Age of Exploration Pre-IB

Which of the following best describes the role of Prince Henry in the Age of Exploration?

• He was the first to circumnavigate the globe.

• He sponsored technology and map making to aid Portuguese mariners.

• He discovered the Americas.

• He signed the Treaty of Tordesillas.

What was the primary purpose of the Line of Demarcation established by the pope?

• To divide the New World between France and England.

• To separate the territories of Spain and Portugal.

• To establish trade routes to Asia.

• To prevent conflict between European nations and the indigenous peoples.

Analyze the impact of Vasco da Gama's voyage to India on Portugal's trading empire.

• It led to the decline of Portugal's influence in Asia.

• It allowed Portugal to establish a trading empire in India.

• It resulted in the discovery of the Americas.

• It caused a war between Portugal and Spain.

How did the Treaty of Tordesillas affect the exploration and colonization efforts of Spain and Portugal?

• It limited both countries to exploring only the African continent.

• It allowed Spain to explore westward and Portugal eastward.

• It gave Portugal exclusive rights to the Americas.

• It ended all exploration activities by both countries.

Evaluate the significance of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition in the context of global exploration.

• It proved that the Earth was flat.

• It was the first successful voyage to the East Indies.

• It was the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe.

• It established the first European colony in Africa.

What was the main reason for European countries to engage in exploration during the 1400s and 1500s?

• To find new lands for settlement.

• To spread Christianity and access the spice trade in Asia.

• To establish diplomatic relations with Asian empires.

• To escape from the Black Plague in Europe.

Discuss the cultural exchange initiated by Christopher Columbus' voyages between the eastern and western hemispheres.

• It led to the isolation of the Americas from Europe.

• It started a cultural exchange that included goods, ideas, and diseases.

• It resulted in the immediate unification of all European and American cultures.

• It had no significant impact on either hemisphere.

What was the significance of Bartholomeu Diaz's voyage in the context of Portuguese exploration?

• He discovered the Americas.

• He was the first to sail around the southern tip of Africa.

• He established the first Portuguese colony in India.

• He signed the Treaty of Tordesillas.

How did the Moluccas contribute to the European Age of Exploration?

• They were the first European colonies in Asia.

• They were the chief source of spices, driving European exploration.

• They were the location of the first circumnavigation.

• They were the site of the Treaty of Tordesillas signing.

Analyze the role of cartographers in the success of European explorations during the Age of Exploration.

• They led expeditions to the New World.

• They created maps that improved navigation and exploration.

• They negotiated treaties between European powers.

• They funded voyages to Asia.