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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did the compass help European explorers navigate their ships? | It told them which direction they were going. |
| What advantage did Portugal have for exploring the oceans and ditant lands? | Its location on the western coast of Europe made it a good location from which to start sea voyages. |
| How did mapmakers help European sailors improve their navigation? | They made more accurate maps. |
| How did the astrolabe improve navigation? | It told sailors how far they had sailed north or south of the equator. |
| How did the Portuguese rulers promote expeditions to explore new lands? | They provided money that paid for expensive voyages. |
| Which of the following was not a reason Prince Henry started his navigation school? | He wanted Portuguese sailors to sail to North America. |
| Why did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella need money from trade with Asia? | They had to pay for a recently fought war. |
| Though both Native Americans and enslaved Africans suffered in New Spain, which of the following conditions was not shared by both groups? | leaving their homeland |
| What did Ferdinand Magellan and Christopher Columbus have in common? | They traveled West in search of Asia. |
| What statement BEST describes the encounter between the Spanish and Native Americans? | Native Americans lost their land, were forced to work as slaves, and were killed by war or disease. |
| What mistake did Magellan make while on his voyage to Asia? | He thought the journey would be short after reaching the Pacific Ocean. |
| Why did Ponce De Leon travel north into Florida from Puerto Rico? | He heard stories about a magical water spring that could turn old people young. |
| The colony of New Spain eventually covered what area? | the states of Florida and New Mexico or large parts of the North aND soUTH aMERICA |
| Which is the best definition of the Columbian Exchange? | the movement of cultures and good between Europe and the North Americas |
| Why were European diseases such as smallpox and measles so devastating to Native Americans? | Native Americans had no immunity against the diseases. |
| Why were European merchants interested in finding a sea route to Asia? | to obtain goods and riches more easily bc land routes already taking were long and dangerous |
| Why was the caravel an improvement over ships of the past? | because of its triangular sails to better control the winds |
| The Columbian Exchange changed the way Europeans lived. What was the long-term effect of introducing corn and the potto to Europe? Why? | easy to grow, nutritious crop - allowed European populations to increase as people became healthier and better fed. |
| European sailors relied on what Chinese invention to tell them in which direction they were headed. | magnetic compass |
| Why did Prince Henry open his school? | to learn about the world, to gain wealth through trade, to spread his religion, and to improve his sea travel |
| What made Portugal a good place for sea exploration? | located on Europe's west coast, rulers encouraged and paid for voyages |
| What were the main accomplishments of Henry's voyages? | explore Africa's west coast and set uo trading posts |
| Towns sprang up throughout | New Spain |
| foods and animals from the Americas | corn, peanuts, potatoes, squash, pineapple, turkey, guinea pigs, llamas |
| foods and animals from Europe, Asia, and Africa | wheat, rice, peaches, lettuce, onions, coffee, bananas, and sugar cane, horses, pigs, chickens and cattle |
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