Oversea Voyages Navigational Tools
Which navigational tool of the two below did the 15th and 16th century European explorers use to make overseas voyages? Choose one.
A) Astrolabes
OR
B) Calculators
A) Astrolabes
Who led the first voyage that circumnavigated the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
Which of the two factors below caused the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588? Choose one.
A) poorly experienced Spanish sailors
OR
B) bad weather
B) bad weather
Which of the two crops below were brought from the New World and became staples of Asian cooking soon after the Colombian Exchange? Choose one.
A) maize
OR
B) lettuce
A) maize
Which of the diseases below was brought to the New World from Europe and had a terrible effect on native populations?
A) Hepatitis
B) Polio
C) Smallpox
D) Cancer
C) Smallpox
Which navigational tool of the two below did the 15th and 16th century European explorers use to make overseas voyages? Choose one.
A) Computers
OR
B) Compasses
B) Compasses
Who was the first European explorer that was credited with landing in the New World?
Christopher Columbus
Which of the two factors below caused the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588? Choose one.
A) faster English ships
OR
B) larger English ships
A) faster English ships
Which of the two crops below were brought from the New World and became staples of Asian cooking soon after the Colombian Exchange? Choose one.
A) oranges
OR
B) pineapples
B) pineapples
Which of the following groups below held the highest position in colonial society?
A) descendants of enslaved Africans
B) descendants of European and American Indian parents
C) American Indians
D) European colonists
D) European colonists
Which navigational tool of the two below did the 15th and 16th century European explorers use to make overseas voyages? Choose one.
A) Sextants
OR
B) Satellites
A) Sextants
Who was a Portuguese prince that supported the efforts of Portuguese sailors?
Henry the Navigator
Which of the two factors below caused the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588? Choose one.
A) lack of support by the Spanish government
OR
B) more accurate English guns
B) more accurate English guns
Which of the two crops below were brought from the New World and became staples of Asian cooking soon after the Colombian Exchange? Choose one.
A) peanuts
OR
B) rice
A)
What is a cottage industry?
A) a system in which products are created in a home by family members
B)a collection of countries that agreed to have free trade between them
C) an economic system in which the colonies are established for the benefit of the mother country
D) a number of construction companies that provide building materials at a low cost
A) a system in which products are created in a home by family members
Summarize
Name two improvements in shipbuilding that allowed the Portuguese to establish trading posts in Africa.
Possible answers
Triangular sails; smooth; rounded hulls; rudder at back of ship
Who was a Portuguese sailor that discovered a sea route to Asia around the southern tip of Africa?
Vasco de Gama
How did the defeat of the Spanish Armada shift power in Europe?
England took Spain's position as the world's greatest naval power.
Analyze
Why were spices so expensive in Europe?
Italy and Egypt controlled the trade routes to Asia and charged high prices for spices.
Which statement is correct?
A) With the banking industry during the Age of Exploration, the economic center of Europe shifted from Spain and Portugal to England and the Netherlands.
OR
B) With the banking industry during the Age of Exploration, the economic center of Europe shifted from England and Portugal to Spain and the Netherlands.
A) With the banking industry during the Age of Exploration, the economic center of Europe shifted from Spain and Portugal to England and the Netherlands.
Which of the following allowed fifteenth-century European explorers to travel to the New World?
A) use of gunpowder
B) use of square sail
C) knowledge of native cultures
D) advances in navigation technology
D) advances in navigation technology
Who created new businesses to increase the supply of goods needed to satisfy a growing European population in the nineteenth-century?
Entrepreneurs
Form Generalizations
How did the contact with Europeans change life in the New World?
Possible answers
New religion; languages; work methods
Draw Conclusions
Why did the desire to obtain Asian spices help motivate European explorers to find a sea route in Asia?
The spice trade was a very profitable business during the Middle Ages, as some spices were worth their weight in gold.
Who sets the price of a product in a market economy?
A) nobles
B) private business owners
C) workers
D) government officials
B) private business owners