Age of Exploration and Its Impact

The video explores the Age of Exploration, highlighting European expeditions from the 1400s to the 1600s. It discusses technological innovations in navigation, the role of Prince Henry the Navigator, and the impact of the Renaissance. Key expeditions by Portugal and Spain, including those by Columbus and Vasco da Gama, are covered. The video also examines the resulting colonial expansion, cultural exchanges, and the development of global trade routes. It concludes with a review question to test understanding.

What was a significant geopolitical factor that led to the Age of Exploration?

• The Turkish conquest of the Byzantine Empire

• The unification of Germany

• The fall of the Roman Empire

• The rise of the Mongol Empire

Which technological advancement allowed navigators to move away from coastlines?

• The use of celestial navigation

• The development of portolan charts

• The invention of the steam engine

• The creation of the astrolabe

Who was the explorer that proposed a westward route to reach India?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama

• John Cabot

Which explorer is credited with discovering Brazil?

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Pizarro

• Pedro Álvares Cabral

• Amerigo Vespucci

What was one of the main commodities brought from the Americas to Europe?

• Silk

• Tomatoes

• Spices

• Tea

Which cartographer created the first world map on a flat linear projection?

• Gerardus Mercator

• Ptolemy

• Ferdinand Magellan

• John Cabot

Which European power established a settlement in Quebec City in 1608?

• England

• France

• Portugal

• Spain

What was a negative consequence of the Age of Exploration?

• The unification of Italy

• The decline of European monarchies

• The rise of the Atlantic slave trade

• The fall of the Ottoman Empire

Which explorer's writings contributed to the understanding of the Chinese Empire?

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Fernão Mendes Pinto

• Vasco da Gama

What was abolished by the Spanish government in 1543?

• The use of portolan charts

• Native-American slavery in the Spanish Empire

• The Mercator projection

• The Atlantic slave trade