Unit 3 Test - Connecting Hemispheres REVIEW

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Vasco da Gama’s discovery of a route to India by sea proved to be

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very profitable since da Gama returned with a valuable cargo of spices.

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The conquistadors’ main advantage over the Aztec and Inca empires was their
Options:
knowledge of the territory.
vast army size.
types of weaponry.
superior intelligence.

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types of weaponry.

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Why is Ferdinand Magellan’s voyage considered a turning point in world history?

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One of his ships was the first to circumnavigate Earth.

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One reason Spain sponsored the first voyage of Columbus to the west was to

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Find a more direct route to Asia

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A major result of the European Age of Exploration was: A long period of peace and prosperity for nations of western Europe, Extensive migration of people from the Western Hemisphere to Europe and Asia, The fall of European national monarchies and the end of the power of the Catholic Church, The end of regional isolation and the beginning of a period of European global domination

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The end of regional isolation and the beginning of a period of European global domination

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During the Middle Ages, Europeans did not eat potatoes or corn because these vegetables

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Had not yet been introduced to Europe from the New World

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One reason the Spanish conquistadores were able to conquer the Aztec and Incan Empires rapidly is that

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The Spanish had better weapons than the Aztecs and Incas did

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The Age of Exploration led directly to the

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Establishment of European colonies

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What did England export? Options: Salt, fruit, and wines; Sugar, molasses, and fruit; Bill of exchange; Manufactured goods

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Manufactured goods

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What did ships transport on the “middle passage”?

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Gold and enslaved Africans.