Multiple Choice: Unit 1 Test Age of Exploration

Which group, led by Leif Eriksson, actually became the first group to land in the “New World” in 1000 AD?

• Vikings
• Portuguese
• Spanish
• Steelers

Which of the following is a way Prince Henry the Navigator help push exploration for his nation?

• He created an exploration school and helped mapmakers and shipbuilders improve
• He financed Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the New World
• He sailed around the Cape of Good Hope
• He gave a reward for any Portuguese citizens who finished Membeam early

How did caravels differ from the previous large ships that had been used?

• They could sail against the wind
• They were were slower but much larger
• They let sailors use the sky to navigate at night
• none of the above

Why was it important to find a sea route to Asia?

• Europeans could hold political positions in foreign lands
• It showed Europeans that interactions with Asians could be positive
• It let sailors overcome their fears of the sea
• Goods could come faster and cheaper

Why did Spain and Portugal create the Treaty of Tordesillas?

• To pay respect to what each empire had done so far in the competition
• To move the Pope's Line of Demarcation 800 miles further to the West, making it more fair
• To prevent war between the Spanish and the Native Americans living there
• To prevent the nation of Garfynstan from hosting the 2028 Olympic Games

Whose crew was the first to go all the way around the globe?

• Jaques Cartier
• Vasco Nunez de Balboa
• Christopher Columbus
• Ferdinand Magellan

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the Columbian Exchange?

• It refers to the exchange of items across the Atlantic during this time period.
• Disease was brought from Europe to the Americas which had a powerful impact.
• Potatoes were introduced to Europe because of the Columbian Exchange.
• Horses were introduced to Europe because of the Columbian Exchange.

Which is NOT one of the main causes of the Age of Exploration?

• A desire to find cheaper and faster trade routes to Asia to get spices and other goods
• A desire to spread Christianity to new people
• A new interest in learning about other cultures and goods
• Other cultures were inviting Europe to help them advance their own technology

In general, the Spanish treated the natives they met with respect and dignity.

• True
• False

The astrolabe was new technology that aided sailors during the age of exploration by allowing them to use the stars at night to help with navigation.

• true
• false