WH Module 10 Reading Check

Which of the following is motivated 15th Century European monarchs

to find a sea route to East Asia?

• the desire to learn their native languages

• e desire to adopt new religions and traditions

• to create new markets for European wool and textiles

• to eliminate the high cost of trading with Italian merchants

Why was Portugal the first western European nation to travel to India by sea?

• The Portuguese royal family invested large sums of money in navel exploration

• Portuguese Captains hired Muslim sailors who were familiar with the east coast of Africa

• the Portuguese invented the triangular said, allowing them to sail against the ocean currents

• Portuguese soldiers discovered maps of Africa after they conquered the Muslin city of Ceuta

Which of the following resulted directly from the voyages of Christopher Columbus?

• increased piracy in the Caribbean

• increased tension between Portugal and Spain

• opening of new trade routes to China and Indonesia

• lowering of the price of spices imported from East Asia

Which of the following reasons primarily motivated the Netherlands to colonize Southeast Asia?

• The Dutch hoped to convert Asians to their religion

• The Dutch wanted to create new markets for their goods

• They expected to make large profits sending spices back to Europe

• They wanted to conquer large areas of land in order to spread their culture

Which was more profitable, overall?

• Dutch East India Company

• Portugal Trading

• England Trading Company

• France / India Company

Which two counties sign the Treaty of Tordesillas?

• Great Britain and France

• Great Britain and Spain

• Spain and Portugal

• France and Portugal

The Treat of Tordesillas identified what line as giving too much land to Spain?

• Equator

• The Rose Line

• Boundaries of Settlement

• Line of Demarcation

Which Portuguese explorer sailed to India, and brought back immense amounts of goods to sell? Thus, giving the Portuguese a route to trade wealth

• Henry Christopher

• Vasco da Gama

• Alexander VI

• Bartolomue Dias

Who was the Portuguese Captain who first brought crews around the southern tip of South America?

• Henry Christopher

• Vasco da Gama

• Alexander VI

• Bartolomue Dias

Who founded a Navigation School in 1419?

• Prince Henry

• Frances Key

• Vasco Da Gama

• Dominic Hongwu