The Age of Exploration - Post-Game

During the Age of Exploration, primarily _____ explorers traveled across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and first encountered civilizations in the Americas.

• European

• Asian

• West African

• Polynesian

The need for new trade routes to the East, the desire to spread Christianity, and _____ prompted the start of European exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries.

• competition among European countries

• rivalry among Asian countries

• warfare along European trade routes

• the demand for Turkish goods

Which of the following accurately describes the way Western European leaders reacted to Christopher Columbus's journey to the Caribbean?

• They quickly began sending their own explorers and colonists to the Americas.

• They joined together to attack Spain before it could benefit from Columbus's discovery.

• They dismissed his achievement as unimportant and focused on exploring Africa.

• They encouraged the pope and Catholic Church to formally support Columbus's voyage.

Which of these people would not have been a member of the rising middle class at the beginning of the Age of Exploration?

• A Catholic priest who hopes to spread Christianity across the world

• A French banker who loans money to explorers hoping to travel to the Americas

• An English craftsman who creates iron tools to trade in African markets

• A Venetian merchant who travels frequently between India and Europe

A country attempts to raise money by charging extra taxes on trucks carrying foreign cargo across its territory. Which of these countries followed a similar strategy during the Age of Exploration?

• The kingdom of Portugal

• The kingdom of Spain

• The Ottoman Empire

• The Aztec Empire

The Commercial Revolution contributed to the Age of Exploration by:

• decreasing the influence of the Catholic Church on trade.

• decreasing regulation on trade within the Ottoman Empire.

• increasing the power of kings and powerful noble families.

• increasing the value of trade between Europe and Asia.