Exploration & Absolutism Quiz Review Exploration & Absolutism
Why did European rulers encourage ocean exploration?
They wanted to find new trade routes.
Who did the Portuguese loose control of the Indian Ocean trade to in the 1600s?
Dutch.
What policies did the Ming and Qing dynasties follow regarding foreign trade?
They restricted foreign trade.
Which explorer sailed around the south tip of Africa to get to India?
Vasco da Gama
Which European powers took the lead in sending out voyages of exploration?
Portugal & Spain
What explorer first crossed the Atlantic?
Columbus
How did Prince Henry change the course of Portugal’s history?
Portugal led the way in exploration.
Who took over control of the spice trade from the Portuguese?
the Dutch
What was Japan’s attitude toward trade under the Tokugawa shoguns?
It was isolated from the rest of the world.
Which European power dominated the land along the east coast of North America? The central region of North America?
England France
Why did many Spanish explorers travel to North America?
Why did many Spanish explorers travel to the Americas?
To find gold. (GOLD, GOD, GLORY)
What territory did Portugal colonize in the Americas?
Brazil
Who began a vast global exchange that included people, plants, technologies, and cultures?
Christopher Columbus
What resulted from encounters between the Spanish and Native Americans?
The Native American population declined.
The Edict of Nantes in 1598, Henry IV of France granted religious toleration to:
Huguenots (French Protestants)
Prussia and Austria
Peter the Great forced Russians to accept social reforms that would make their culture more like that of:
Western Europeans
In the late 1500s, France was torn apart by religious wars between Catholics and:
Huguenots.
French styles of art, culture, manners, and customs became the standard for European taste as a result of the reign of
Louis XIV.
The Stuart kings’ claims to absolute power were challenged by:
Parliament.