Survey
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
AGE OF EXPLORATION: CHAPTER FIVE REVIEW SECTION ONE :MULTIPLE CHOICE /10 Use the organizer below to answer Questions 1 and 2. To protect trade routes to the exotic items of Asia To convert nonEuropean people to Christianity COMMON FEATURE? To reduce high prices for silks and spices in Europe To find new supplies of gold and silver for Europe 1. A feature common to the goals above is that they were all a) direct causes of the Renaissance in Europe b) indirect results of increased trade during the Middle Ages c) motives for European exploration and expansion d) reasons for the development of humanism and the Renaissance worldview 2. Which of the following developments was the most useful in assisting those in power to accomplish the goals listed in the organizer above? a) The invention of the printing press. b) The invention of new forms of navigational equipment. c) The spread of literacy and the discovery of new art forms. d) The increase in volume of trade among European cities. Refer to Figure 5-26 on text page 120 to answer Questions 3, 4, and 5. 3. The primary purpose common to the four explorers shown on the map was to a) initiate contact with new cultural groups b) find new sea routes to Asia c) make scientific discoveries d) investigate religious beliefs held by other groups CHAPTER FIVE REVIEW: THE AGE OF EXPLORATION 4. These explorers were most surprised by which geographic problem indicated on the map? a) b) c) d) The distance from Europe to Asia The time required to sail around Africa The location of Australia The existence of the Americas 5. Using the scale on the map to calculate distance, which of these explorers journeyed the farthest? a) b) c) d) Bartholomeu Dias Christopher Columbus Giovanni Cabot Jacques Cartier Use the following statement to answer Question 6. In the Age of Exploration, European contact with new cultures was always peaceful and was welcomed by the groups the Europeans came into contact with. 6. A student investigating the Age of Exploration could prove the above statement false by locating information on a) b) c) d) European contacts with Prester John Marco Polo’s journey to China the role of Prince Henry the Navigator in supporting discovery the methods used by the Portuguese to control trade with India 7. Three of the following statements describe reasons why Europeans sought to expand their territory and influence outside of Europe. Choose the statement that does not explain this expansion. a) The Renaissance worldview inspired individuals to explore the truth about the world for themselves, and to have the confidence to take on dangerous tasks. b) Italian and other merchants were looking for shorter and cheaper ways to bring silks and spices from Asia to Europe. c) Christian leaders encouraged expansion as a means to convert non-Christians and to prevent the spread of Islamic beliefs. d) Leaders in Europe wanted to cooperate with Indigenous peoples in Africa and the Americas by forming alliances. CHAPTER FIVE REVIEW: THE AGE OF EXPLORATION Use the following excerpt to answer Question 8. The Articles of Agreement between the Lords the Catholic Sovereigns and Cristobal Colon Firstly, that Your Highnesses, as actual Lords of the said Oceans, appoint from this date the said Cristobal Colon to be your Admiral in all these islands and mainlands which by his activity and industry shall be discovered or acquired… Likewise, that Your Highnesses appoint the said Don Cristobal Colon to be your Admiral/your Viceroy and Governor General in all the said islands and mainlands… that of all and every kind of merchandise whatsoever…which may be bought, bartered, discovered, and obtained…that he may have and take for himself, the tenth part of the whole… By command of the King and of the Queen 8. From the point of view of an Indigenous person in the New World, the above Articles of Agreement would most likely be considered a) acceptable, because contact with Spain would probably increase trade b) acceptable, because the King of Spain is Lord of the Oceans c) unacceptable, because the King of Spain has no right to take command of the land and property of the New World d) unacceptable, because the inhabitants of the New World should be given money and goods by the King of Spain 9. In 2006, NASA assessed the odds of crew members on the space shuttle dying at 1 in a) b) c) d) 100 200 500 1000 10. Countries have control over their natural resources around their shore like fish and water. This area of control extends how far? a) b) c) d) 70 km 170 km 270 km 370 km CHAPTER FIVE REVIEW: THE AGE OF EXPLORATION SECTION TWO: TRUE AND FALSE /10 11. Through trade with the Arab world spices began to arrive in Europe through India 12. At some steps of the trading process, the prices of the spices increased 13. Europeans believed a land route to the east was the solution to their trade problems. 14. The first European explorers to what is now Canada were often accompanied by missionaries. 15. Most Catholic missionaries in Canada were Italian. 16. Prince Henry began by funding expeditions to the coast of Africa's goldproducing regions 17. The Portuguese hired locals as interpreters in Africa 18. Due to their cannon technology, the Portuguese prevailed and established military control over this part of the world 19. Scientists today estimate there were people here 30,000 years before the Europeans arrived 20. It is estimated that 40-90 million lived here before the Europeans arrived CHAPTER FIVE REVIEW: THE AGE OF EXPLORATION SECTION THREE: FILL IN THE BLANKS /15 21. Trading centres like Constantinople and Alexandria provided goods for __________ merchants 22. Renaissance exploration sponsors felt it was their duty to bring ______________ to the people of the lands they visited. 23. In the western regions, Catholic and __________ priests arrived shortly after the establishment of the Red River Settlement in ______. 24. At a centre at _________, explorers from all over Europe gathered to share their knowledge 25. ___________was the first European country to get involved in organized exploration. 26. The first slaves were brought to work on islands in the _______ Ocean on ________ plantations 27. For the next ________ centuries, Europeans captured and transported millions of Africans to the _________as Slaves 28. ________ merchants saw the Portuguese as _________and regularly attacked their ships. 29. Columbus made three more voyages around the _________ looking for sources of gold and ______. 30. Magellan was killed after getting involved in a local war, but his ship continued home to Spain as the first to _____________ the world. CHAPTER FIVE REVIEW: THE AGE OF EXPLORATION SECTION FOUR: VOCABULARY /12 31. Expansionism 32. Gold 33. Glory 34. God 35. Prester John 36. Robert Rundle 37. Father Thibeault 38. Prince Henry 39. Bartolomeu Dias 40. Vasco da Gama 41. Christopher Columbus 42. Ferdinand Magellan a. became a patron of the Portuguese explorers b. led the first Portuguese expedition around the Cape of Good Hope c. a legend believed to have ruled fabulously wealthy lands, situated beyond the Muslim lands d. To be the first person to accomplish some exploration feat e. set up a Methodist Church at Fort Edmonton f. To spread religious ideas through missionary work g. the first to sail south along the coast of South America and reach the Pacific Ocean by heading west h. Self explanatory riches like gold and silver i. established the first permanent mission in Alberta j. the actions and attitudes of a state or country whose goal is to increase power and territory k. was sure there was a shorter route to Asia l. sailed around Africa, across the Indian Ocean to Calicut SECTION FIVE: SHORT ANSWER /7 43. Name three problems of the current trading system for Europeans. 44. Give the navigational use for each of the following tools developed during the Age of Exploration: compass, astrolabe, cross staff, back-staff. CHAPTER FIVE REVIEW: THE AGE OF EXPLORATION