Quiz 9a - Age of Exploration

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1 The expeditions of Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro resulted in the

	destruction of the Aztec and Inca empires
	capture of Brazil by Portugal
	colonization of North America by Portugal
	exploration of the Philippines and East Indies

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• Invention of the compass and astrolabe
• European dependence on spices from Asia
• Rise of nation-states in Europe

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These developments influenced the start of the

	Crusades
	Renaissance
	Reformation
	Age of Exploration

3 During the 1500s, technological advances in navigation, naval engineering, and mapmaking contributed directly to the start of the

	Gupta Empire
	Mongol Empire
	Age of Exploration
	medieval guilds

4 The Crusades, the travels of Marco Polo, and the fall of the Byzantine Empire all contributed to the

	growth of feudalism in Europe
	Age of Exploration in Europe
	decline of the African slave trade
	end of absolute monarchy in Russia

5 Advances in navigation technology and the desire of Europeans to obtain goods from Asia are most closely associated with the

	rise of feudalism
	Agricultural Revolution
	Age of Exploration
	Age of Reason

6 The combined usage of the caravel, compass, and astrolabe in the late 1400s helped bring about the

	migration of the Bantu
	exploration of the Americas
	introduction of Buddhism to East Asia
	voyages of Zheng He

7 During the Ming dynasty, why did China stop investing in overseas naval expeditions?

	Many foreigners were imitating Chinese culture.
	Chinese leaders saw little value in exploration.
	People disagreed with Confucius’s demand for more territory.
	Chinese merchants were threatened by foreign competition.

8 The journeys of Vasco da Gama, Bartholomeu Dias, and Christopher Columbus became possible in the late 1400s because of the

	support of exploration by the English government
	trade connections established by Ibn Battuta
	effects of the Atlantic slave trade
	development of new navigational instruments and technology

9 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

10 Early exploration of Africa by Europeans was hindered by the

	lack of natural resources in Africa
	alliances between African kingdoms
	isolationist policies of European monarchs
	many different physical features of Africa