AP World History #42 Flashcards
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8565304397 | What did voyages of exploration do for European mariners? | chart the ocean basins and develop an accurate understanding of the world's geography | 0 | |
8565338299 | What were the motives for exploration? | the search for basic resources and lands suitable for cultivation of cash crops, the desire to establish new trade routes to Asian markets, and desire to expand the influence of Christianity | 1 | |
8565366820 | Who was most prominent in the search for fresh resources? | Portugal | 2 | |
8565404756 | What ocean did the Portuguese originally venture into? | Atlantic | 3 | |
8565420028 | Who are the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands? | Guanche people | 4 | |
8565464390 | How far did Franciscan and Dominican missionaries travel? | India, central Asia, and China | 5 | |
8565478540 | Who promoted trade in west Africa to enter the gold trade? | Prince Henry the Navigator | 6 | |
8565490234 | What did Vasco da Gama say he wanted when he arrived at Calicut? | Christians and spices | 7 | |
8565512438 | What did European sailors learn from their experiences in the coastal water of the Atlantic? | how to construct ships strong enough to survive adverse conditions | 8 | |
8565532574 | What were the most important navigational equipment on board ships? | magnetic compasses and astrolabes | 9 | |
8565551707 | What does "volta do mar" mean? | return through the sea | 10 | |
8565575849 | What caused the pace of European exploration to quicken? | Henry of Portugal conquered Ceuta | 11 | |
8565601078 | Who rounded the Cape of Good Hope and entered the Indian Ocean in 1488? | Bartolomeu Dias | 12 | |
8565695323 | What two things that Vasco da Gama brought back were highly profitable? | pepper and cinnamon | 13 | |
8565868405 | Who did the reconnaissance of the Pacific Ocean begin with? | Ferdinand Magellan | 14 | |
8565935821 | Who was one of the most important Pacific explorers? | Captain James Cook | 15 |