The First Global Age

Who was the first Portuguese explorer to reach the Indian Ocean by Sea?

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernán Cortés

• Vasco da Gama

• Bartolomeu Dias

   What did Christopher Columbus plan to bring back to the Spanish Monarchs?

• Gunpowder and Rum

• Spices and Gold

• Wood and Cloth

• Theobroma cacao

The Spanish defeated the Aztec empire in which year?

• 1521

• 1492

• 1532

• 1619

•Maize and potatoes were grown in Europe.

•Millions of Africans suffered during the Middle Passage.

•Smallpox had devastating effects on indigenous peoples.

•Spanish language is used in much of Latin America.

 

Which global interaction is illustrated by these statements?

• Silk Roads Trade

• The Crusades

• The Columbian Exchange

• The Scramble for Africa

What was one reason the Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the Aztec Empire?

• Aztec religious beliefs promoted nonviolence.

• The Spanish cavalry outnumbered the Aztec warriors.

• Spain joined the Incas in their fight against the Aztecs.

• A smallpox outbreak spread weakened Aztec resistance.

The expeditions of Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro resulted in the

• destruction of the Aztec and Inca Empires

• capture of Brazil by Portugal

• colonization of North America by Portugal

• exploration of the Philippines and East Indies

•Smallpox outbreak spreads throughout Mexico.

•Many Incas convert to Christianity in ceremonies in Lima, Peru.

•Spanish are introduced to chocolate, peanuts, tomatoes, and corn.

•Cortés brings Aztec gold and silver treasures to Spain.

Which situation is illustrated in these statements?

• empathy of Europeans for Native American Indian civilizations

• the relatively high costs of colonialism

• triangular trade and its effects on agrarian economies

• the impact of contact of people from different world zones.

Which statement best explains the population trend shown on this graph?

• Native beliefs included human sacrifice

• Tribal warfare raged during this time period.

• Native traditions encouraged polygamy.

• Europeans brought diseases to the Americas.

Afroeurasia is in which hemisphere?

• Eastern

• Western

The astrolabe, compass, and improvements in ship building helped Europeans to

• launch the Crusades

• defeat the Mongols

• explore the Western Hemisphere

• discover Malacca