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Chapter 2 Beginnings of Our Global Age:

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What European first rounded the southern tip of Africa?

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Bartholomeu Dias

c)

Vasco da Gama

d)

Christopher Columbus

2.

What disease was the scourge of the early voyages of exploration?

a)

scurvy

b)

malaria

c)

smallpox

d)

the Plague

3.

Great power was given to the Dutch when they captured Portugal's Malaysian port of

a)

Manila

b)

Malacca

c)

Macao

d)

Calcutta

4.

The Boers treated Africans as

a)

equals

b)

superiors

c)

inferiors

d)

slaves

5.

What were the most valued items to Europeans in their early trade with Asia?

a)

spices

b)

silk

c)

porcelain

d)

gold and silver

6.

Who sponsored Portugal's early sea explorations?

a)

King Ferdinand

b)

King Philip II

c)

Prince Henry

d)

Prince Charles

7.

The Dutch people who built a great trading empire were from

a)

Sweden

b)

Germany

c)

the Netherlands

d)

the Holy Roman Empire

8.

Afonso de Albuquerque won trading posts through

a)

force

b)

diplomacy

c)

missionary efforts

d)

generosity

9.
nicknamed "The Spice Islands", a group of islands in eastern Indonesia; was the center of the spice trade in the 1500 and 1600s
a)
Moluccas
b)
Line of Demarcation
c)
Treaty of Tordesillas
d)
Dutch East India Company
10.
a trading company established by the Netherlands in 1602 to protect and expand its trade in Asia
a)
Moluccas
b)
Line of Demarcation
c)
Treaty of Tordesillas
d)
Dutch East India Company
11.
set by the Treaty of Tordesillas dividing the non-European world into two zones, one controlled by Spain and the other by Portugal
a)
Moluccas
b)
Line of Demarcation
c)
Treaty of Tordesillas
d)
Dutch East India Company
12.
signed between Spain and Portugal in 1494 which divided the non-European world between them
a)
Moluccas
b)
Line of Demarcation
c)
Treaty of Tordesillas
d)
Dutch East India Company
13.
mapmaker
a)
cartographer
b)
plantation
c)
circumnavigate
d)
outpost
14.
to sail around the world
a)
cartographer
b)
plantation
c)
circumnavigate
d)
outpost
15.
a distant military station or a remote settlement
a)
cartographer
b)
plantation
c)
circumnavigate
d)
outpost
16.
someone sent to do religious work in a territory or foreign country
a)
missionary
b)
monopoly
c)
sepoys
d)
sovereign
17.
exclusive control of a business or industry
a)
missionary
b)
monopoly
c)
sepoys
d)
sovereign
18.
Indian soldiers who served in an army set up by the French or English trading companies
a)
missionary
b)
monopoly
c)
sepoys
d)
sovereign
19.
having full, independent power
a)
missionary
b)
monopoly
c)
sepoys
d)
sovereign
20.
Dutch people who settled in Cape Town, Africa; eventually migrated inland
a)
Boers
b)
Prince Henry
c)
Affonso I
d)
Afonso de Albuquerque
21.
commander who burst into the Indian Ocean; gained support from local Indian Princes in an attempt to conquer the Mughal Empire
a)
Boers
b)
Prince Henry
c)
Affonso I
d)
Afonso de Albuquerque
22.
nicknamed "The Navigator", led the way in sponsoring European exploration for Portugal
a)
Boers
b)
Prince Henry
c)
Affonso I
d)
Afonso de Albuquerque
23.
from Portugal, sailed past Cape of Good Hope to Calicut and back
a)
Vasco da Gama
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Bartolomeu Dias
24.
Italian navigator who sailed for Spain, 1492, sails WEST across the Atlantic Ocean and discovers "West Indies"; eventually enslaves the natives of this land that he "discovered"
a)
Vasco da Gama
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Bartolomeu Dias
25.
from Spain, first to circumnavigate, or sail, around the world; he dies on the voyage and only 18 of his men return, he still gets credit for being the first to sail completely around the world
a)
Vasco da Gama
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Bartolomeu Dias
26.
from Portugal, sailed to Cape of Good Hope and opened up a sea route around Africa to Asia
a)
Vasco da Gama
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Bartolomeu Dias
27.

The Line of Demarcation divided world trade and exploration rights between

a)

Portuguese and Dutch

b)

Spanish and Portuguese

c)

Spanish and English

d)

English and Dutch

28.

Who were the Boers?

a)

Africans who followed traditional beliefs rather than Christianity

b)

Indian soldiers who served the British East India Company

c)

White Dutch farmers who settled around Cape Town

d)

Muslim traders who brought goods to Mediterranean ports

29.

The islands that Christopher Columbus explored in his voyage in 1492 later became known as

a)

the West Indies

b)

the East Indies

c)

the Philippines

d)

the Aleutians

30.

The voyage to Calicut, India by Vasco da Gama soon led to the creation of a vast trading empire for...

a)

Spain

b)

Italy

c)

Portugal

d)

the Netherlands

31.

In the mid-1600s, which nation captured Malacca from the Portuguese and developed a monopoly on trade in the Spice Islands?

a)

England

b)

the Netherlands (Dutch)

c)

France

d)

Spain

32.

When the Mughal empire weakened, British and French armies fought for power in India with the help of Indian troops known as

a)

Boers

b)

rajahs

c)

sepoys

d)

Gurkhas

33.

The early leader of the slave trade was:

a)

Portugal

b)

Spain

c)

Nigeria

d)

England

34.

The first Europeans to challenge Portuguese domination of Asian trade were the

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

Dutch

d)

English

35.

Vasco da Gama led the first exploration around the world.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

In the 1400s, Spain and Portugal were leaders in world exploration.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

What is Prince Henry best known for?

a)

Finding the Americas

b)

Sailing around the world

c)

Promoting navigation and exploration

38.

Vasco Núñez de Balboa established the first Spanish settlement in

a)

Portugal

b)

India

c)

South America

39.

What Portuguese explorer was the first to sail to India?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

40.

The Portuguese built a trading empire with military and merchant ___________ in distant lands.

a)

Outposts

b)

Monopolys

c)

Plantations

41.

What Italian navigator went to his deathbed believing he found India?

a)

Prince Henry

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

42.

What country developed an important school of navigation in the 1400s?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Portugal

43.

What Portuguese explorer was the first to round the southern tip of Africa?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Bartolomeu Dias

c)

Prince Henry the Navigator

44.

What city did Vasco da Gama leave merchants behind in?

a)

Calicut

b)

Casa de Oro

c)

Lisbon

45.

The Dutch East India Company was a _____________ power.

a)

Righteous

b)

Missionary

c)

Sovereign

46.

A cartographer is one who makes

a)

Ships

b)

Maps

c)

Photographs of cars

47.

What was a negative effect of Portugal's exploration?

a)

The Atlantic Slave Trade

b)

More sea traffic

c)

Pollution

48.

What merchant-explorer were the continents of the New World named after?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Amerigo Vespucci

c)

Prince Henry

49.

How long did it take Ferdinand Magellan's ships to circumnavigate the globe?

a)

One year

b)

Ten years

c)

Three years

50.

What did Christopher Columbus call the natives he encountered?

a)

Indians

b)

Natives

c)

Indigenous

51.

The Moluccas were known as the

a)

The passageway to the slave trade

b)

Entryway to gold

c)

Spice Islands

52.
What caused the Portuguese to look for a route to Asia by way of Africa?
a)
It took too long to travel by way of the Mediterranean Sea
b)
The Silk Road was too dangerous for Europeans to travel along
c)
Italian and Middle Eastern merchants controlled all the Mediterranean routes
d)
They had heard tales of Indian sailors making the same journey in reverse. 
53.
What is the name of the time period between the 15th and 17th centuries in which Europeans traveled in search of new trade routes, lands, and goods?
a)
Age of Treasure
b)
Age of Adventure
c)
Age of Exploration
d)
Age of Navigation
54.
what was the main reason Europeans started to explore during the Age of Exploration?
a)
to find a shorter and faster all water route to Asia
b)
To conquer the peoples of distant lands
c)
To claim land and create their own countries
d)
. To improve their technology of ships
55.

A device that shows the direction north.

a)

compass

b)

astrolabe

c)

caravel

d)

cartography

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