WHAP Unit 4 Review

Which of the following is the best CONTEXT for the rise of Maritime Empires?

• Vikings reaching the new world increased interaction between the old world and the new.

• The fall of the Ming dynasty in China opened up the East to trade with the West.

• A power vacuum in the Indian Ocean encouraged Europeans to get involved in Maritime trade.

• New navigational technology allowed sea trade and exploration on a greater scale.

The Omani-European rivalry took place in the ________________ Ocean region.

All of the following were new navigational technology that allowed for long distance maritime trade (check all that apply).

• Caravel

• Magnetic Compass

• Lateen Sale

• Astrolate

• Printing Press

Why did primogeniture laws encourage Europeans to explore?

• It said only sons could inherit from their parents, so it encouraged women to go elsewhere.

• If you were not the first born son you would not inherit anything, so you had to make your wealth in other ways.

• Parents could use this law to exclude any child from inheriting money. This pushed those children to explore.

• These laws provided money for young people to explore the new world.

_______________ is the practice of making maps.

Who was the first European monarch to finance exploration?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Vasco de Gama

• Bartholomew Diaz

• Christopher Columbus

Who was the first explorer to sail around the tip of Africa?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Vasco de Gama

• Bartholomew Diaz

• Christopher Columbus

Who was the first explorer to sail from Portugal all the way to India?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Vasco de Gama

• Bartholomew Diaz

• Christopher Columbus

Who was the first explorer to "discovoer" the new world?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Vasco de Gama

• Bartholomew Diaz

• Christopher Columbus

Check all of the below that apply: Which of the following are characteristics of many trading post empires?

• Did not control huge amounts of land.

• Did control large amounts of land.

• Used weapons to enforce trade.

• Were established by large land based empires.