Unit 4 Review Exploration

What was the primary goal of voyages from Europe during the Age of Discovery (1450-1600)?

• Trade with the East

• Establishing colonies

• Spreading Christianity

• All of the above

What city did the Ottoman Empire conquer in 1453, putting an end to the Byzantine Empire?

• Rome

• Constantinople

• Athens

• Vienna

Why was the Ottoman Empire's location important?

• It made trade more difficult

• It gave them control of trade between Europe and Asia

• It allowed them to control all trade in Africa

• It stopped the spread of Hinduism from India

Primary factors driving the Age of Discovery

• Curiosity and scientific advancement

• God, Gold, Glory

• To prove the Earth was round

• All of the above

What term is used to describe the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas, West Africa, and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries?

• Great Migration

• Columbian Exchange

• Transatlantic Trade

• Age of Discovery

Resources were transported from the Americas to Europe, traded for goods. These goods were then traded for slaves in Africa, who were brought back to the Americas. What is this process called?

• Transatlantic Trade

• Triangle Trade

• North/South Exchange

As a result of the Triangle Trade, Europeans began selecting slaves based on _____.

• Their religion

• Their culture

• Their race

• Their knowledge/skills

What was one of the significant contributions of Henry the Navigator?

• Establishing a trade route to the Americas

• Founding a navigation school in Portugal

• Discovering the South Pole

• Inventing the compass

In 1494, a treaty was signed that divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Portugal and Spain along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands. Which treaty is this referring to?

• Treaty of Alcáçovas

• Treaty of Tordesillas

• Treaty of Zaragoza

• Treaty of Madrid

Who was the explorer after whom America was named, acknowledging his assertion that it was a new continent?

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan