New Global Connections

What was the initial driving force behind European exploration?

• Search for diamonds

• Search for gold

• Search for spices

• Search for silk

What disrupted traditional Asian trade routes, leading to a desire for new trade routes?

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Black Death

• The Renaissance

• The French Revolution

What instrument did European sailors learn to use for determining latitude at sea?

• Sextant

• Compass

• Telescope

• Astrolabe

Who led Portugal's exploration and saw potential in Africa for spreading Christianity and finding new trade routes?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Prince Henry

• Vasco da Gama

Which Portuguese explorer rounded the southern tip of Africa, opening the way for a trade route through the Indian Ocean to Asia?

• Vasco da Gama

• Bartholomeu Dias

• Christopher Columbus

• Prince Henry the Navigator

Who led ships around the Cape of Good Hope to reach the spice port of Calicut on the west coast of India?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Christopher Columbus

• Bartholomeu Dias

• Vasco da Gama

What was the main purpose of the Treaty of Tordesillas signed in 1494?

• To divide the non-European world into two zones

• To conquer new lands

• To establish trade routes with Asia

• To explore the Americas

Which country gained trading and exploration rights in lands west of the Line of Demarcation according to the Treaty of Tordesillas?

• Spain

• France

• England

• Portugal

What did the Treaty of Tordesillas allow both Spain and Portugal to claim?

• Vast areas in the Americas

• Vast areas in Africa

• Vast areas in Asia

• Vast areas in Europe