Exploring the New World

Why did European explorers seek out the New World after 1400?

• Because they wanted to find new trade routes to China and India

• Because they wanted to establish colonies and enslave the native populations

• Because they wanted to spread Christianity to the indigenous peoples

• Because they wanted to discover new plants and animals with agricultural and medical uses

What technologies enabled European explorers to embark on voyages of exploration?

• The compass and gunpowder

• Advanced shipbuilding techniques

• The printing press and paper

• The telescope and microscope

Which European explorer became the first to sail along the coast of sub-Saharan Africa?

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Francisco Hernández

• Zheng He

What was the main difference in exploration between European states and other cultures around the Indian Ocean?

• European states had better ships

• European states recognized other states' claims to their own territories

• European states had more advanced navigational tools

• European states were more interested in trade than exploration

What was the impact of the Columbian Exchange on plant diversity?

• It led to a decrease in plant diversity in both the Americas and Eurasia

• It led to an increase in plant diversity in both the Americas and Eurasia

• It led to a decrease in plant diversity in the Americas and an increase in Eurasia

• It led to an increase in plant diversity in the Americas and a decrease in Eurasia

What disease had a devastating impact on the native populations of the Americas?

• Malaria

• Yellow fever

• Smallpox

• Tuberculosis

What were early museums called and what was their purpose?

• Wunderkammern; to bring order to the explosion of new knowledge

• Cabinets of curiosity; to display abominations of nature

• Wunderkammern; to catalog the natural, the human, and the abominations of nature

• Cabinets of curiosity; to catalog the natural, the human, and the abominations of nature

What philosophy of Francis Bacon influenced the colonization and exploitation of the New World?

• Instrumentalizing nature for the betterment of humankind

• Preserving nature for future generations

• Living in harmony with nature

• Respecting the rights of indigenous peoples