Age of Exploration Review

What was the Age of Exploration? 

• A period of artistic innovation in Europe known as the Renaissance

• A historical period when European countries explored other areas of the world in search of land, goods, and trading partners

• A period marked by political upheaval in Asia so Europeans began to explore to other parts of the world 

• A religious movement in the Middle East

What were the four main technological advances that played a crucial role during the Age of Exploration? 

• Lateen sail, magnetic compass, astrolabe, and caravel 

•  Gunpowder, stirrup, watermill, and telescope 

• Windmill, abacus, horseshoe, and trebuchet

• Printing press, steam powered engine, windmill, and crossbow

What term describes the phenomenon in which different parts of the world become more connected, allowing people, ideas, and goods to move around, ultimately creating a more similar experience?

• Localization

• Urbanization

• Globalization

• Colonization

Why did Europeans want to find a direct trade route to Asia?

• They could access exotic textiles 

• They could acquire rare gemstones 

• They could bypass the North African and Asian caravans 

• They could obtain metals such as gold and exotic spices

Which two countries were involved in the Treaty of Tordesillas

• France and Engalnd

• Italy and Austria

• Netherlands and Beligium

• Spain and Portugal

What were the significant effects of the Age of Exploration?

• Columbian Exchange, Industrialization, Urbanization, and Nationalism 

• Colonization, Columbian Exchange, Globalization, and Slavery 

• Globalization, Renaissance, Enlightenment, and Absolutism 

• Colonization, Urbanization, Slavery, and Mercantilism

What best describes the Columbian Exchange?

• A trade agreement between Europe and Asia that allowed people to move freely between Europe and Asia

• A military alliance between European powers to allow for them to move army's between the New and Old World

• The movement of diseases, plants, animals, humans, goods, and ideas  back and forth between the New World and the Old World

• A religious movement in the 16th century that sparked the spread of Christianity

The Age of Exploration took place in what Era

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Middle Ages

• The Ancient Era

• The Renaissance Era

What was the primary motivation for European exploration during the Age of Discovery?

• Religious conversion of indigenous peoples

• Establishment of new trade routes to Asia

• Scientific curiosity and the desire for knowledge

• Expansion of European political influence

What was the primary motive behind the Age of Exploration?

• Scientific curiosity

• Religious conversion

• Trade and economic gain

• Political conquest