The Age of Encounters

Whose voyage proved a northern route to the Americas could work?

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Pedro Álvares Cabral

• Jacques Cartier

What is cartography?

• the study of rocks

• the study of geography

• graph making

• map making

Ferdinand and Isabella were patrons for which explorer?

• Pedro Álvares Cabral

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Jacques Cartier

What does “scarcity” mean?

• Supply is high and demand is low.

• Supply and demand are high.

• Supply and demand are low.

• The demand is high and the supply is low.

How did Columbus’s voyage help other explorers?

• Columbus paid others to explore.

• Columbus called them over the phone.

• Columbus shared what he learned.

• Columbus gave his information to Queen Isabella.

In 1503, an explorer named Amerigo Vespucci became convinced that the land they were exploring was really another continent.

• True

• False

Exploration does not change the world

• True

• False

Who is responsible for blocking trade with Europe?

• the Ottoman Empire

• the Songhai Empire

• the Inca Empire

• the Aztec Empire

What did Jacques Cartier start in North America?

• Soccer

• Basketball

• French trade

• War

What was the trade route between Europe and Asia called?

• dirt road

• silk road

• spices road

• fur road