The World Before the Opening of the Atlantic

During the age of exploration, what motivated Jacques Cartier to explore?

• To search for the Northwest Passage for France

• To find a better trade route for Spain

• To establish trade for Portugal

• To search for gold and salt

What did Native Americans think of European exploration during Cartier's expedition?

• Native Americans were excited to establish relationships with the European explorers and begin trading with them.

• Native Americans were confused because the Europeans were claiming territory in order to become richer

• The Native Americans were excited to learn new religions

• The Native Americans were confused over the different religious beliefs

The Crusades changed Europe by ________________________________________.

• forcing the Turks to give up Palestine.

• leading to increased trade with Asia

• again allowing pilgrimagees to the Holy Land.

• introducing Europeans to military life

Which of the following was not a source of wealth for Ghana's rulers?

• Ghana had its own stores of gold.

• Nearly all trade between northern and southern Africa passed through Ghana.

• The rulers taxed traders coming into and leaving the kingdom

• Ghana had a large, well-equipped army.

How do may scientists think people first arrived in North America?

• After the Ice Age, glaciers melted and people came in large boats.

• During the Ice Age, the sea froze and people crossed the ice

• After the Ice Age, glaciers melted and people crossed land.

• During the Ice Age, the sea level dropped and people crossed land.

How did the vast Incan Empire address the problems caused by its size?

• by building thousands of miles of roads

• by dividing its people into self-sufficient communities

• by creating a communication system based on glyphs

• by devising a number system to count the population

Florence, Genoa, Milan, and Venice were

• important trading centers in northern Italy

• wealthy banking centers in Spain

• places of refuge from bubonic plague and the Black Death.

• cities in Gaul that were conquered by the Franks.

What are the Olmec best known for?

• their migratory culture

• their use of stone in architecture and sculpture

• their large paved plazas

• their networks of canals and water control

Democracy originated in which society?

• Greek
• Roman

What is a problem with a direct democracy?

• People aren't mature enough to govern themselves
• People don't have the time to participate so actively
• They tend to favor the wealthy
• Women don't have rights