Explore key maritime explorations and their global impacts in this Bentley Ch. 22 quiz. Assess understanding of historical figures like Vasco Da Gama and Columbus, and compare European maritime strategies. Essential for learners interested in the intricate web of global trade and exploration history.
It supported Columbus' claim that the world was round
It demonstrated that there was a faster passage to Asia than the traditional overland routes
It showed the south and east Asian empires that Europe was a mighty trading power and foreshadowed Europe's coming dominance
It opened the doors to direct maritime trading and helped to establish permanent links between Europe and Asia
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Magellan
Balboa
Columbus
Prince Henry of Portugal
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Gold
Sugar
Cowry shells
Silver
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Based on his mathematical calculations of the earth's circumference, he believed that sailing west from Europe to Asia would be profitable and they recognized the wealth such a route would bring to their kingdom
He promised them an alliance between the wealthy Italian port city of Genoa and the rising newly unified Spanish kingdom of Aragon and Castile
He had already made a successful voyage to the islands he called the Indies and he had the gold and natives as specimens to prove it
He had had the earlier backing of Prince Henry who died before he could back another voyage
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Both wanted to spread Christianity as the dominant faith throughout the world
Both wanted to dominate trade int he region, but not necessarily to populate the region with European settlers
Both wanted to spread Christianity and trade throughout their realms by establishing settler colonies
Both wanted to destroy the power of the Chinese merchants who had dominated the region for centuries
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It demonstrated the power of the Prussian army to withstand assault from teh west
It demonstrated the importance of the gunpowder empires in Asia
It showed that the eastern hemisphere could not dominate the western hemisphere in terms of economic and military power
It placed Britain in a position to dominate world trade for the next 150 years
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The western hemisphere had developed in relative isolation from Europe, Asia, and Africa for thousands of years, so the people had no natural immunities to diseases from the eastern hemisphere.
The peoples of the western hemisphere did not have access to the more sophisticated medical tradition and practices of the Asians and the Europeans so they had no way to combat the diseases.
The peoples of the western hemisphere were weakened from fighting the European invaders, so they were not biologically strong enough to fight the diseases
The peoples of the western hemisphere lacked the sanitation and technology needed to prevent the spread of infectious disease acquired from contact with the Europeans, so diseases spread too rapidly to combat
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Wheat and potatoes
Potatoes and maize
Maize and beans
Tomatoes and peppers
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The search for raw materials and mineral resources
The search for new lands to settle and cultivate
Population pressures in Europe.
The desire to trade directly with Asian markets
The urge to extend Christianity beyond Europe.
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The Portuguese were interested in land and sea territories more than controlling trade routes and custom duties, as were the Dutch and the English
The Portuguese were interested in controlling trade routes and collecting customs duties, while the Dutch and English were interested in controlling shipping on the high seas
The Portuguese were interested in militarily controlling trade routes and collecting customs duties while the Dutch and the English were interested in establishing trading posts to sell supplies and collect customs duties
The Portuguese were more interested in fighting their Spanish rivals than stopping the English or Dutch merchant companies
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Astrolabe
Sternpost rudder
Compass
Cross staff and back staff
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The Portuguese in Brazil
The Dutch in Indonesia
The Spanish in the Philippines
The French in Canada
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