Unit 3 Connecting Hemispheres

Vasco da Gama’s discovery of a route to India by sea proved to be

• very profitable since da Gama returned with a valuable cargo of spices.

• far too costly to be sailed on a regular basis.

• useless because of the difficulties and expenses of making the trip.

• too long to be repeated because the route by sea took longer than it would have taken by land.

The conquistadors’ main advantage over the Aztec and Inca empires was their

• knowledge of the territory.

• vast army size.

• types of weaponry.

• superior intelligence.

Why is Ferdinand Magellan’s voyage considered a turning point in world history?

• Portugal’s claims to southern Africa were established.

• His ship was the first to land in the Americas.

• One of his ships was the first to circumnavigate Earth.

• Britain’s control of the seas ended.

One reason Spain sponsored the first voyage of Columbus to the west was to

• Find a more direct route to Asia

• Obtain military technology

• Make contact with the Empire of Benin

• Trade in established ports in the Americas

A major result of the European Age of Exploration was

• The end of regional isolation and the beginning of a period of European global domination

• Extensive migration of people from the Western Hemisphere to Europe and Asia

• The fall of European national monarchies and the end of the power of the Catholic Church

• A long period of peace and prosperity for nations of western Europe

During the Middle Ages, Europeans did not eat potatoes or corn because these vegetables

• Were forbidden by the Catholic Church for religious reasons

• Had not yet been introduced to Europe from the New World

• Were believed to be poisonous

• Were too expensive to import from China

Which explanation for the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire is best supported by this illustration above?

• The Aztec religion encouraged non-violence.

• The nations of Europe allied with the Spanish against the Aztec rulers.

• The conquistadors were defending their homeland.

• Spanish technology was a major factor in the defeat of the Aztecs.

The Age of Exploration led directly to the

• Establishment of European colonies

• Start of the Puritan Revolution

• Invention of the magnetic compass

• Failure of the Congress of Vienna

Which of the following best explains why European colonists relied on enslaved Africans for labor in the Americas?

• Africans were more familiar with European farming techniques

• Europeans believed Africans would willingly work for them

• There was a shortage of Indigenous labor due to disease and conflict

• African workers were skilled in managing large businesses

In the late 1400s and early 1500s, what was a major reason for the European voyages of exploration?

• Need for alternate trade routes

• Rapid industrialization

• Desire to control Constantinople

• Introduction of Enlightenment ideas