Dynastic Empires Unit Test
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Question
Use the map to answer the question.
A map of Africa and Asia shows silk routes and sea routes, along with commodity source locations. A map shows the labeled continents of Africa and Asia, and unlabeled Europe and part of Australia. Labeled bodies of water include the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Aral Sea, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, South China Sea, and East China Sea. A key shows a solid line representing Silk routes, and a dashed line representing Sea routes. Also in the key is the heading Origin of Goods, with four patterned shapes below. A square is labeled Spices; a triangle is labeled Silk; an oval is labeled Cotton, and a diamond is labeled Porcelain. Latitude lines read 60 degrees north to 60 degrees south in 30 degree increments. Longitude lines read zero degrees, 60 degrees east, and 120 degrees east. The solid line representing the Silk route begins in the city of Giaozhou in China, on the East China Sea. A triangle representing silk is present in the area, near 30 degrees north latitude and 120 degrees east longitude. The route travels westward through the Taklamakan Desert to the city of Kashgar, north of the Himalaya Mountains. The route splits, with the north fork going through Samarkand and the south fork to Bactria, meeting up again to end in Baghdad. A dashed line, representing Sea routes, also begins in Giaozhou, and follows the East China Sea coastline south to Guangzhou. A diamond representing porcelain is nearby, just below 30 degrees north latitude. Also nearby is a square representing spices. The sea route continues south through the South China Sea and circles around the islands in Southeast Asia. Four squares representing spices appear in this region, all near the equator. From Southeast Asia, the route splits and crosses the Bay of Bengal, as well as hugging the bay coastline where it passes two more spice origins. The route passes the tip of India and stops at Calicut, where it splits again. One route heads north along the Arabian Sea coast, passing another spice square, and the Indus River Valley which shows an oval representing cotton, near 30 degrees north latitude and 60 degrees east longitude. This sea route ends near Baghdad. Another route crosses the Arabian Sea from Calicut and stops in Aden, where it splits. One route heads south stopping in Mogadishu and Kilwa on the African east coast, The north route follows the Red Sea and passes the Nile Basin, which shows another oval, near 30 degrees north latitude. The route continues to Alexandria on the Mediterranean Sea, from which it heads east to Petra, and also crosses over to Athens, Constantinople, and the Black Sea. A final sea route goes across the Mediterranean Sea from Antioch to Tangier, with a circle hugging the coast and stopping in Rome and Carthage on the northern African coast. Other labels are the Sahara Desert and Timbuktu. A scale is shows 2000 miles and 2000 kilometers.
Using the map, which of the following summarizes Christopher Columbus’s and Vasco da Gama’s voyages?
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Responses
Both wanted to spread Christianity and acquire fertile land to expand their territories through the Indian Ocean trade route; however, Columbus wanted to acquire Asia and da Gama wanted to acquire India.
Both wanted to spread Christianity and acquire fertile land to expand their territories through the Indian Ocean trade route; however, Columbus wanted to acquire Asia and da Gama wanted to acquire India.
Both wanted to claim the glory of gaining direct access to the Indian Ocean trade route; however, Columbus wanted to expand Spanish territories and da Gama wanted direct access to Asian goods.
Both wanted to claim the glory of gaining direct access to the Indian Ocean trade route; however, Columbus wanted to expand Spanish territories and da Gama wanted direct access to Asian goods.
Both Spain and Portugal were very small countries and wanted to expand their size through Indian Ocean trade; however, Columbus wanted to acquire Portugal and da Gama wanted to claim Spain.
Both Spain and Portugal were very small countries and wanted to expand their size through Indian Ocean trade; however, Columbus wanted to acquire Portugal and da Gama wanted to claim Spain.
Both wanted direct access to Asian luxury goods through the Indian Ocean trade route; however, Columbus wanted to acquire spices in the Indies and da Gama wanted to acquire tea, spices, and silk.