Ptolemy's Guide to Geography and Columbus's Voyage

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Who preceded Columbus and his crew in arriving in North America?

The Norse with their unsuccessful attempts to establish a colony (correct)

The Spanish, English, and French explorers

The German blacksmith, Johannes Gutenberg

The indigenous peoples of North America

What significant invention did Johannes Gutenberg develop?

Steam engine

World's first mechanical moveable type printing press (correct)

Telegraph machine

World's first mechanical clock

What role did the printing press play in the dissemination of knowledge?

It made knowledge contained in books and literature unaffordable

It had no impact on the dissemination of knowledge

It made knowledge contained in books and literature affordable and readily available to the literate (correct)

It made knowledge contained in books and literature inaccessible to the literate

What is the significance of the Norse 'discovery' of North America?

It is significant in and of itself, but has no connection to the later explorations by the Spanish, English, and French Signup and view all the answers

Which technology was NOT possessed by cultures of the Formative Stage?

Metalworking Signup and view all the answers

Where could the best examples of formative culture north of modern-day Mexico be found?

Deserts of the southwest Signup and view all the answers

What is another name for the Ancestral Puebloan Peoples?

Cliff-dwellers Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the Italian explorer who participated in two voyages across the Atlantic between 1499 and 1502?

Amerigo Vespucci Signup and view all the answers

Where can evidence of the Mississippian mound-building culture that evolved from Cahokia be seen today?

Georgia Signup and view all the answers

What inspired cartographer Martin Waldseemüller to apply the name 'America' for the first time to his map of the New World?

Amerigo Vespucci's claim of discovering an unknown continent Signup and view all the answers

What was exchanged unilaterally (only one way) during the Columbian Exchange?

European diseases Signup and view all the answers

Which event unleashed changes that would eventually devastate the native populations encountered by Columbus and his fellow explorers?

The arrival of European diseases Signup and view all the answers

What was the main reason for Columbus's desire to find a westward route to Asia?

To avoid the arduous overland journey along the Silk Road. Signup and view all the answers

What advantage did the round Earth theory offer in Columbus's quest to find a westward route to Asia?

Avoiding the arduous overland journey along the Silk Road. Signup and view all the answers

What was the main motivation for Europeans to venture into the trade for spices?

To challenge the dominance of Asian spice markets. Signup and view all the answers

What was the initial destination that Columbus and his crew made landfall on during their voyage?

Bahamian islands Signup and view all the answers