12- Age of Exploration Full

Why did Europeans travel outside of the Mediterranean Sea?

• To escape from the Mediterranean Sea wars

• Primarily to earn money through trade

• To find a shortcut to the East

• To attend a convention

Who was Prince Henry?

• A Portuguese prince known for his role in exploring the African coast

• An English poet that inspired Shakespeare

• A German philosopher who inspired Martin Luther

• A famous Italian chef who first discovered the use for tomatoes

Why did Columbus believe he could sail west, while most people disagreed?

• He thought the Earth was extra windy once you get halfway across the ocean

• He believed the Earth was covered in impassable mountains and deserts, except in the west

• He believed the Earth was smaller than it actually is, and he underestimated the distance to Asia

• He thought the Earth was flat and he could reach Asia quickly

What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?

• A pact between Portugal and Italy to divide the African continent
• An agreement between Spain and England to form an alliance
• An agreement between Spain and Portugal to divide newly discovered lands
• A treaty between France and England to share trade routes

Who first called the newly discovered continents “the new world”?

• Christopher Columbus
• Leif Erikson
• Ferdinand Magellan

• Amerigo Vespucci

Who was Ferdinand Magellan?

• The first captain whose ship circumnavigated the world

• A French philosopher who inspired the Protestant Reformation

• An Italian mathematician who calculated the circumference of the world

• A Serbian scientist who proved the earth revolves around the sun

Who conquered the Aztec Empire? Who conquered the Inca Empire?

• Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro
• Hernando de Soto and Vasco da Gama
• Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Ponce de Leon
• Christopher Columbus and Vasco Nunez de Balboa

How was Spain affected by the fall of the Aztecs and Inca?

• Spain lost its territories in Europe
• Spain experienced economic decline
• Spain gained control of valuable resources and territories in the Americas.
• Spain gained control of valuable resources and territories in Asia

What does mestizo mean?

• A type of ancient artifact
• A person of mixed European and Indigenous American descent
• A type of traditional dance
• A type of spicy food

Why did the Portuguese finally colonize Brazil years after discovering it?

• They needed land to expand their sugar plantations, and had recently lost their Asian territories

• They were busy dealing with conflicts in their European territories
• They were waiting for the right political opportunity to colonize Brazil
• They were afraid of the indigenous population in Brazil