Unit 6 Chapter 1 European Exploration

Framing Question: How did European interests and rivalries shape trade and colonization?

• By promoting peaceful trade agreements

• By fostering competition and conflict

• By isolating themselves from global trade

• By focusing solely on agriculture

The greatest effect or consequence of the Age of Contact was:

• The exchange of goods and ideas between different cultures.

• The establishment of permanent European settlements.

• The spread of diseases to indigenous populations.

• The development of new navigation technologies.

What did Vasco da Gama and Bartolomeu Dias explore?

• The sea route to India

• The Americas

• The Northwest Passage

• The Silk Road

The Cape of Good Hope was significant in European exploration because it was:

• a major trading post for spices.

• the southernmost point of Africa, providing a sea route to Asia.

• a site of numerous shipwrecks, deterring further exploration.

• the first European settlement in Africa.

Who was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean?

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernán Cortés

European exploration was often tied to the spread of which religion?

• Christianity

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

The Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) was about:

• dividing newly discovered lands between Portugal and Spain.

• ending the Hundred Years' War.

• establishing trade routes to Asia.

• the unification of Spain and Portugal.

Who funded exploration and education, leading to advancements like better maps and improved ships?

• The question is asking about the entity or group that provided financial support for exploration and education, which resulted in advancements such as better maps and improved ships.

• The Spanish Crown

• The Dutch East India Company

• The British Empire

Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition was the first to do what?

• circumnavigate the globe

• discover America

• sail to the North Pole

• find the source of the Nile

What type of ships did Portugal develop for long voyages?

• Caravel

• Galleon

• Frigate

• Schooner