AP World - Unit 4 - Transoceanic

What is an example of an Islamic or Asian technology that facilitated European trade and travel?

• Astrolabe

• Porcelain

• Caravel

• Galleon

Which of the following was used by the Portuguese to develop the caravel so that they could sail directly into winds on the Indian Ocean?

• Compass

• Lateen Sail

• Portolani Map

• Stern Rudder

Which kingdom's monarch supported Columbus' maritime exploration of the Americas in the hope of finding a direct route to Asia?

• Italy

• Portugal

• Spain

• France

Which economic factor caused the Portuguese develop of maritimine technology to assist with navigation?

• To obtain raw materials and wealth

• To diffuse technology with Asian states

• To establish colonies in new territories

• To spread Catholicism to non Christian people

What did the Spanish sponsorship of Columbus and subsequent increase in European Transoceanic travel and trade lead to?

• The sponsorship of explorers

• The creation of new forms of maritime technology

• The movement of people to European states

• The creation of the plantation complex

All of the following were causes of the Columbian Exchange EXCEPT

• Jesuit missionary work

• State sponsorship of exploration

• The creation of the Middle Passage

• Desire for territorial gain and wealth

All of the following were effects of the Columbian Exchange EXCEPT

• The Great Dying

• Cash crops grown by coerced labor

• Transfer of domesticated animals

• Water route to Asian spices

How did states like the Portuguese and Dutch initially establish their states along the Swahili Coast and Indonesia?

• Creation of Trading Posts

• Signing of the Treaty of Tordesillas

• Fur trade monopoly

• Destruction of the Ottoman Empire

Why did the Chinese limit the size of their Junk ships and the Japanese expell Christian missionaries?

• European domination of long distance travel

• Growth of the plantation economy

• Unintentational spread of disease

• American foods like potatoes and tomatoes became staple crops

How did the Asante benefit from participation in trade networks?

• They gained enslaved people

• They obtained firearms

• This led to a increase in gold coins

• Purchase of ivory and metal goods