Unit 3 Test Review - Connecting Hemispheres

Vasco da Gama’s discovery of a route to India by sea proved to be

• very profitable since da Gama returned with a valuable cargo of spices.

• far too costly to be sailed on a regular basis.

• useless because of the difficulties and expenses of making the trip.

• too long to be repeated because the route by sea took longer than it would have taken by land.

The conquistadors’ main advantage over the Aztec and Inca empires was their

• knowledge of the territory.

• vast army size.

• types of weaponry.

• superior intelligence.

Which Spanish system of colonial governance compelled American Indians to work fields and mines for no wages?

• Encomienda

• Mission

• Plantation

• Hacienda

What is the best title for Group B in the table?

• Foods Known in Asia

• Foods Known in Europe

• Foods known in the Pacific Islands

• Foods Known in the Americas

The combined usage of the caravel, compass, and astrolabe in the late 1400s helped bring about the

• Migration of the Bantu

• Exploration of the Americas

• Introduction of Buddhism to East Asia

• Voyages of Zheng He

Why is the year 1492 considered a turning point in history?

• The Spanish established an exchange between Europe and the Americas.

• The Ming dynasty launched expeditions to the east coast of Africa.

• Muslim Arab armies succeeded in conquering Egypt and Syria.

• The British established control over new territories in India.

Early explorations of the New World have often been described as “the meeting of three civilizations.” To what does this description refer?

• The Spanish, Portuguese, and French explorers meet in the New World.

• Three major European nations agreed to jointly explore the New World.

• The European, Native American, and African cultures came together in the New World.

• Three Central American cultures - Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans - joined together to defend their lands.

Which of these best completes the concept web?

• Spread disease

• Build more ships

• Find better trade routes

• Share scientific knowledge

Which of these events during the Age of Exploration was a cause of the other three?

• Europeans brought food, animals, and ideas from one continent to another.

• European diseases had an adverse effect on the native populations of the new territories.

• Warfare increased as European nations competed for land and power.

• Advances in learning and technology made long ocean voyages possible.

Which of the following were some of the positive and negative consequences of the Columbian Exchange?

• Introduction of new crops and animals to different continents

• Spread of diseases like smallpox to the Americas

• Increase in global population due to new food sources

• All of the above