AP WH 4.1 Globalizing Networks

This image of a Dutch Fluyt in the 17th Century best illustrates which of these?

• The Dutch were the first ones to sail around Africa to Asia and back in search of goods from Asian markets.

• During the period of 1450-1750 European powers elevated themselves through mercantilism, trade, and exploration of Africa, Asia, and the Americas.

• The small size of this ship compared to the size of Chinese vessels demonstrated the Europeans continued inferiority in maritime trade when compared with Asia from 1450-1750.

• The Dutch did not participate in global trade in the same capacity that other European powers did because of a lack of maritime technologies and a government unwilling to support exploration.

What was the role of improved technology in European exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries?

• The steam engine made ships faster.

• The mariner's astrolabe determined latitude at sea.

• lave rowers from Africa propelled the ships farther.

• Gutenberg's printing press spread ideas about the New World.

Ferdinand Magellan's voyage to circumnavigate the Earth in the early 1500's would not have been possible without the use of a compass, which originated in

• Arabia

• China

• Europe

• Japan

Why did Europeans want to find a direct sea route to Asia in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries?

• to spread Christianity to the east

• to introduce new spices to Muslims

• to limit the variety of trade goods

• to avoid paying inflated prices for goods

Which of these statement BEST explains Spain’s principal reason for colonizing the "New World"?

• Spain was inspired by scientific curiosity.

• Spain's citizens desired to settle elsewhere.

• Spain wanted to maximize its economic profits.

• Spain desired to spread the power of the Catholic Church.

How did The Crusades contribute to the Age of Exploration?

• They created a desire to spread Christianity among the American natives.

• They created a desire in Europe for new products and new trade routes to the East.

• The democratic spirit which accompanied the conquests of the Crusaders swept across Europe.

• The establishment of sea routes used by the Crusaders which rounded South America made exploration easier.

Which European nation was the first to control trade in the Indian Ocean and in Asia?

• Spain

• Portugal

• England

• France

The route pioneered by explorer Vasco da Gama was intended

• for Portugal to bypass the Venetian trading monopoly to India.

• for Spain find a new passage to Asia through westward travel.

• to locate a passage to the Spice Islands for England.

• to open North America to French trade.

The voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492

• opened the way for Spain to colonize North and South America.

• led the way for Portugal to build a vast trading empire in Asia.

• ed England to claim the the vast territory surrounding Hudson Bay.

• showed Spain the way around South America and into the Pacific Ocean.

As a result of the Columbian Exchange

• The population of Europe exploded due to introduction of inexpensive food such as corn and potato

• Native American life benefited from trade with Europe

• New ideas about transportation improved speed for trans-Atlantic voyages

• the America's became the wealthiest region in the world