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Chapter 2 Review
 

1. Europe was isolated from the rest of the world after the fall of the ___________________ Empire.

 

2. Trade with North Africans led to many people in West Africa becoming members of which religion?

 
 
 
 

3. Name two things that made Europeans interested in trading for goods from Asia.

 
 
 
 
 

4. Why would it be better for Europeans to trade with Asia by sea instead of by land?

 
 
 
 
 
 

5. Name four things that helped improve European navigation.

 
 
 
 
 
 

6. Where were Prince Henry, Vasco da Gama, and Pedro Alvares Cabral from?  What did each person do?

 
 
 
 
 
 

7. Who were the first Europeans to reach North America?

 
 

8. Where did Christopher Columbus believe he was when he reached land on October 12, 1492?

 

9. Describe the Columbian Exchange.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

10. How were the social classes organized in the Spanish Empire in the Americas?

 
 
 
 
 

11. Who broke away from the Catholic Church because he couldn’t get divorced?

 
 
 

12. Which countries searched for the Northwest Passage?

 
 
 
 
 

13. Where did the Dutch establish a colony in North America?

 
 
 
 
 

14. Describe the religious reasons for European colonization.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

15. Describe the economic reasons for European colonization.