1. Trade with the far east in the 15th century was controlled by Muslim traders, who would sell their Asian spices, silks, jewels, and porcelains only to European traders from the City States of and . 2. The great age of exploration began at a time when Europe was in the (rebirth).

3. The country of developed navigational schools, new style of ships, and new and more accurate navigational tools.

4. The explorer named was the first European to reach India by sailing around the tip of Africa.

5. The development of new ships called made exploring easier. 6. Three important goals of the early explorers were to , , and .

7. Till the day he died, Columbus believed he landed on the shores of .

8. The first Spanish colony was established by .

9. The continents of the New World (North and South America) are named after a merchant explorer named .

10. In the 16th century a man named led to the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs while a man named led to the Spanish conquest of the Incas.

Bonus (10 points): Who was the Columbian Exchange named after? (First and last name).

Which best describes the“brain trust” franklin roosevelt promised to make part of his administration? a group of america’s most successful businessmen, who would fix the economya group of hoover’s economic advisers, who would undo previous damage to the economya group of smart advisers, who would assist roosevelt in guiding the nation forwarda group of military veterans, who would assist roosevelt in putting americans back to work

Roman builders used rows of arches in there buildings to form a curved ceiling called what

It is widely assumed that people need to engage in intellectual activities such as solving crossword puzzles or mathematics problems in order to maintain mental sharpness as they age. in fact, however, simply talking to other people—that is, participating in social interaction, which engages many mental and perceptual skills—suffices. evidence to this effect comes from a study showing that the more social contact people report, the better their mental skills. which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the force of the evidence cited? (a) as people grow older, they are often advised to keep exercising their physical and mental capacities in order to maintain or improve them. (b) many medical conditions and treatments that adversely affect a person's mental sharpness also tend to increase that person's social isolation. (c) many people are proficient both in social interactions and in solving mathematical problems. (d) the study did not itself collect data but analyzed data bearing on the issue from prior studies. (e) the tasks evaluating mental sharpness for which data were compiled by the study were more akin to mathematics problems than to conversation.