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E.O. 1 World History
BWHS World History EO 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the term meaning to sail around the world? | Circumnavigate |
| What is the term meaning a device used to measure the angle of the sun and the stars above the horizon? | Astrolabe |
| What is the term meaning a ship with square and triangular sails? | Caravel |
| What is the term for a mapmaker? | Cartographer |
| Which civilization greatly influenced Southeast Asia? | India |
| Which civilization strictly controlled European trading rights? | China |
| Which country led overseas exploration? | Portugal |
| Which country dominated trade in India in the late 1700s? | Britain |
| In the 1500s, why did the Atlantic slave trade begin? | There was a need for labor in Spain's American empire |
| Why did some native people help the Spanish defeat the Aztec empire? | Many conquered natives hated the Aztecs |
| While the French colonies in North America had more land, the British colonies had more what? | People |
| Why did Europeans explore the west coast of Africa rather than going through the Mediterranean in order to reach the Far East? | Muslims were in control of the Mediterranean trade routes |
| What was the result of encounters between the Spanish and Native Americans? | Native American population declined |
| What was the policy of Japan under the Tokugawa shoguns? | Isolation from the rest of the world |
| What South American country was influenced by Portuguese culture? | Brazil |
| The Ming and Qing dynasties followed what policy regarding foreign trade? | Restricted foreign trade |
| How did Portugal gain control of trade in Southeast Asia? | They used military force |
| Spanish explorers travelled to the Americas to find what? | Gold |
| What was the economic policy of mercantilism? | Based on the belief that a nation's real wealth was measured in its gold and silver treasure |
| What was Korea's policy regarding contact with outsiders? | They discouraged contact |
| Who began a vast global exchange that included people, plants, technologies, and cultures? | Christopher Columbus |
| By the 1500s, the most important element of African trade with Europe was what? | Enslaved Africans |
| What was the landscape of Southeast Asia? | A region composed of a mainland and scattered islands |
| Did Columbus successfully return to Spain? | Yes |
| Why did European rulers encourage overseas exploration? | They wanted to find new trade routes |
| Europeans traders sent Africans to the Americas to do what? | Work as slaves on plantations |
| Which religions dominated Southeast Asia? | Hinduism, Islam, and Buddhism |
| In the 1600s, the Portuguese lost control of trade in the Indian Ocean to who? | Dutch |
| How did Prince Henry change the course of Portugal's history? | Portugal led the way in exploration |
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