The Age of Exploration Review

What is cultural diffusion?

• The process of building new cultures from scratch

• The elimination of all cultural influences

• The restriction of cultural practices to one region

• The spread of culture from one society to another

Which of the following was a negative effect of the Age of Exploration?

• Expansion of trade and new trade routes

• Spread of diseases like smallpox

• Introduction of new foods and ideas

• Spread of navigation technologies

Which of the following was a positive effect of the Age of Exploration?

• Spread of diseases

• Loss of indigenous lands and cultures

• Growth of global trade

• Enslavement of native peoples

What was Vasco de Gama’s major accomplishment?

• Claimed Brazil for Portugal

• Discovered the Americas

• First European to reach India by sea

• Led the first voyage to sail around the world

What was Pedro Cabral’s major accomplishment?

• Conquered the Aztec Empire

• Reached India by sailing around Africa

• Claimed Brazil for Portugal

• Discovered the Americas

What was Christopher Columbus’ major accomplishment?

• Led the first expedition to sail around the world

• Explored the Hudson River

• Claimed Brazil for Portugal

• Reached the Americas in 1492

What was Ferdinand Magellan’s major accomplishment?

• Conquered the Inca Empire

• Reached North America for England

• Led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe

• Claimed Brazil for Portugal

What was Hernán Cortés’ major accomplishment?

• Conquered the Aztec Empire

• Explored the northeastern U.S.

• Led the first voyage to India

• Founded a colony in Brazil

What was Francisco Pizarro’s major accomplishment?

• Conquered the Aztec Empire

• Explored the Mississippi River

• Conquered the Inca Empire

• Discovered a new trade route to Asia

What was John Cabot’s major accomplishment?

• Explored the Mississippi River

• Conquered the Inca Empire

• Discovered a new sea route to India

• Claimed land in North America for England