned with a cargo of spices and made a profit of several thousand percent

• Far too costly to be sailed on a regular basis

• The only time any Portuguese vessel sailed the route, as Aborigines later attacked any ship that attempted the journey

• Much longer than the route to India by sea

According to Vespucci, what do the natives possess?

• Private property

• Culture

• Language

• Natural resources