The Age of Exploration - Pre-Game

What is the term for the period when many Western Europeans traveled across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans for the first time?

• Age of Technology

• Age of Exploration

• Age of Revolution

• Age of Mercantilism

The need for new trade routes to the east, the desire to spread Christianity, and competition between European countries all contributed to the:

• rapid expansion of the Ottoman Empire in the 10th and 11th centuries.

• end of the Hundred Years' War between England and France in 1453.

• start of the First Crusade in the Middle East during the 11th century.

• beginning of European global exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Which statement accurately describes the importance of Christopher Columbus?

• His voyage demonstrated that Europeans could sail directly west to reach India.

• His voyage inspired European powers to begin exploring, conquering, and colonizing the Americas.

• His voyage proved that European scientists had incorrectly calculated the size of the globe.

• His voyage provided the first piece of evidence that the world was round.

Which of these people would have been part of the rising middle class at the beginning of the Age of Exploration?

• The son of a nobleman who attends a prestigious university

• A merchant who trades goods between France and China

• A priest who hopes to spread Christianity across the world

• A prince who finances voyages to Africa and the Americas

Which of the following describes a major similarity between the Spanish and Portuguese accomplishments during the Age of Exploration?

• Both were interested in discovering a sea route from Europe to Asia.

• Both were most interested in being the first to sail across the entire globe.

• Both hoped to conquer Venice to take advantage of its trade routes.

• Both joined together to defeat the powerful Aztec civilization.

One effect of the Commercial Revolution on Europe was to:

• motivate explorers to seek new trade routes to Asia.

• strengthen people's faith in the medieval feudal system.

• reverse the longstanding trend toward urbanization.

• empower noble classes to oppress the middle class.