AP World History Chapter 22: Transoceanic Encounters and Global Connections
What was the astrolabe designed to measure?
Latitude.
The Portuguese viewed the Atlantic Ocean islands as the perfect location for the cultivation of what?
Sugarcane.
Who was the first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope?
Bartolomeu Dias.
Which of the following cities was an English trading post?
Bombay.
When he reached __________ , Columbus sent delegates to seek the court of the emperor of China.
Cuba.
Most of the actual early exploration of the Pacific Ocean was carried out by the...
English.
The first circumnavigation of the world was completed in 1522 by who?
Ferdinand Magellan's crew.
The Portuguese dominance of trade was dependent on their ability to...
Force merchant ships to call at fortified trading sites and pay duties.
On the 12th of October 1492, on what island did Columbus make landfall?
Guanahani.
The English explorer James Cook died during a fight in...
Hawai'i.
Which of the following men conquered the Moroccan port of Ceuta and sponsored a series of voyages down the west African coast?
Henry of Portugal.
What was Christopher Columbus's decision to sail west to reach Asia based on?
His miscalculation of the distance from the Canary Islands to Japan.
In the end, why was Portugal unable to maintain it's early domination of trade?
It was a small country with a small population.
Who was the explorer who led three expeditions into the Pacific in the 18th century?
James Cook.
Where was the center of Spanish commercial activity in Asia?
Manila.
In their attempt to control the spice trade in the Indian Ocean, Europeans during the period between the 16th and 18th centuries were...
Met with limited success because of the lack of human numbers and military power.
Who did the Philippines fall to?
Miguel Lopez d Legazpi.
What was the profitable merchandise that Vasco da Gama purchased in India made up of?
Pepper and cinnamon.
What was the most prominent European nation in pursuing early voyages of long distance exploration?
Portugal.
Which of the following was NOT a reason for European interest in finding a maritime trade route?
That Mongol domination had caused trade along the Silk Roads to stop.
The Reconquista come to an end in 1492 when...
The Muslim kingdom of Grenada fell to Spanish Catholic forces.
Ferdinand Magellan established a trade route between Mexico and...
The Philippines.
Which of the following was NOT one of the main inspirations for European exploration?
The desire to conquer China and India.
Which of the following was NOT an advantage the English and Dutch had over the Portuguese?
They had much better captains.
What was the VOC?
United East India Company.
Hormuz, Goa, and Melaka were all seized in the early 1500's by who?
Vasco de Gama.
Who was the Portuguese mariner who sailed to Calicut in 1498?
Vasco de Gama.
Under Spanish rule of the Philippines, the native population...
Was pressured to convert to Roman Catholicism.
When did Portuguese mariners originally develop a strategy called the Volta do mar?
When sailing from the Canaries to Portugal.
What did lateen sails have the advantage of?
Working better in crosswinds.