AP Unit 4

Which of the following technologies/advances helped to facilitate changes in patterns of trade and travel from 1450 - 1750? Check all that apply.

• Lateen sail

• Compass

• Caravel

• Astrolabe

This empire set up a trading-post empire along the coast of Africa. (Spelling counts!)

Which of the following was the MOST common reason for European-sponsored voyages?

• Finding gold

• Locating alternative sailing routes to Asia

• Capturing slaves

• Following in Columbus's footsteps

The exchange of new plants, animals, and diseases across the Eastern and Western Hemispheres during this time is called the... (2 words, spelling counts!)

Which of the following items originated in the Americas? Check all that apply.

• Corn (maize)

• Potatoes

• Sweet potatoes

• Okra

• Sugar

Which of the following items originated in Afro-Eurasia? Check all that apply.

• Wheat

• Bananas

• Tobacco

• Okra

• Pumpkins

Which disease was brought from the Eastern Hemisphere to the Western Hemisphere in this time period?

• Smallpox

• Syphilis

• Swine flu

• Covid-19

Which disease was brought from the Western Hemisphere to the Eastern Hemisphere in this time period?

• Smallpox

• Syphilis

• Swine flu

• Covid-19

Why did Tokugawa Japan adopt isolationist policies in this time period? Check all that apply.

• They were extremely rich and did not need anything from others

• They did not want European influence to erase their culture

• They did not want their citizens to become Christians

• They were offended by Europeans trading with Americans

True or false: The expansion of maritime trading networks fostered the growth of states in Africa, including the Asante and the Kingdom of the Kongo, whose participation in trading networks led to an increase in their influence.

• True

• False