Unit 1: Europe Emerges

Why did Europeans (such as Columbus) seek alternate trade routes to Asia?

• To avoid conflict with neighboring countries

• To find new sources of food

• To gain direct access to valuable goods like spices, silk, and gold

• To establish new colonies in Africa

How did the ideas from the Reformation divide Christianity?

• By uniting all Christian denominations

• By creating a single church authority

• By beginning a shift in thought on authority

• By eliminating religious texts

What is the significance of the term "3 G's" in the context of exploration?

• Gold, Glory, and God

• Guns, Germs, and Geography

• Growth, Gain, and Governance

• Goods, Grains, and Gems

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• A trade agreement between Europe and Asia

• The exchange of goods, ideas, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds

• A military alliance in the Americas

• A cultural exchange program in Europe

What is the significance of the term "Old World"?

• Refers to the Americas

• Refers mostly to Europe

• Refers to newly discovered lands

• Refers to ancient civilizations only

What is the significance of the term "New World"?

• Refers to Europe

• Refers to Asia

• Refers to the Americas

• Refers to Africa

What was the Middle Passage?

• A route for spices from Asia

• The sea journey of enslaved Africans to the Americas

• A trade agreement between Europe and Africa

• A cultural exchange program

Which civilizations were powerful and advanced in the Americas before European arrival?

• Roman, Greek, Egyptian

• Aztec, Incan, Mayan

• Chinese, Indian, Persian

• Babylonian, Assyrian, Sumerian

What long-term effect did the Age of Exploration have on Africa?

• Industrialization

• Transtlantic Slave Trade

• Formation of the United Nations

• Discovery of new continents

What was a major factor in the destruction of indigenous cultures in the Americas?

• Peaceful negotiations

• Colonization by European settlers

• Voluntary cultural exchange

• Technological advancements