What was the most important historical effect of the astrolabe?

It made possible long voyages beyond sight of land.

It enabled sailors to find their latitude.

It may have originated in Africa.

It spread from Africa or the Middle East to Europe.

How were the Crusades connected to European voyages of exploration?

They spurred a European desire for Asian goods.

They led Europeans to learn that they could conquer other regions.

They created a fierce rivalry between European and Muslim merchants.

Transporting troops to the Middle East improved European sailing technology.

Which of the following was a result of the Crusades?

Europeans adopted Middle Eastern technologies.

Christians took over the Holy Land.

Muslims took over much of Portugal and Spain.

Middle Easterners adopted European technologies.

From a historical point of view, what was Columbus’s most important achievement?

He established contact between the Americas and the rest of the world.

He spread European animals and crops to the Americas and American animals and crops to Europe.

He found gold for the rulers of Spain.

He treated American Indians poorly.

Why did the Spanish continue to explore and settle other Caribbean islands?

to bring gold, crops, and slaves to the Spanish crown

to be the first to circumnavigate the world

to find a route around South America to Asia

to conquer more of the globe than any other country

Which of the following was the greatest short-term effect of the Columbian Exchange on American Indians?

It sharply decreased their population.

It opened them to European ideas.

It gave them new crops to grow.

Identify a positive consequence of the Columbian Exchange for American Indians in what would become the United States.

American Indians learned to ride horses and used them to carry heavy loads.

Chicken eggs increased the protein in American Indians’ diets.

Pigs became the most valuable source of meat for American Indians.

American Indians used the hides from cattle to create warmer clothing.

How did Spanish and Portuguese exploration differ?

The Spanish were motivated by a desire for gold.

The Spanish were the first to reach an unknown continent.

The Portuguese were the first to reach an unknown continent.

The Portuguese gained more wealth from their exploration.

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What environmental change allowed people to travel by land between Asia and North America?

human adaptation to Arctic environments

ice sheets blocking sea routes

the formation of ice sheets on land

the melting of ice sheets on land

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

Which of the following promoted the spread of permanent settlements in the Americas?

the melting of glaciers

the development of farming

the rise of civilization

the spread of people across a land bridge

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

Which was the main way the Incas modified their environment to grow more food?

by building stone walls

by building terraces

by cutting down forests

by irrigating fields

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

How were the Olmecs able to support a civilization and cities?

by implementing heavy taxes to raise public funds for each community

by constructing residential dwellings for the growing populations in its cities

by cultivating a surplus of food that could feed its large population

by developing a system of roadways to connect different communities

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

Which represents an Aztec adaptation to their environment?

farming in terraces

a system of causeways

a surplus of farmed crops

an accurate 365-day calendar

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

China was the most isolated civilization, and yet its technologies were able to change the world mainly because

they spread through trade.

they were so advanced.

Europeans developed them further.

the technologies made China less isolated.

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The Renaissance occurred as a direct result of

European voyages of exploration.

Chinese inventions.

trade with the Middle East.

Greek and Latin learning.

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