Age of Exploration

What was one of the major purposes of the trade routes shown on this map?

• To supply raw materials for factories in North America

• To provide transport for Andean miners across the Atlantic

• To supply a source of labor for plantations in the Caribbean

• To provide capital resources for cottage industries in South America

Which heading is MOST appropriate for this information?

• The Origins of Absolutism

• The Effects of Globalization

• The Expansion of Feudalism

• The Impact of Industrialization

How did Spanish explorers permanently change the cultures of the civilizations they encountered?

• Indigenous populations were devastated by European diseases.

• European trade centers were expanded to include Inca crafts.

• Spanish leaders adopted the religious beliefs of the Aztecs.

• Local leaders established political alliances with other European nations.

How did European exploration of the Americas MOST affect the Inca and Aztec empires?

• It caused the population to move inland from coastal locations.

• It encouraged tribal leaders to create alliances.

• It introduced diseases that resulted in a population decline.

• It reduced native reliance on agricultural production.

Which statement BEST explains one economic effect of the Columbian Exchange?

• Native Americans prospered through commerce with Europeans.

• European peasantry enjoyed prosperity from the introduction of new cash crops.

• Native Americans controlled imports on all incoming European ships.

• Precious metals discovered in the Americas expanded European wealth.

The Columbian Exchange affected Native Americans by

• Increasing the diversity of goods

• Decreasing the transmission of disease.

• Improving tribal relations.

• Decreasing religious conflict.

Use the list below to answer the question. - Much of Central America was controlled by the Aztec Empire. - ___________________________________________ - Population declined in the Aztec Empire due to disease. Which statement BEST completes the list?

• Competing tribes invaded for natural resources.

• European countries began to colonize the Americas.

• Cash crops were destroyed due to natural disasters.

• European countries imported African slaves to the Americas.

How did Spanish expansion affect the Inca civilization in Peru?

• Traditional culture was preserved.

• The population of Inca declined.

• Trade with competing tribes expanded.

• The territory of the Inca civilization expanded.

How did Portuguese commerce benefit from Vasco da Gama’s voyage around the southern tip of Africa?

• It made commerce with Muslim caravans easier.

• It allowed goods to be purchased directly from India.

• It provided access to markets for manufactured goods in China.

• It supplied a more direct route for raw materials from the Americas.

Which new pattern of cultural diffusion between Europe and Americas was initiated with the Spanish exploration in 1492?

• Silk Road

• Incense Route

• Columbian Exchange

• Trans-Saharan Trade