Question 1
Vasco da Gama __________.
A) sailed all the way around the world
B) was an early proponent of the Atlantic slave trade
C) successfully followed up on the 1487 voyage of Bartolomeu Dias
D) tried to reach China by sailing west from Europe
Question 2
What features made the Portuguese caravel ideal for ocean sailing?
A) their square sails and wide decks
B) their thick hulls and many sails
C) their large size and heavy weapons
D) their narrow hulls and lateen sails
Question 3
In the same year Columbus launched his first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella __________.
A) went to war with the Ottoman Turks
B) launched a holy war against France
C) succeeded in driving Islam from their realm
D) married, thereby unifying Spain
Question 4
Admiral Zheng Hes fleet demonstrated that __________.
A) the China lacked important resources
B) the Chinese had mastered ocean sailing on a large scale
C) China was interested in overseas expansion
D) China was in decline
Question 5
Europeans turned to alternative routes to Asia when __________.
A) religious fighting in Europe blocked traditional overland routes
B) renewed Islamic power in the Middle East cut off the Silk Road to Cathay
C) an outbreak of plague blocked trade routes through Central Asia
D) Columbus discovered the Americas
DNA-based migration routes of Homo sapiens
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Smith and Snell’s Five Religious Categories
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Alternative Splicing