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UNIT 2 DIRECT STUDY GUIDE - EXPLORATION & COLONIZATION

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Question 1
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1. How did the Crusades contribute to the Age of Exploration?

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2. By the 1300s, Italian city-states had become economic and cultural centers because of their

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3. Which of the following had the greatest impact on the increasing accuracy of maps during the Renaissance?

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4. Which two European powers were the first to explore the world extensively by sea?

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5. Which of the following was most responsible for the terrible epidemics suffered by the Aztec?

Question 6
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6. Which conquistador was most successful in making Spain wealthy with gold from the Americas?

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7. Why are colonies important for countries that practice mercantilism?

Question 8
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8. In addition to finding gold and other sources of wealth, the first Spanish settlers in the Americas

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9. Which of the following show the results of the Columbian Exchange?

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10. Based on your knowledge and the map, which of the following most directly resulted from the events shown?

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11. Because of events shown on the map,

DIRECTIONS: Multiple Choice Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or best answers the question.
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12. Which of the following first caused Europeans to become more interested in Asia?

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13. Why did Portugal search for new trade routes to Asia along the African coast?

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14. What was an effect of mercantilism on the colonies in the 1600s?

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15. A desire to spread Christianity was one reason for European exploration. Which two forms of Christianity were rivals in the exploration of the Americas?

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16. Most English and Dutch colonies in North America were situated

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17. In the 1500s and early 1600s, explorers from England, France, and the Netherlands hoped to find

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18. After Europeans began colonizing the Americas, chickens changed the diet of many Native American peoples. This is an effect of

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19. In contrast to other European colonizers, French colonists in North America

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20. Which explorer was most responsible for making Portugal the “marketplace of Europe”?

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21. What is one way in which Columbus’s explorations impacted the Americas?

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22. What is one reason Spain’s monarchs supported Christopher Columbus’s explorations?

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23. How did Amerigo Vespucci’s voyages impact European knowledge of the world?

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24. What was the purpose of the Treaty of Tordesillas?

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25. Which explorer’s stories of China’s fabulous wealth inspired other Europeans to search for sea routes to Asia?

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26. What was a major characteristic of the Renaissance?

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27. During the Renaissance, which of the following contributed to Europe’s desire to explore?

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28. By the 1400s, which nations began to rival Italy as leaders in trade and exploration?

Question 29
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29. Which technological innovation allowed sailors to use the position of stars to plan a course?

UNIT 2 VOCAB - Select the answer choice that matches the definition listed
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30. A reawakening of culture and intellectual curiosity in Europe from the 1300s to the 1600s.

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31. An instrument that uses positions of the stars to plan a course

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32. A small, fast Portuguese ship used during the age of exploration and usually having 3 sails.

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33. An economic theory that a nation's power depends on its ability to increase wealth by accumulating precious metals.

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34. A religious movement in the 1500s that rejected or changed some Roman Catholic teachings and practices and established the Protestant Church

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35. A fleet of warships

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36. A global trade of people, goods, technology, ideas, and diseases that occurred during the 1500s & 1600s.

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37. A much-sought sea route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, located along the north coast of North America.

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38. An instrument that uses positions of the stars to plan a course

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39. What is #1?

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40. What is #2?

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41. What is #3?

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42. What is #4?

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43. What is #5?

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44. What is #6?

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45. What is #7?

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46. What is #8?

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47. What is #9?

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48. What is #10?

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49. What is #11?

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50. What is #12?