4.1 and 4.2 Review AP World History

how did events like the Crusades help cause the Age of Exploration?

• It wiped out the Ottoman Empire, allowing Europe access to conquer the Silk Roads

• It exposed Europeans to luxury items from Asia, which increased desire and demand for the items after the wars ended

• It led to a collapse of the Catholic Church in Europe which allowed more secular ideas to flourish

• It reinvigorated intensity among Europeans to find new routes to the Americas

Which of the following is NOT true of the crusades?

• It was a set of holy wars fought between Catholic and Islamic soldiers.

• It exposed Europeans to Islamic technology like the astrolabe and lateen sails

• It ended Islamic control in the Middle East

• It heightened European demand for luxury items from the east

During the Pax Mongolica, Europe acquired all of the following technologies from China EXCEPT

• prototypes for an industrial steam engine

• gunpowder

• the magnetic compass

• Paper making

Portuguese caravels were critical to the Age of Exploration because they

• Were large ships that incorporated maritime technologies from the Islamic and Chinses worlds

• helped Europeans engage successfully in exploration efforts

• Allowed European ships to carry large amounts of items and canons

• All of the above

Which of the following is not true about the economic philosophy of mercantilism

• Countries should seek to buy from other countries as much as possible

• Colonies exist to provide valuable cash crops, minerals, and resources to the mother country

• Acquire as much gold and silver as possible

• Exporting more than a country imports

How did humanism during the Renaissance differ from earlier traditional medieval ideas?

• They had an interest in the spiritual life of the people.

• They rejected traditional Christian teachings.

• They were disinterested in the ideas of ancient Greece and Rome.

• They emphasized the importance of individual potential and growth.

One of the major effects of humanism on the European Age of Exploration was

• A renewed emphasis to spread Catholicism

• An increase in the ideas of European racial superiority

• An initiative to study secular subjects like mathematics, astronomy, and medicine over Christian theology

• An increased desire to pursue new forms of energy such as steam and petroleum

During the Age of Exploration, missionaries would travel to new lands such as the Americas and Asia to

• Establish secular universities

• Spread enlightenment ideas such as natural rights and the social contract

• Convert new people to Christianity

• Study indigenous cultures and publish books on the topic

After the Reformation, who became the main missionaries for the Catholic Church?

• Order of St. Benedict

• The Jesuits

• The Templar Knights

• The Franciscan Abbey

Which Islamic Empire in the period 1450-1750 blocked Europe's direct access to the Silk Roads, forcing them to search for new maritime routes to Asia?

• Mughal

• Abbasid

• Safavid

• Ottoman