7.9 - World Convergence, Lessons 1, 2, 5, and 7

What was a significant reason for the beginning of the Age of Exploration in the 1500s?

• The decline of European monarchies

• The search for new entertainment forms

• The desire to increase wealth and power through trade

• The invention of new farming techniques

Why did other European countries explore new routes to Asia?

• They wanted to find gold and silver.

• They were interested in learning about Asian cultures.

• They did not want to use routes controlled by Italian city-states.

• They wanted to establish colonies in Europe.

What was one of the reasons Christian missionaries participated in the Age of Exploration?

• To find new spices

• To establish trade routes

• To spread their religion to new lands

• To discover new animal species

What was the main good traded by Vasco da Gama that helped build the Portuguese trading empire?

• Gold

• Silk

• Spices

• Cotton

What significant realization did Amerigo Vespucci make about the Americas?

• They were rich in spices

• They were part of Asia

• They were a separate continent

• They were uninhabited

What did Magellan prove was possible in 1519?

• Sailing across the Atlantic Ocean

• Circumnavigating the globe

• Discovering the Americas

• Inventing the compass

Who invented the magnetic compass?

• The Europeans

• The Muslims

• The Chinese

• The Indians

Who led the Spanish voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean in 1492?

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Pizarro

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

Which two great empires were present in the Americas when the Spanish explorers arrived?

• Aztec and Maya

• Inca and Cherokee

• Aztec and Inca

• Maya and Cherokee

Why was the Aztec Empire no match for the Spanish?

• The Spanish had superior weaponry and more soldiers.

• The Spanish formed alliances with local peoples who opposed the Aztecs.

• The Aztec ruler mistakenly believed the Spanish had come in peace.

• The Aztecs had superior weapons but fewer soldiers.