AP World History

How did The Crusades contribute to the Age of Exploration?

• They created a desire to spread Christianity among the American natives.

• They created a desire in Europe for new products and new trade routes to the East.

• The democratic spirit which accompanied the conquests of the Crusaders swept across Europe.

• The establishment of sea routes used by the Crusaders which rounded South America made exploration easier.

The voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492

• opened the way for Spain to colonize North and South America.

• led the way for Portugal to build a vast trading empire in Asia.

• ed England to claim the the vast territory surrounding Hudson Bay.

• showed Spain the way around South America and into the Pacific Ocean.

Which European nation was the first to control trade in the Indian Ocean and in Asia?

• Spain

• Portugal

• England

• France

Technological advances from 1450-1750 mainly benefited which group of countries?

• African countries

• Asian countries

• Middle Eastern countries

• European countries

Place the following labels where they belong.

d

b

a

c

e

f

Europe

Oceania

The Americas (N)

The Americas (S)

Africa

Asia

Europeans were largely spreading their religion of (a)   by missionary work.

The Spanish explorer who was the first to circumnavigate the globe by going west.

• Dias

• De Gama

• Magellan

• Columbus

Which Europeans claimed to have settled Canada?

• Dutch

• French

• English

• Spanish

The specific technological innovation depicted here that improved deep water navigation was the

• compass

• upper deck oars

• astrolabe

• lateen sails

Which of the following was a cause of increased European travel? (More than 1)

• Government sponsorship

• Desire to end monarchies in the New World

• Spread of maritime technology and ideas from older societies

• Interest in spreading trade and religion