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WH9 U2 Exploration & Isolation Study Set 1

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 2hrs 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Introduced by the Portuguese to Japan, which item led to changes in Samurai tradition & fortification of castles?

a)

Porcelain

b)

Gunpowder

c)

Firearms

d)

Catapult

2.

Popular during the Tokugawa Shogunate, this is a type of drama with elaborate costumes and mimes

a)

Haiku

b)

Noh

c)

Shogun

d)

Kabuki

3.

Which European country was the leader in developing and applying 15th-century sailing innovations?

a)

Italy

b)

Portugal

c)

the Netherlands

d)

Spain

4.

This navigation tool used the sun & stars to help sailors determine their ship's latitude (location)

a)

Astrolabe

b)

Caravel

c)

Magnetic compass

d)

Navigation

5.

Which dynasty, founded by Hongwu after he drove out the Mongols, ruled China from 1368-1644?

a)

Song Dynasty

b)

Qing Dynasty

c)

Duck Dynasty

d)

Ming Dynasty

6.

The most important impact of Columbus's voyage/discovery of the Americas was

a)

Spain had a new source of gold.

b)

It opened the Americas for exploration & colonization

c)

Portugal was envious of Spain's success

d)

Spain gained an all-water route to Asia.

7.

What country did China accept as trading partners because they agreed to pay tribute and to kowtow?

a)

the Netherlands (Dutch)

b)

Great Britain

c)

South Africa

d)

Spain

8.

Under Japan's new system of feudalism, the daimyo were

a)

Emperors

b)

Religious leaders

c)

Warlords

d)

Peasant foot soldiers

9.

Popular during the Tokugawa Shogunate, this is a type of poetry with 3 lines that present imagery

a)

Zheng He

b)

Haiku

c)

Kabuki

d)

Caravel

10.

Title for the leader of a Japanese Shogunate, it means "sole ruler"

a)

Pharaoh

b)

Emperor

c)

Shogun

d)

Daimyo

11.

Why was only the government allowed to conduct foreign trade during the Ming Dynasty?

a)

Ming leaders wanted to keep the influence of outsiders to a minimum.

b)

Ming leaders wanted to keep all of the profits for themselves

c)

Ming leaders worried that those who grew wealthy from trade would rebel

d)

Ming leaders were the only ones who lived in the port cities where trade was conducted

12.

Whose crew is credited with being the first to circumnavigate the globe?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Vasco da Gama

d)

Prince Henry

13.

How did Prince Henry the Navigator influence the Age of Exploration?

a)

He invented the Astrolabe

b)

He undertook seven voyages of exploration

c)

He sold firearms to Japan

d)

He founded a school of navigation on the coast of Portugal

14.

An agreement between Spain & Portugal declaring that newly discovered lands to the west of an imaginary line in the Atlantic would belong to Spain and those to the east of the line would belong to Portugal

a)

Treaty of Tordesillas

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Treaty of Exploration

15.

Why was the caravel an important development in navigation?

a)

It was able to withstand storms at sea

b)

It was able to sail into the wind

c)

It was able to carry a large number of crew members

d)

It was able to sail in shallow waters

16.

This navigation tool helped sailors to determine their ship's latitude (location)

a)

Magnetic Compass

b)

Astrolabe

c)

Caravel

d)

Sextant

17.

This period, (early 15th century - 17th century) is characterized as a time when Europeans began exploring the world by sea in search of new trading routes, wealth & knowledge

a)

Commercial Revolution

b)

Scientific Revolution

c)

Age of Exploration

d)

Age of Glory, Gold & God

18.

This Chinese Muslim admiral led 7 voyages of exploration (publicity).

a)

Tokugawa Ieyasu

b)

Hongwu

c)

Zheng He

d)

Yonglo

19.

What did Vasco da Gama succeed in gaining for Portugal?

a)

A sea route between Portugal and India

b)

Profitable trade with the Phillippine Islands

c)

Control of the Spice Islands

d)

A sea route between Spain and India

20.

This is the art and science of determining the position of a ship, plane, or other vehicle and guiding it to a specific destination

a)

Cartography

b)

Exploration

c)

Navigation

d)

Astrolabing

21.

Which of the following was NOT an important factor/cause that led to the Age of Exploration?

a)

WEALTH - Europeans wanted to find a direct route to Asia to avoid the Italians and Muslims.

b)

SCIENCE - Europeans wanted to find new plant and animal species to enrich their diets.

c)

GLORY - Advances in sailing technology made it possible for people to sail to and discover new lands.

d)

GOD - The Europeans had a desire to spread Christianity to non-believers.

22.

Adopted by Ming China, this is a policy of removing a country from contact with other countries

a)

Alternate-Attendance Policy

b)

Non-Trade Agreement

c)

Isolationism

d)

Haiku

23.

In 1600, he completed the unification of Japan and founded the Tokugawa Shogunate.

a)

Zheng He

b)

Hongwu

c)

Tokugawa Ieyasu

d)

Marco Polo

24.

What type of policy did Japan institute to control the influence of foreign ideas?

a)

Isolated Country Policy

b)

Closed Country Policy

c)

Closed Kabuki Policy

d)

Foreign Control Policy

25.

This explorer, often credited with "discovering" the Americas, undertook a voyage that would open the Americas to European exploration and colonization.

a)

Vasco da Gama

b)

Bartolomeu Dias

c)

Zheng He

d)

Christopher Columbus

26.

Tokugawa Ieyasu used the "Alternate Attendance Policy" to control

a)

the Daimyo

b)

Christian missionaries

c)

Foreign trade

d)

the Koreans

27.

Which navigation tool helped sailors determine which direction they were heading?

a)

Astrolabe

b)

Magnetic Compass

c)

Caravel

d)

Sextant

28.

The Tokugawa Shogunate was a type of

a)

Religious authority

b)

Cultural institution

c)

Military government

d)

Trading Company

29.

Portugal was the first country to establish trading posts on the western coast of which continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

America

30.

Who captained the first European ship to sail around the tip of Africa (a.k.a. the Cape of Good Hope)?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Henry the Navigator

c)

James Cook

d)

Bartolomeu Dias

31.

The Line of Demarcation established a boundary between which two regions?

a)

Claimed and unclaimed lands.

b)

New lands Portugal could claim & those Spain could claim

c)

Portugal & Spain

d)

Lands that were under the Pope's control & those that were not