Checkpoint 5 Review

What two countries are given credit for starting the Age of Exploration?

• Spain and France

• Portugal and Spain

• Portugal and Italy

• Spain and Germany

The era between 1450 and 1750 is often referred to as the Connecting Hemispheres period because --

• Exploration and trade connected the east and west through the sharing of goods and ideas.

• . The northern and southern hemispheres became joined through treaties during this time.

• . Exploration and trade connected the north and the south through the sharing of goods and ideas.

• The eastern and western hemispheres became joined through treaties during this time

Christopher Columbus sailed for what country?

• Portugal

• Italy

• Spain

• Germany

The Maya, Aztec, and Inca had which of the following in common?

• The developed ideas in socialism. isolationism. and nationalism.

• The developed ideas of commerce, money, and economics.

• The developed ideas in psychology, sociology, and French.

• They developed new ideas surrounding astronomy, mathematics, and engineering

How did the entry of the Dutch East India Company and the later entry of the British East India Company alter the pattern of trade in the Indian Ocean?

• They used various types of systems to support India.

• They used the Chinese to dominate trading routes.

• European powers dominated trading ports and operated as middlemen.

• Indian societies had access to trading routes and resources.

Which of the following farming techniques was developed by the Incas?

• Gardening

• crop rotation

• Planting

• cultivation

Which of the following impacts did the Columbian Exchange have on the world?

• It ended all trading ports in the Americas.

• It increased the diversity of food available.

• It ended the slave trade.

• It allowed for the end of the Silk Road.

The graph above represents the consequence of what historic event?

• The end of trading post in India and Asia.

• The arrival of Europeans.

• The end of environmental issues.

• The arrival of Asians into the New World.

What was significant about the use of the astrolabe and magnetic compass by European

• It created a problem for the Asians and their discoveries.

• It allowed the population increase.

• It allowed European nations to undertake transoceanic voyages without fear of getting lost.

• It allowed for horses to become extinct.

Which of the following were located in Mesoamerica?

• Aztec and Mayans

• Aztec, Mayans, and Inca

• Inca and Mayans

• Aztec and Inca