Age of Exploration

Front

Which factors caused the collapse of the Inca Empire?

Back

The spread of smallpox reduced the Inca population.

Front

What was the significance of Portuguese explorations?

Back

They identified a trade route between Europe and India that introduced new goods to Europe.

Front

Which route did Vasco da Gama take to reach Asia?

Back

around the Cape of Good Hope

Front

Which of the following were part of the Columbian Exchange?

• emergence of empires
• gold and silver
• domestication of llamas
• cattle, sheep, and pigs

Back

cattle, sheep, and pigs

Front

What was introduced to Europe after their contact with the New World? Options: coffee, corn (maize), horses, smallpox.

Back

corn (maize)

Front

How did Marco Polo’s chronicle of his travels in Asia affect Europe?

Back

Europeans became more interested in exploration.

Front

How did a smaller force of Spanish conquistadors capture the Aztec capital?

Back

Local people joined the Spanish conquistadors against the Aztec.

Front

What was Christopher Columbus's attitude towards the people he found in the Americas?

Back

He looked to convert and enslave them.

Front

What caused the Age of Exploration?

Back

The demand for spices and other Asian goods grew in European markets.

Front

How did agricultural products figure into the Columbian Exchange?

Back

The people of the New World taught Europeans irrigation techniques.