Chapter 23 The Age of Science and Exploration - Chapter Test A

What part of the Columbian Exchange most impacted the Native Americans?

• coffee beans

• diseases

• vanilla and cacao beans

• honeybees

Which of the following was NOT sent from the New World to Europe?

• potatoes

• corn

• sugarcane

• tobacco

“Natural philosophers” based their scientific explanations on which of these?

• evidence

• observation and experimentation

• reasoning

• logic and mathematics

What area of the New World was colonized by Portugal?

• Peru

• Mexico

• Caribbean

• Brazil

What did Johannes Kepler add to the heliocentric theory?

• determined that planets moved in perfectly circular orbits.

• determined that planets moved in elliptical orbits.

• determined that planets moved in orbits around the sun.

• determined that the moon orbits Earth.

Whose work laid the foundation of modern physics?

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Robert Hooke

What advantage did the caravel have over earlier ships?

• It could sail out of sight of land.

• It had space to carry a large crew.

• It provided sleeping quarters for the crew.

• It could sail effectively against the wind.

Which products moved from east to west?

• sugarcane, coffee beans, and bananas

• peaches, pears, and potatoes

• bananas, tobacco, squashes

• tobacco, potatoes, and corn

Which of the following was NOT sent from Europe to the New World?

• diseases

• sweet potatoes

• sugarcane

• citrus fruits

What part of the triangular trade was the Middle Passage?

• from West Africa to the Americas

• from the Americas to Europe

• from Europe to India

• from Europe to West Africa