Age of Exploration

The main reason Europeans wanted to find an all water route to Asia was . . .

• to spread Hellenistic culture

• to find new trade routes to Asia (wanted control of the rare spice trade = $$$)

• to develop new math methods

• to spread their religious beliefs

The slogan, "____, ____, and ____" best describes the European's motive in exploration

​ (a)   and ​ (b)   were countries that focused on finding an all-water route across North America and eventually settled there.

• England
• France
• Spain
• Italy
• The NEtherlands
• The Netherlands
• India

Advancements in technology like the ​ (a)   contributed to the Age of Exploration.

• caravel
• gold
• cuneiform
• suspension bridges

The effort to find a western all water ____ _____ to Asia led to the European "discovery" of the New World.

Which statement best summarizes the impact of the Columbian Exchange?

• It had a positive impact on the lives of those in the New World and Old World.

• It had a negative impact on the New World, but a positive impact on the Old World.

• It was a mixed blessing for the New and Old Worlds; there were both positive and negative impacts.

• The New World began to rely on goods from the Old World, and still do today

The religion did the Spanish, Portuguese, and French spread to the New World was ​ (a)   .

• Christianity
• Judaism
• Hinduism
• Buddhism

How did the French grow wealthy during the Age of Exploration?

• by being the first to find trade routes to Asia

• by taking part in the African slave trade

• by creating trading posts and trading fur

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Columbian Exchange?

• New forms of government developed in Europe.

• A large number of people in the America were killed by European diseases.

• Hunting improved in the New World as a result of new weapons.

• The diets of people in both the New World and the Old World improved.

A type of economic system is __________ .