Topic 2-New Global Connections Review

"Devastated by the two invasions of Korean rulers adopted a policy of isolation excluding foreigners except the Chinese and a few Japanese. When European sailors were shipwrecked on Korean shores, they were imprisoned and held as spies."

Which country carried out one of the invasions of Korea discussed in the text above?

• Japan

• India

• Portugal

• Spain

Why was the Treaty of Tordesillas significant?

• It showed other European countries that treaties were needed to colonize.

• It opened trade between the Europeans and the Chinese.

• It condemned the encomienda system in the Americas.

• It caused other European nations to explore the west and make land claims.

What are the causes of European Exploration?

• Desire to spread Christianity

• The drive to explore

• To compete with other European Countries

• Government oppression at home

• Desire for direct access to the Asian spice trade

"On September 8, 1522, nearly three years after setting out, the survivors--one ship and 18 sailors--reached Spain. The survivors had been the first people to circumnavigate, or sail around, the world. Antonio Pigafetta, one of the few survivors of the expedition, observed: 'I believe of a certainty that no one will ever again make such a voyage.'"

-Antonio Pigafetta

Who was the explorer and what was the purpose of the expedition referenced in the passage?

• Vasco Da Gama wanted to circumnavigate the world.

• Ferdinand Magellan wanted to find a route to the Pacific.

• Nunez De Balboa wanted to find a passage west through the Panama.

• Christopher Columbus wanted to find a route to the East Indies.

Why was the Treaty of Tordesillas significant?

• It caused other European nations to explore the west and make land claims.

• It condemned the encomienda system in the Americas.

• It opened trade between the Europeans and the Chinese.

• It showed other European countries that treaties were needed to colonize.

How did Qianlong justify his interactions with the West?

• He negotiated the Western countries because he wanted to make China more powerful.

• He limited Western influenced because he felt that china was stronger without them.

• He learned from Western Scholars because he felt that education was valuable.

• He dealt with Western traders because he felt that he owned his success to them.

Remember the quote we read in class:

"When colonists later protested British policies in North America, they viewed themselves as 'freeborn Englishmen' who were defending their traditional rights."

What is the best way to describe "traditional rights?"

• The right to own land in the American Colonies

• The right to marry settlers

• The right to convert Native Americans

• The right to form representative assemblies (self-government)

What was the major reason European nations sponsored voyages of exploration starting in the 1400s?

• To gain control of the Atlantic Slave Trade

• To conquer and colonize China and India

• To bypass trade routes controlled by italian and Muslim merchants

• To create more accurate maps

Britain, France, and the Netherlands resented the Treaty of Tordesillas because it

• forced them to go to war

• divided the Americas between Spain and Portugal

• gave Portugal exclusive trading rights in Asia

• encouraged privateers to attack treasure ships.

Spanish monarch granted conquistadors encomiendas. Because of this, American Indians were

• allowed to buy property from the spanish

• encouraged to convert to christianity

• forced to work under brutal conditions

• given equal rights to enslaved Africans