AP World History Modern Unit 4 Part 1

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

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

• Fluyt

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

• Smallpox

• Syphilis

• Swine flu

• Covid-19

What is the name of the economic system where colonies can only trade with their mother countries?

• Mercantilism

• Capitalism

• Joint-stock trading

• Encomienda system

Which of the following motivated Western Europeans to START exploring sea routes to India? 

• the discovery of America
• the profitability of mercantilism 
• the desire to break the Ottoman and Venetian trade monopoly 
• to find cure for the bubonic plague 

What is the significance of Magellan's journey? 

• He was the first to sail to India from Europe
• He discovered the Northwest Passage to Asia 

• First to discover America 

• First(or his crew) to sail completely around the world 

What is the cause and significance of this image? 

• the 'Great Dying' of native americans from exposure to Europeans 
• the Bubonic plague being brought to Europe by the Mongols 
• the spread of Cholrea during 18th century London 
• the result of Opium addiction in China 

Relevant impacts of this exchange would be all the following EXCEPT 

• The growth of world population due to more diverse diet 
• the dying of Natives in the New world 
• the dying of Europeans 
• the expansion of farmland used to grow and sell crops 

Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?

• a Portuguese prince
• He helped start European exploration and trade.
• He sent several explorers on expeditions to sail around the west coast of Africa in attempts to find a route to India.
• all of the above

The exchange of foods, goods, and ideas between the Old World and the New World in the 1500s is called the _________.

• Elizabethan Exchange
• Currency Exchange
• The Age of Discovery
• Columbian Exchange