Atlantic World (8 and 9)

Why did the Spanish monarch Ferdinand and Isabella ORIGINALLY support Christopher Columbus's voyage in 1492?

• The wanted to create settlements in new territories.

• The wanted to test new navigational tools that had been developed.

• The wanted to find a direct route by sea to Asia.

• The wanted to discover lands previously unknown to Europeans.

In 1494, which treaty did the pope sign specifying certain sections of the New World for Spain and Portugal in Central and South America?

• Treaty of Tordesillas

• Treaty of Westphalia

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Versailles

What does the term Triangle Trade refer to?

• the three countries leading in the slave trade (England, Spain, and Portugal)

• the three continents involved in the transatlantic trade with Africa (Europe, Africa, and North America)

Why was it difficult for European sailors to travel in the open ocean prior to the adoption of technologies such as the compass, astrolabe, and quadrant?

• Prior to the adoption of these tools, sailors were unable to supply their ships properly as they could not measure how long it would take to reach their destinations.

• Prior to the adoption of these tools, sailors were unable to predict or prepare for rough weather.

• Prior to the adoption of these tools, sailors were unable to know where they were located or in what direction they were heading.

• Prior to the adoption of these tools, sailors could only sail in the direction that the wind was blowing.

The reasons for Spanish colonization of the New World can be summed up with three words, 'God, Gold, and Glory'. Which Spanish activity is best associated with the word 'God'?

• the establishment of Catholic missionaries to spread the word of Christianity

• the support for the Line of Demarcation

• the work done by the conquistadors

• the rebuilding of the Spanish Armada

Due to the development of European technology, what was an immediate result of the European Age of Exploration?

• Numerous countries established brutal dictatorships.

• Independence movements took place in India.

• Islamic culture spread throughout the world.

• European ideologies and influence spread to the west.

How did the European's explorations lead to a growing global dependence?

• The discovery of new lands established trade of goods and services between Europe and the Americas now called the Columbian Exchange

• It prompted new technologies required for exploring and traveling the Atlantic Ocean

• It cut out the middle man of the Ottoman Empire and allowed Europe to buy/sell directly with China

• It allowed European countries to buy/sell with other countries, which was new to them because they were previously isolated.

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Louisiana is a well known city on the Gulf of Mexico. Using the information on the map, which statement would be most accurate?

• Louisiana did not have any ties to France.

• French culture influenced Louisiana culture.

• French ideas were unpopular in Louisiana.

• Louisiana conquered France.

Mercantilism is the economic policy in which a nation gains strength by controlling its trade, agriculture, industry, and money. Where were colonies important to the mercantilist system in Europe?

• They provided examples of democratic governments to their mother countries.

• They provided raw materials that could be used by their mother countries.

• They increased the number of soldiers available to their mother countries.

• They decreased the demands for goods in their mother countries.

The exchange of goods, ideas, and cultures across the Atlantic Ocean during the 16th century is often called the

• Transatlantic Triangle

• Columbian Exchange

• Transcultural Trade

• North Atlantic Trade