Europeans Explore Overseas Lesson Quiz

The control of most trade between Asia and Europe in the 1400s by Arab and Italian merchants caused...

• Disruption in trade of luxury goods brought overland to Europe

• Europeans outside Italy to search for direct access to Asia

• Renaissance curiosity to spark a religious revival in Europe

• Europeans outside Italy to seek direct access to North Africa

Why did the Portuguese think that they could find an easier way to reach Asia?

• They had alliances with European nations to send out expeditions

• They had a large country and a long tradition of Asian exploration

• They had a large fleet and had defeated Spain in recent sea battles

• They had expert knowledge and advanced navigational technology

Why did Columbus reach the Caribbean islands rather than the East Indies?

• He did not know he had sailed far off course until he reached modern day Argentina

• He greatly underestimated the size of the Earth and did not realize that North and South America existed

• He was unaware that the Earth was round and so did not pursue his plan of sailing west

• He ran out of food and water and landed too soon

How did the Portuguese establish footholds and trade on African coasts?

• They explored inland and established many permanent settlements around the Indian Ocean

• They fought sea battles with the Spanish to control access to the East African trade routes

• They established forts and trading posts on the coast and seized key ports from the Indian Ocean

• They formed commercial alliances with the Arabs who dominated the East African trade network

How did Balboa's search for a direct route to Asia differ from Magellan's voyage?

• Balboa reached the Caribbean; Magellan first saw the Pacific

• Balboa found Cuba; Magellan sought a "northwest passage"

• Balboa crossed Panama; Magellan sailed around the world

• Balboa found the Spice Islands; Magellan was shipwrecked

Which European explorer was the first to circumnavigate the globe?

• Marco Polo
• Vasco da Gama
• Christopher Columbus
• Ferdinand Magellan

Which European explorer found a sea route from Europe to India?

• Christopher Columbus
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Vasco da Gama
• Marco Polo

Which European explorer was the first to sail around the tip of Africa? (the Cape of Good Hope)

• Christopher Columbus
• Vasco da Gama
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Bartolomeu Dias