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Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
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Class
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1.
How did the astrolabe and caravel impact European civilization?
a)
limited how ideas and goods could be exchanged
b)
increased human understanding of the world
c)
established new belief systems within Europe
d)
limited European influence in new lands
2.
Why is Ferdinand Magellan's voyage considered a turning point in world history?
a)
Portugal's claims to southern Africa were established.
b)
His ship was the first to land in the Americas.
c)
One of his ships was the first to circumnavigate the Earth.
d)
Britain's control of the seas ended
3.
Which was a key factor for competition between European countries in the New World?
a)
shortage of workers in Europe
b)
set of rules made by the Pope
c)
desire to control sources of gold and silver
d)
need to discover new religious beliefs
4.
Which technological development enabled European navigators to determine their location during Age of Exploration?
a)
lateen sail
b)
cross bow
c)
astrolabe
d)
caravel
5.
What is one reason Spain sponsored the first voyage of Columbus to the west?
a)
find a more direct trade route to Asia
b)
obtain military technology
c)
make contact with new people
d)
trade in established ports in Americas
6.
Why is Columbus' initial journey considered a turning point in history?
a)
Spain established a link between Europe and the Americas.
b)
Spain set up an all water route to Asia
c)
Spain was victorious in the Recon quista
d)
Spain established colonies in India.
7.
Which statement accurately reflects population changes that occurred as a result of the Age of Exploration?
a)
Native American populations decreased due to European diseases.
b)
One third of Europe's population died due to diseases from the Americas.
c)
Goods from the Americas caused a decline in Asian populations
d)
Native
8.
What was the effect of the Colombian Exchange on European society?
a)
Forced migration to the Americas declined.
b)
New goods and ideas swapped between continents.
c)
Native populations in Africa increased.
d)
Christianity was divided into Roman Catholic and Orthodox.
9.
What was a result of the efforts of Vasco da Gama, Christopher Columbus, and Ferdinand Magellan?
a)
New Mediterranean trade routes were established.
b)
European influence declined throughout the world.
c)
The European view of the physical world changed.
d)
trade declined throughout the world.
10.
What was a major reason for European voyages of exploration?
a)
need to protect Crusades routes
b)
need to control Constantinople
c)
need for new religious ideas
d)
need for trade routes to Asia
11.
Which country sailed south down the west coast of Africa to India.
a)
Brazil
b)
Portugal
c)
Iran
d)
Iraq
12.
Which country set up trading posts in the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River Valley
a)
Russia
b)
Denmark
c)
France
d)
Greenland
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