Everything You Need to Know About the Age of Exploration

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The main reason Europeans wanted to find an all water route to Asia was . . .

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to find new trade routes to Asia (wanted control of the rare spice trade = $$$)

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Which statement best summarizes the impact of the Columbian Exchange? Options: It had a positive impact on the lives of those in the New World and Old World. It had a negative impact on the New World, but a positive impact on the Old World. It was mixed for the New and Old Worlds; there were both positive and negative impacts. The New World began to rely on goods from the Old World, and still do today

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It was mixed for the New and Old Worlds; there were both positive and negative impacts.

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How did the French grow wealthy during the Age of Exploration? Options: by being the first to find trade routes to Asia, by taking part in the African slave trade, by creating trading posts and trading fur

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by creating trading posts and trading fur

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Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Columbian Exchange? New forms of government developed in Europe., A large number of people in the America were killed by European diseases., Hunting improved in the New World as a result of new weapons., The diets of people in both the New World and the Old World improved.

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New forms of government developed in Europe.

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What did Cortes do?

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conquered the Aztec people

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Why was the Age of Exploration the first global turning point?

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It was the first connection between the Old World and the New World.

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Which trade routes from the ancient and medieval period was no longer an option to buy goods from Asia? Options: Trans-Saharan Trade, Indian Ocean Trade, Mediterranean Trade

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Silk Road

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In order to reach Asia, explorers had to sail around which continent?

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Africa

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Which empire controlled the old Silk Road and forced many European countries to find a new way to Asia?

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Ottoman Empire

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A favorable balance of trade means that a country is

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Selling more than they are buying