Causes of european explorations

The compass allowed sailors to determine their direction, even when in the dark or fog

• TRUE

• FALSE

The historical period in which many explorers embarked on voyages to discover new lands and routes is called...

• Age of empire

• Age of exploration

• Age of enlightenment

Advancements in technology like the_______ contributed to the Age of Exploration.

• Caravel

• Gold

• Suspension bridges

What was the name of the religion the Spanish and Portuguese spread to the New World?

• Judaism

• Buddhism

• Christianity

An economic system based on the accumulation of precious metals

• Capitalism

• Mercantilism

• Liberalism

Before being incorporated by European explorers, the magnetic compass was first invented in

• China

• Spain

• France

Astrolabes were very valuable because they gave navigators

• A means to tell cardinal directions

• A means to navigate shallow waters

• A means to determine latitude coordinates

Which Islamic Empire blocked Europe's direct access to the Silk Road, causing many countries to look to the Atlantic as a means to finding new routes to Asia?

• Ottoman

• Aztec

• Inca

What goods did Europe geo from Asia in the Silk trade route?

• horses, chickens and cows

• silk, spices and precious stones

• only cacao

The fall of Constantinople in 1453 caused...

• the restriction of trade and high taxes

• the consolidation of the silk trade

• the end of the trade between Asia and Europe