Age of Exploration

Which factors caused the collapse of the Inca Empire?

• The Inca were bound in a loose alliance.

• The spread of smallpox reduced the Inca population.

• The Inca lost the ability to communicate using roads.

• The Inca were disorganized.

Which BEST identifies the significance of Portuguese explorations?

• They established the first European contact with the Americas.

• They identified a trade route between Europe and India that introduced new goods to Europe.

• They identified a route to Asia that avoided areas controlled by the Ottomans.

• They claimed ownership of all the Americas as well as coastal Asia.

Which route did Vasco da Gama take to reach Asia?

• along an existing portion of the Silk Road

• around the Cape of Good Hope

• across the Atlantic Ocean

• through the Mediterranean and Red seas

Which of the following were part of the Columbian Exchange?

• emergence of empires

• gold and silver

• domestication of llamas

• cattle, sheep, and pigs

Which of the following was introduced to Europe after their contact with the New World?

• coffee

• corn (maize)

• horses

• smallpox

How did Marco Polo’s chronicle of his travels in Asia affect Europe?

• Europeans searched for faster routes to the Americas.

• Europeans became more interested in exploration.

• European monarchs refused to support further exploration.

• European rulers halted the search for Prester John.

How did a smaller force of Spanish conquistadors capture the Aztec capital?

• The Aztec allowed the Spanish inside the city as guests.

• The Spanish made a treaty for a peaceful transfer of power.

• The Spanish allied with the Aztec.

• Local people joined the Spanish conquistadors against the Aztec.

Which BEST identifies the attitude of Christopher Columbus to the people he found in the Americas?

• He offered his help in developing Taino cities.

• He sought information to discover copper.

• He viewed them respectfully as equals.

• He looked to convert and enslave them.

What caused the Age of Exploration?

• People of the Americas welcomed European technology and culture.

• Europeans were interested in discovering a quicker route to the Americas.

• Representatives from the Americas arrived in Europe as diplomats.

• The demand for spices and other Asian goods grew in European markets.

How did agricultural products figure into the Columbian Exchange?

• The people of the New World taught Europeans irrigation techniques.

• European settlers brought the practice of farming to the New World.

• The people of the New World acquired corn from European sources.

• European settlers brought wheat to cultivate in the New World.