Chapter 15-16 SAQ's

Group 1

Question 1 refers to the passage below.

Source 1.1

"The Chinese withdrawal from the Indian Ocean [in the early fifteenth century] actually facilitated the European entry. It cleared the way for the Portuguese to enter the region, where they faced only the eventual naval power of the Ottomans. ... China's abandonment of oceanic voyaging and Europe's embrace of the seas marked different responses to a common problem that both civilizations shared—growing populations and land shortage. In the centuries that followed, China's rice-base agriculture was ale to expand production internally by more intensive use of the land, while the country's territorial expansion was inland toward Central Asia. By contrast, Europe's agriculture, based on wheat and livestock, expanded primarily by acquiring new lands in overseas possessions, which were gained as a consequence of a commitment to oceanic expansion."

Robert W. Strayer, Ways of the World, 2009

Question 1a

Short answer

Identify and explain ONE similarity and ONE difference between China and Europe that explain their decisions on whether to explore or conquer lands around the Indian Ocean.

Question 1b

Short answer

Identify and explain ONE piece of evidence to show how the European legal system contributed to the role of Europeans in the Indian Ocean trade.

Question 2a

Short answer

Identify and explain ONE aspect of the Scientific Revolution that would support the interpretation that it was more important than either the Renaissance or the Reformation.

Question 2b

Short answer

Identify and explain ONE aspect of the Renaissance that supports the interpretation that it was more important than the Scientific Revolution.

Question 2c

Short answer

Identify and explain ONE aspect of the Reformation that supports the interpretation that it was more important than the Scientific Revolution.

Group 3

Question 2 refers to the chart below.

Source 3.1

Empire Explorer and Year Region Impact
Spain Christopher Columbus, 1492 Caribbean Sea Spain took the lead in colonizing America
England John Cabot, 1492 Canada England claimed Canada
Portugal Pedro Cabral, 1500 Brazil Portugal strengthened its claim on Brazil
France Jacques Cartier, 1535 St. Lawrence River France claimed Canada
Holland Henry Hudson, 1609 New York Holland founded New Amsterdam

Empire	Explorer and Year	Region	Impact
Spain	Christopher Columbus, 1492	Caribbean Sea	Spain took the lead in colonizing America
England	John Cabot, 1492	Canada	England claimed Canada
Portugal	Pedro Cabral, 1500	Brazil	Portugal strengthened its claim on Brazil
France	Jacques Cartier, 1535	St. Lawrence River	France claimed Canada
Holland	Henry Hudson, 1609	New York	Holland founded New Amsterdam

Question 3a

Short answer

Cite ONE technological improvement that originated outside of Europe that Europeans learned to use, and explain how it helped them in their voyages of discovery.

Question 3b

Short answer

Select ONE of the explorers above and briefly explain how his voyage(s) affected the sponsoring empire beyond the impact listed in the chart.

Question 3c

Short answer

Select ONE explorer not selected in part B and briefly explain how his voyage(s) affected the indigenous population of the Americas.

Question 4a

Short answer

Other than geography, cite and explain ONE difference between British and French settlements in the Americas.

Question 4b

Short answer

Other than geography, cite and explain ONE difference between Spanish and Portuguese settlements in the Americas.

Question 4c

Short answer

Other than geography, cite and explain ONE difference between Dutch and French settlements in the Americas.

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