Discovering Our Past: Medieval and Early Modern Times

Chapter 10: The Age of Exploration

Self-Check Quiz

1
The collapse of the Byzantine and __________ empires made it more difficult and expensive for Europeans to get goods from Asia.
A)Holy Roman
B)Mongol
C)Eastern Roman
D)Ottoman
2
By the end of the 1400s, the four kingdoms of Spain, France, England, and _________ emerged as strong European forces.
A)Italy
B)China
C)Portugal
D)Belgium
3
Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer, was the first to __________.
A)navigate the Panama Canal
B)use a compass
C)land on the island of Hispaniola
D)round the tip of Africa
4
Christopher Columbus convinced the rulers of __________ to fund his voyage that led to the discovery of the Americas.
A)France
B)Spain
C)England
D)Portugal
5
__________ studied cartography and created a basic system of longitude and latitude still used today.
A)al-Idrisi
B)Claudius Ptolemy
C)Prince Henry of Portugal
D)Bartolomeu Dias
6
__________ sailed around the Americas to discover East Asia.
A)Christopher Columbus
B)Ferdinand Magellan
C)Bartolomeu Dias
D)Vasco da Gama
7
Europeans used astrolabes and _________ to navigate the Atlantic Ocean.
A)triangular sails
B)compasses
C)printing press
D)All of the above.
8
The Strait of Magellan was named for the Spanish explorer who discovered the way around __________.
A)North America
B)Europe
C)South America
D)Asia
9
The defeat of the Spanish Armada was important because __________.
A)it encouraged the English and Dutch to begin exploring North America and Asia
B)it encouraged the French and Portuguese to begin exploring North America and Asia
C)it encouraged the English and Dutch to begin exploring South America and Asia
D)it encouraged the English and Dutch to begin exploring Asia and Australia
10
The slave trade began when the Portuguese began bringing enslaved people to the Azores, Madeira, and Cape Verde islands to __________.
A)work in sugarcane fields
B)mine gold
C)work in cotton fields
D)harvest tobacco
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