1. Review Questions The route depicted on this map was first travelled by
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama
Erasmus
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama explored for Portugal and was the first to round the horn of Africa

2. What caused European countries to begin exploring the world initially?
To find a water route to bypass the Muslim cultures that controlled the silk road trade routes.
Muslim Cultures
Europe
CHINA

3. Describe the main policies of Asian cultures towards European traders.
Japan
Closed off Trade entirely
China and Korea
Allowed trade off the coast to avoid social contact

4. Where was the Tokugawa shogunate?

5. A Spanish explorer learning Aztec languages, an Incan becoming Christian, a European eating new foods like potatoes, slaves being taken to the New World, and an Englishman marrying a Native American woman are all examples of
Slave trade
New inventions
Atlantic Trade
Columbian Exchange
The Columbian Exchange brought cultures all over the world in contact with each other’s customs, beliefs, and goods.

6. What were the 3 main goals of exploration
2. God
3. Gold
4. Glory

7. He believed that India could be reached by sailing west and discovered what would be known as the Americas.
Vasco do Gama
Samuel de Champlain
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Columbus discovered the “new world’ but thought he landed in India; thus that area of the Caribbean was called the “West Indies”

8. What European country controlled the red area on the map to the right?

9. Edo is the name for what modern-day Japanese city?
Tokyo

10. The invention that had the greatest impact on exploration was the
Smaller ships
astrolabe
compass
Printing press

11. What man conquered the ancient Aztecs? Cortes

12. If you were a native American living in the new world, you would probably feel ______ about/by the Columbian Exchange
Apathetic
Elated
Dismayed
Amused
The Columbian Exchange killed off most of the native Americans and those who survived were often taken as slaves

13. The Aztecs practiced human ___________ as a part of their religious beliefs.
sacrifice

14. What were the only two things that Asian cultures would accept for trade items from the Europeans.
Gold or silver
Why was this?
They had no use for European goods; theirs were better

15. How did the Tokugawa shoguns weaken the Samurai class?
By giving them desk jobs in the cities

16. Which country was the first to successfully embark on long range voyages during the age of exploration and explored the West Coast of Africa, and set up port cities?
Portugal
France
Spain
England
Portuguese Prince Henry the Navigator started a school for navigation and successfully explored the West Coast of Africa

17. Which ancient Muslim Empires controlled each area? 17 18 19
Safavid Persians 18
Ottoman turks 17
Mughal Indians 19

18. What man conquered the ancient Incas?
Pizzaro

19. The Incas had a (1)___________ system made of (2) __________ that would rival the ancient (3) __________ Empire.
Road
Stone
Roman

20. In the Incan Empire, conquistadors discovered _________ mines, a precious metal which was not as valuable as gold, but still made the country of _________ very rich.
Silver, Spain

21. Define “conquistador.”
A Spanish explorer, warrior, conqueror

22. In which modern-day country were the Aztecs located?
Mexico

23. In which modern-day country were the Incas located?
Peru

24. What religion (be specific) were the conquistadors?
Roman Catholic

25. Place Your Wagers
Why is this ironic based on what we know about their actions in the new world?
The conquistadors were supposed to be Christian, but they tortured and murdered Indians all under the name of converting people. Not a good sales pitch.