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Unit 8Age of Discov
Unit 8 Age of Discovery SSWH 10 , Pearson WH text Topic 11
Question | Answer |
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Why was Zheng He important? | He led 7 Chinese overseas explorations. |
Which explorer first crossed the Atlantic and opened the West for exploration? | Christopher Columbus |
For what accomplishment was Magellan known? | His crew was first to circumnavigate the world. |
What was the global exchange of food, plants, and animals during the colonization of the Americas? | Columbian Exchange |
How was the astrolabe an improvement in exploration technology? | It was an instrument used in navigation and helped determine latitude. |
Why was the caravel an important development in navigation? | It was able to sail against the wind. |
Whose rule ended the period of warring states in Japan? | Oda Nobunaga |
What was the foreign trade policy of both the Ming and Qing dynasty? | Trade was restricted to a few ports during a short trading season. |
How did the Tokugawa shogunate compare with European feudalism? | Both had decentralized governments. |
What were the causes of the 18th century population boom in China? | Irrigation and fertilizer use increased the food supply. |
How did the population boom affect the people of Qing China? | Wealthy families lost land wealth and women declined in status as sons were favored over daughters. |
Which group prospered as the population rose in Japan? | Merchants prospered. |
What improved technology led to increased exploration? | magnetic compass, sextant, improved maps, caravels |
Why were Europeans looking for new sea routes to East Asia? | in search of direct trade routs for gold and spices from East Asia. |
What were key developments that helped Europeans increase exploration? | advances in technology, such as the caravel, astrolabe and accurate maps; and the increase in innovations and desire to explore spurred by the Renaissance |
Which European first discovered a water route around Africa to the Indian Ocean that later provided trade routes to Asia? | Dias |
Which European sailed westward and inspired other Europeans to explore the New World leading to increased competition between Portugal and Spain? | Columbus |
What key factor led to the defeat of the Aztec Empire? | Cortes and the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs |
Who was responsible for the defeat of the Inca? | Pizarro |
What were effects of early European exploration? | increased exchange of goods and ideas, European claims on territories, improved maps and navigational tools |
Why did US slave owners take more care to ensure the health of their slaves/ | Healthy slaves could reproduce and naturally increase in number, but replacing slaves who died cost the owners more money. |