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Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. Which of the following best explained why European rulers encouraged ocean exploration?
a. They wanted to find new trade routes.
b. They wanted to conquer new lands.
c. They wanted to spread Islam.
d. They wanted to test new navigational tools.
2. Which of the following statements accurately describes trade in Southeast Asia?
a. Travel was not influenced by the monsoon winds.
b. Women were successful merchants and rulers in some ports.
c. Most of the spices traded were destined for markets in Europe.
d. Indian traditions did not spread to the region as a result of trade.
3. The Khmer empire was influenced by
a. India.
c. Japan.
b. China.
d. England.
4. How did Portugal gain control of trade in Southeast Asia?
a. They used military force.
b. They established ties with local rulers.
c. They paid money for trading rights.
d. They agreed to share their navigational know-how with rulers of the region.
5. In the 1600s, the Portuguese lost control of trade in the Indian Ocean to the
a. French.
c. Dutch.
b. Spanish.
d. English.
6. The Ming and Qing dynasties followed which of the following policies regarding foreign trade?
a. They restricted foreign trade.
b. They encouraged foreign trade.
c. They allowed foreign trade in all of China’s coastal cities.
d. They forbade foreign trade entirely.
Matching
Match each person with the correct statement below.
a. Afonso de Albuquerque
d. Ferdinand Magellan
b. Christopher Columbus
e. Trung Trac
c. Henry the Navigator
____ 7. Portuguese ruler who encouraged ocean exploration
____ 8. Navigator who wanted to reach Asia by sailing west from Europe
____ 9. Navigator who wanted to find a sea route through the Americas to the Indies
____ 10. One of two rulers who drove the Chinese out of Vietnam
___ 11. Military leader who ended Muslim control of Indian Ocean trade
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Figure 15-1
____ 12. According to Figure 15-1, which European power took the lead in sending out voyages of exploration?
a. France
c. England
b. Portugal
d. the Dutch
____ 13. According to Figure 15-1, which of the following explorers sailed around Africa to India?
a. Dias
c. Columbus
b. Da Gama
d. Cabot
____ 14. Which of the following generalizations is supported by Figure 15-1?
a. The English were the first to reach North America.
b. Early explorers were searching for gold and other treasures in Africa.
c. The Dutch were the last power to take to the oceans for riches.
d. Portugal and Spain took the lead in sending out voyages of exploration.
____ 15. According to Figure 15-1, what explorer first crossed the Atlantic?
a. Da Gama
c. Cabot
b. Columbus
d. Cabral
____ 16. How did Prince Henry change the course of Portugal’s history?
a. Portugal became a Muslim country.
b. Portugal led the way in exploration.
c. Portugal became the first country to circumnavigate the world.
d. Portugal became a gold-rich country.
____ 17. Which of the following best describes Southeast Asia?
a. a region completely dominated by China
b. a completely isolated region
c. a region composed of a mainland and scattered islands
d. a region located between China and Japan
____ 18. Which of the following controlled Vietnam?
a. India
c. Portugal
b. Britain
d. China
____ 19. Who took over control of the spice trade from the Portuguese?
a. the Dutch
c. the Spanish
b. the English
d. the French
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____ 20. Korea was similar to China in that it
a. encouraged contacts with outsiders.
b. discouraged contacts with outsiders.
c. killed all foreigners in its territory.
d. was part of a vast trade network.
____ 21. Which of the following was true of Japan under the Tokugawa shoguns?
a. It had good trade relations with the Europeans.
b. It was isolated from the rest of the world.
c. It was a haven for Christians.
d. It was the center of a flourishing Pacific trade.
Match each place with the correct statement below.
a. China
d. Philippines
b. Britain
e. Portugal
c. India
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This country led overseas exploration.
Magellan reached these islands.
This civilization greatly influenced Southeast Asia.
This country dominated trade in India in the late 1700s.
This civilization strictly controlled European trading rights.
Short Answer Write an essay to answer the following. Use complete sentences and details to support your topic
sentence.
27. List three ways India influenced the development of civilization in Southeast Asia.
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28. Compare the methods the Portuguese and the Dutch used to control the spice trade in Asia.
29. Synthesizing Information Explain how the phrase “gold, God, and glory” relates to the time of ocean
exploration.