Chapter 15 Review Questions Flashcards
Most historians agree that the fact that the sweet potato, domesticated in South America, became a staple in the Polynesian diet prior to the arrival of Europeans
Suggests that Polynesians were able to sail to South America and back
By 1400, the Indian Ocean trade had
Reached parity with the overland routes through China and the Middle East
Case sea trade reached its peak during the
Ming dynasty
Chinese ships reached as far as Africa under the command of
Zheng He
In the early Middle Ages, the greatest of the Atlantic mariners were the
Vikings
Vikings settlements in the Atlantic region included Iceland, Greenland, and
Newfoundland
By the year 1000, the Arawak had settled
The Greater Antilles and the Bahamas
Portuguese and Spanish success in exploring the Atlantic Ocean and colonizing in the New World
Made Portugal and Spain the wealthiest nations in Europe in the 1500s
Portuguese explorer of the Indian Ocean benefited from
The development of the caravel
In and effort to head off conflict, the pope divided the world between Spain and Portugal in
The Treaty of Tordesillas
Which of the following is true?
European nations made slow progress in establishing colonies in Africa and Asia in the early 1500s
In the Indian Ocean during the 1500s, Portugal was able to control
Indian Ocean trade
Despite the fact that disease greatly helped Cortes in conquering the Aztecs
He also had reinforcement from Amerindians hostile to the Aztecs
Both the Spanish and the Portuguese found that the Americans offered
Well-developed farming methods that provided ample food supplies
Which of the following is true by 1600s?
Asia no longer initiated the majority of overland and maritime trade.
