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This is intended to help the students review for their Age of Exploration Test. It includes question from the Factors of the Age of Exploration to the Commercial Revolution/mercantilism and ends with the reasons for colonization.

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Age of Exploration Practice Quiz I 2019

Question 1 of 12

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Check all the factors the led to the Age of Exploration

Select one or more of the following:

  • Reformation Spirit

  • Advances in technology

  • Search for wealth/ Find a faster route to the Americas

  • Curiosity

  • Religion (Spread the Catholic Faith)

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Question 2 of 12

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New navigational instruments such as the , which locates latitude, and the as well as better made exploration possible.

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Question 3 of 12

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New ship designs allowed the ships made long ship voyages possible. The were:
1. Ships were and could hold more .
2. Ships had and different-shaped
3. The from the side to the rear of the boat

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Question 4 of 12

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The Age of Exploration began because European wanted to find a shorter route to in order to get spices and other riches.

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Question 5 of 12

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is an imaginary line that measures distance north and south of the equator.

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Question 6 of 12

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The ( galley, caravel ) was a long ship used by early Europeans for trade. These were replaced by the ( caravel, galley ) which were created by the Portuguese and Spanish, helping these nations enter the Age of Exploration.

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Question 7 of 12

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and Spain were the first two nations to begin exploration in the late 1400’s successfully.

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    Portugal
    France
    England
    Russia

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Question 8 of 12

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Extensive changes in Europe’s economy and way of doing business between 1400-1750 was called (Two words)

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Question 9 of 12

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was an economic belief that there was a limited amount of wealth in the world and to increase a counties wealth, it had to take wealth away from another country through trade

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Question 10 of 12

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Favorable balance of trade is the situation that exists when a country sells more goods, known as (plural), than it buys, known as (plural), from a foreign country.

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Question 11 of 12

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To establish a favorable balance of trade, nations encouraged by stimulating the growth of industries and trade. This was achieved by the use of , a tax on imports, & government funding for the manufacturing of domestic products. It improved the country’s , such as transportation systems, by building roads, bridges and canals as well as acquire overseas sources of and precious metals by acquiring

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    exports
    imports
    tariffs
    subsidies,
    infrastructure
    raw materials
    colonies
    grants
    gold and silver

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Question 12 of 12

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( Joint-stock companies, Stock companies, Corporations, Subsidies ) are institutions which allows people to buy a portion of the business through the purchase of stocks. These companies were used to finance exploration

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