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1.MarcoPoloinfluencedtheAgeofExplorationby
A. returningwithvaluablesilks,teasand
spicesfromAsia
C. developingasocialclasssystemfor
explorersonships
B. teachingexplorershowtobuildeffective
ships
D. successfullycircumnavigatingtheglobe
2.Whydidtheexplorerstravelbysea,ratherthanland,toreachAsia?
A. Livingonaboatwasaneasierwayoflife
thantravelingbyland.
C. TheOttomanTurkspreventedpeoplefrom
passingthroughtheirland.
B. TheOttomanTurkstaughttheSpanishand
Portuguesehowtobuildboats.
D. ThegreatEuropeanhorseplaguemadeit
difficulttotravelbyland.
3.WhatdidVascodeGamadobeforeanyotherEuropeanexplorer?
A. HesuccessfullyreachedLatinAmericaby
ship.
C. HesuccessfullyreachedAfricabyship.
D. HesuccessfullyreachedPortugalbyship.
B. HesuccessfullyreachedIndiabyship.
4.WhydidChristopherColumbusthinkhehadlandedinIndia?
A. Heunderestimatedthedistancearoundthe
world.
C. Hethoughttheworldwasflat.
D. Thespiceshefoundwereidenticaltothose
inIndia.
B. PeopleintheCaribbeanspokeHindi.
5.WhattwocountriesdominatedtradeduringtheAgeofExploration?
A. SpainandItaly
C. FranceandEngland
B. PortugalandEngland
D. SpainandPortugal
6.WhichofthefollowinggoodssharedintheColumbianexchangecamefromtheAmericas?
A. cows
C. coffee
B. cats
D. chocolate
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7.WhatwasanegativeeffectoftheColumbianexchange?
C. Diseasessuchasmeaslesandsmallpox
werespread.
A. Peopletastednonewfoods.
B. FarmersintheAmericasranoutofcropsto
grow.
D. Europesufferedfromashortageofhorses
forbattle.
8. WhichofthefollowingwasNOTaneffectofthelineofdemarcationbetweenSpainand
Portugal?
A. SpainandPortugalbecamethemost
influentialcountriesduringtheAgeof
Exploration.
C. PrinceHenrytheNavigatorexploredthe
Africancoast.
D. SpainandPortugalclaimedownershipof
landtheyhadn'tdiscoveredyet.
B. PeopleinBrazilspeakPortuguese.
9.Circumnavigationmeansto
A. discovernewland
C. settleinanewcontinent
B. travelcompletelyaroundsomething,such
astheglobe
D. tradegoodswithanotherpeople
10.WhichstatementaboutlifeatseaduringtheAgeofExplorationistrue?
A. Pageswerethehighestrankingpeopleon
theships.
C. Thesocialranksonshipswerecompletely
differentthanonland.
B. Thecaptainwasthehighestrankingperson
ontheship.
D. Medicineofthetimepreventedpeoplefrom
gettingsick.
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