Age of Exploration

Age of Exploration Jan 2003 During the 1500s, technological advances in navigation, naval engineering, and mapmaking contributed directly to the start of the (1) Gupta Empire (3) Age of Exploration (2) Mongol Empire (4) medieval guilds June 2003 Base your answers to questions 18 and 19 on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies. 18 Which statement can best be supported by the information on the map? (1) The Portuguese taught the Chinese their sailing knowledge. (2) Portugal and China practiced isolationism throughout the 15th century. (3) Only the Portuguese explored the east coast of Africa. (4) The Portuguese and the Chinese were active explorers. 19 Which two explorers are associated with the travels shown on the map? (1) Ferdinand Magellen and Matthew Perry (2) Christopher Columbus and Genghis Khan (3) Vasco de Gama and Zheng He (4) Francisco Pizarro and Marco Polo 46 • Invention of the compass and astrolabe • European dependence on spices from Asia • Rise of nation-states in Europe These developments influenced the start of the (1) Crusades (3) Reformation (2) Renaissance (4) Age of Exploration A2005 19 The encomienda system in Latin America was a direct result of the (1) Crusades (2) Age of Exploration (3) Reformation (4) Age of Reason June 2006 19 During the 15th century, which two European countries began sea voyages of exploration? (1) Germany and Italy (2) Portugal and Spain (3) England and France (4) Russia and the Netherlands June 2008 45 The Age of Exploration led directly to the (1) establishment of European colonies (2) start of the Puritan Revolution (3) invention of the magnetic compass (4) failure of the Congress of Vienna A2008 16 The journeys of Vasco da Gama, Bartholomeu Dias, and Christopher Columbus became possible in the late 1400s because of the (1) support of exploration by the English government (2) trade connections established by Ibn Battuta (3) effects of the Atlantic slave trade (4) development of new navigational instruments and technology