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Europe's Development
Unit 3 test study guide for Ms. Wallers s.s. class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did the variety of phyiscal features in Europe affect the cultures of Europe? | Because of trade and resources |
| How did the rivers of Europe influence Europeans did and where they settled? | For food and supplies |
| For what is Prince Henry the Navigator best known for? | He ordered the first Portuguese expidetions to Canary Islands and the African coast |
| What was the main reason the French colonized Quebec? | It was a major fur trading outpost |
| What did the saying "the sun never sets on the Brittish Empire" refer to? | Britain's Empire was so big that they had colonies on the east and west hemispheres. Basically, if it was night in the east, it was day in the west, then it was night in the west, it was day in the east. |
| Africa's west coast was mainly controlled by which European empire? | France |
| South and Central America were mainly controlled by what Europena empire? | Spain |
| North America was mainly controlled by which European empire? | Britain |
| Why did the Spanish, English, and French all colonize in the Carribean? | It had better resources and was a pretty habitat |
| When Christopher Columbus reached the Carribeans he called the people he met there Indians. Why? | At first he thought he was in India |
| How did each of the following features affect Europe's colonization of the rest of the world? - location - caostlines/ rivers - natural resources | location- it was in the middle of the world so it could go an equal distance either east or west Coastlines/ rivers- for trading and shipping goods Natural resources- for building and supplies that are needed |