Exam 16: The Maritime Revolution

The Chinese and the Muslims were not the only peoples to explore the maritime world before the Europeans. Trace the maritime progress of Malayo-Polynesians, Africans, and Amerindians before 1450.

The Ming Empire attempted to reestablish Chinese predominance and prestige in the Indian Ocean by

Cortés had which advantages in conquering the Aztecs?

In 1500, what did Portuguese mariners discover while attempting to find a favorable wind around Africa?

The Portuguese established a base in China in 1557 at

Identify the following term(s). -caravel

Columbus insisted that he had reached

Using Map (in the textbook) 16.3, can you identify at least nine geostrategic maritime locations (choke points, straits) that impacted this period of history and continue to be significant today?

An area of dispute between Portugal and Spain despite the Treaty of Tordesillas was who had claim to the spice trade from:

Which of the following was a reason for Iberian overseas exploration?

Why didn't the Italian states take a lead in exploring the Atlantic?

Francisco Pizarro defeated the Inca Empire with

The first Portuguese who landed in India were greeted with

Using Map (in the textbook) 16.1, discuss the theories concerning Polynesian settlements in the islands of the eastern Pacific.

The first Amerindians to contact the Spanish in Hispaniola were the

Identify the following term(s). -Afonso I

How did the Vikings maneuver across long distances?

The Portuguese contribution to shipbuilding technology was the creation of this small, highly maneuverable three-masted ship:

Using Map (in the textbook) 16.3, explain why the Portuguese played such a prominent role in the rise of African slave trade.