Voyages of Discovery Quiz

The Inca and Aztec civilizations built their empires through:

• Military conquest

• Trade and commerce

• Peaceful negotiations

• Cultural assimilation

Answer explanation

The correct choice is military conquest as both the Inca and Aztec civilizations expanded their empires through military campaigns and conquests of neighboring territories.

What were the lifestyles like for Native Americans in northern California during the 1400s?

• They hunted and collected wild food

• They grew food and lived in large communities.

• They were nomadic.

• They were focused on trade and commerce.

Answer explanation

The correct lifestyle for Native Americans in northern California during the 1400s was hunting and collecting wild food.

What impact did the Crusades have on Europe's contact with the Middle East?

• Increased trade

• Decreased political tensions

• Isolation from the Middle East

• No significant impact

Answer explanation

The Crusades increased trade between Europe and the Middle East, leading to a significant impact on their contact.

What new ideas and knowledge did Europeans gain through increased contact?

• Advancements in navigation and new trade goods

• Democratic political systems from African societies

• Religious freedom and individual rights from indigenous American societies

• A shift toward polytheistic religion in Europe

Answer explanation

Europeans gained advancements in navigation and new trade goods through increased contact.

Which was NOT a reason explorers were interested in the Americas?

• To find a new route to Asia

• To claim land for their country

• To find gold and other riches

• To find weapons

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'To find weapons' because explorers were not interested in the Americas to find weapons, but rather for other reasons like finding a new route to Asia, claiming land, and seeking riches.

What was one effect of the trade networks from Africa to China run by Muslims?

• The decline of trade cities in Asia and Africa.

• The spread of Islam and the growth of major trade cities

• The isolation of Muslim communities from other cultures.

• The introduction of European dominance in Asian and African trade.

Answer explanation

The trade networks from Africa to China run by Muslims led to the spread of Islam and the growth of major trade cities, highlighting the correct choice.

What was a significant impact of the Columbian Exchange?

• The introduction of African cultures to Europe and Asia.

• The spread of European political systems to the Americas.

• The exchange of goods, animals, and diseases between Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

• The establishment of religious freedom throughout the Americas.

Answer explanation

The significant impact of the Columbian Exchange was the exchange of goods, animals, and diseases between Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

How did the treatment of enslaved people in Africa differ from the treatment of enslaved people in the Americas?

• In Africa, enslaved people were always treated as property and never released, while in the Americas, they were freed after a few years of work.

• In Africa, enslaved people were often captured in war, enslaved for a few years, and then released. In the Americas, enslaved people were treated as property and not as people.

• In both Africa and the Americas, enslaved people were treated as property and were never released.

• In Africa, enslaved people had the same rights as free citizens, while in the Americas, they were treated as property.

Answer explanation

In Africa, enslaved people were often captured in war, enslaved for a few years, and then released. In the Americas, enslaved people were treated as property and not as people.

What was one of the key features of the Renaissance that began in Europe during the 1300s?

• The development of new political systems based on democracy.

• The rediscovery and revival of forgotten Greek and Roman ideas.

• The rejection of all ancient ideas in favor of purely modern thinking.

• The spread of feudalism and the decline of cultural development.

Answer explanation

The key feature of the Renaissance was the rediscovery and revival of forgotten Greek and Roman ideas.

What is one way Portugal contributed to European voyages of discovery?

• They armies to conquer foreign lands.

• They paid Christopher Columbus to find a faster trade route to the East Indies.

• They hired cartographers to create more accurate maps.

• They sponsored the Columbian Exchange.

Answer explanation

Portugal contributed to European voyages of discovery by hiring cartographers to create more accurate maps.