D5 Review

What factors contributed to the emergence of the Age of Discovery and European colonization towards the end of the 15th century?

• Development of navigational instruments, quest for quicker trade routes, and religious concerns.

• The decline of the Roman Empire and the rise of new trade powers.

• A sudden increase in European population and a need for more land.

• The invention of the printing press and widespread literacy.

What major event disrupted Europe's traditional land route to the East, leading to the search for new sea routes?

• The collapse of the Byzantine Empire.

• The rise of the Ottoman Empire and the crumbling of the Mongol Empire.

• Widespread famine and disease across Europe.

• The discovery of new land routes through North Africa.

Which Portuguese figure spearheaded Portugal's early exploration efforts along the coast of Africa and the Atlantic in the 1400s?

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Christopher Columbus

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What was the primary reason for the British Empire's expansion, particularly in India?

• The British Royal Navy's superior military strength.

• The strategic alliances formed with Indian rulers.

• The efforts of the East India Company to pursue trade and later establish dominance.

• The widespread adoption of British culture and language in India.

Besides Portugal and Spain, which other European nations were actively competing for colonies and trade around the world by the early to mid-17th century?

• Italy, Greece, and Sweden.

• Britain, France, and the Netherlands.

• Russia, Poland, and Austria.

• Denmark, Norway, and Switzerland.