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Age of Exploration ~1450 -1600

Age of Exploration ~1450 -1600. Sol 4. As European economies started to expand they sought to trade with Asia. This became difficult to do over land routes after the Muslim conquest of what city in 1453? A: Constantinople This caused them to look for a maritime(water) route to Asia.

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Age of Exploration ~1450 -1600

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  1. Age of Exploration~1450 -1600 Sol 4

  2. As European economies started to expand they sought to trade with Asia. This became difficult to do over land routes after the Muslim conquest of what city in 1453? • A: • Constantinople • This caused them to look for a maritime(water) route to Asia.

  3. Constantinople

  4. One major factor that contributed to discovery of new lands was the demand for natural resources, GOLD, and what commodity? • A: • Spices =

  5. Islamic Inventions like the Astrolabe and new innovations in what field by Europeans helped spur exploration? • A: • Navigation, Navigational Arts

  6. How did Prince Henry the Navigator contribute to exploration? • A: • He started a school for navigators, helping “pioneer” navigation

  7. Which explorer was the first to complete an all water route from Europe to India? • A: • Vasco Da Gama

  8. Which Spanish Conquistador conquered the Aztec empire? • A: • Hernando Cortez

  9. Which Spanish Conquistador conquered the Inca in Peru? • A: • Francisco Pizarro

  10. Which Spanish explorer was the first to circumnavigate (sail all the way around) the world? • A: • Ferdinand Magellan

  11. Which English Explorer defeated the Spanish Armada and circumnavigated the globe? • A: • Sir Francis Drake

  12. Which famous explorer represented France and discovered the St. Lawrence river in Canada? • A: • Jacques Cartier

  13. How did religion contribute to exploration? • A: • Explorers wanted to spread Christianity as one motive for their missions.

  14. New social and cultural patterns were created as Europeans __________________ to new colonies in the Americas. • A: • Migrated

  15. Why were Africans displaced to the Americas during the Age of Exploration? • A: • They were enslaved

  16. What is one example of a trading company that colonized parts of Asia? • A: • The British East India Company

  17. T/F Colonists mainly imitated the culture of the Natives they encountered. • A: • FALSE • The colonies imitated to culture of their parent country

  18. Which area of the world saw rigid class system and dictatorial rule develop as a result of exploration? • A: • Latin America

  19. In what continent did Europe establish coastal trading posts during the age of exploration? • A: • Africa

  20. What was the Columbian Exchange? • A: • Products and resources being traded between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

  21. Name 3 agricultural products the Eastern hemisphere received in the Columbian exchange. • A: • Corn • Potatoes • Tobacco • Tomato

  22. What did the Western hemisphere receive that devastated their population? • A: • Diseases • (ex. Small pox)

  23. What were the two animals that came to the Western hemisphere and had the biggest impact on American Indian lifestyle? • A: • Cattle (live stock) • Horses

  24. As a result of the shortage of labor for growing cash crops Europeans relied on what type of labor? • A: • African Slaves (slavery now became based on race)

  25. The plantation system had what effect on indigenous economics and the environment: • A: • It destroyed them!

  26. The triangular trade route linked what three areas? • A: • Europe • Africa • The Americas

  27. Name 3 major products traded on the Triangular Trade route. • A: • Manufactured goods (from Europe) • Slaves (from Africa) • Sugar Cane (From the Carribean) • Rum (From America)

  28. Precious metals such as __________ and ______________ were exported from the Americas. • A: • Gold • Silver

  29. Name the two indigenous empires that were destroyed for their precious metals. • A: • Aztec • Inca

  30. What impact did the export of precious metals from the Americas and into Spain have on Spain’s economy? • A: • It caused inflation (decrease in value of Gold)

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