SDC World History Challenge Exam
Review UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Who were the driving forces of the Afro-Eurasian economy in the 1400s? Why were these
countries the driving forces? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔China and India.
Why were China and India the driving forces of the Afro-Eurasian economy during the
1400s? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Both had the largest global populations and the largest
volume of imported and exported goods.
How does having a large population contribute to a strong economy? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Increase in Trade. More Workers. More goods were created.
How did goods typically travel in the 1400s? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Goods leave Asia
and travel to Italy. From there, the goods would be dispersed to other European Seaports.
What does diffused mean? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Spread.
Besides merchandise, what else was shipped around the world in the 1400s? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Ideas, cultures, politics, religious and technological ideas were diffused.
What did the diffusion of goods and ideas in the 1400's lead to? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Collective Learning.
Define collective learning. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The ability to share information so
efficiently that the ideas of individuals can be stored within the collective memory of
communities and can accumulate through generations.
What did collective learning lead to in the 1400's? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔An increase
of new ideas and innovations around the world, especially in Europe.
,What did explorers from the Iberian Peninsula find in their longer voyages? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔New sea routes and new land. These explorers were searching more for new
land, not money.
What group of explorers came from the Iberian Peninsula? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Spain and Portugal.
LAND EQUALS _____________! - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔POWER
What did European explorations lead to? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The opening of new
oceanic passages.Increased European power economically, politically, and culturally on the
world scene.
What geographic benefits do European explorers have over Asian explorers? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Easier routes to more land and oceanic access.
What are some benefits of the newly discovered oceanic passages? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Increased global exchange of goods.
Increase volume and speed of diffused goods, ideas, and information.
Increased globalization (the process by which the world becomes more connected).
What are the motivations for European Exploration of the new world? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Land=Power
God- Roman Catholics wanted to convert non-believers of Christianity (aka. missionaries).
Gold- Increase demand in the west for luxury goods from Asia to Africa.
Glory- Individual fame and honor in service to God/Church/Ruler.
In 1492, who sailed from Spain with the intention of crossing the entire Atlantic Ocean and to
land in Asia? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Christopher Columbus.
Who was Christopher Columbus? What was he known for? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔An
Italian explorer who sailed under the Spanish flag (aka. sponsored by Spain) to the major
Caribbean Islands and Honduras in Central America (aka. 'Indies') in 1492. He had 4
voyages.
, What was Columbus's goal? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Find an alternative route to Asia
via the Atlantic Ocean.
When did Columbus reach the Coastline of Cuba and the Carbbean Islands? What did he
believe he had reached? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔October 1942.
Reached Asia, just not yet the mainland.
In 1519, who explored with the hope of finding a sea passage through the Americas? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Ferdinand Magellan.
Who was Ferdinand Magellan? What was he known for? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A
Portuguese explorer who was sponsored by Spain. He found the 'Straight of Magellan' in
October 1520. Then he sailed to the Philippines.
Finally, he was credited to be the first person to circumnavigate the globe.
Where is the 'Straight of Magellan' located? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Along the southern
tip of South America.
What was Magellan's goal? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Find a sea passage through the
Americas.
After Ferdinand Magellan passed through the 'Straight of Magellan', where did he find
himself and where did he sail to? What occured when he arrived at his final destination? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔He found himself in the Pacific Ocean and sailed over to the
Philippines.
He was killed and his ships were returned to Spain.
Who was Vasco de Gama and what did he do? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A Portuguese
explorer that was sponsored by Portugal.
He went around Africa and cut across the Indian Ocean to the coast of India.
He landed in the Port of Calicut in May of 1498.
He returned to Portugal with tons of spices that he sold to make himself very rich.
Review UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Who were the driving forces of the Afro-Eurasian economy in the 1400s? Why were these
countries the driving forces? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔China and India.
Why were China and India the driving forces of the Afro-Eurasian economy during the
1400s? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Both had the largest global populations and the largest
volume of imported and exported goods.
How does having a large population contribute to a strong economy? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Increase in Trade. More Workers. More goods were created.
How did goods typically travel in the 1400s? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Goods leave Asia
and travel to Italy. From there, the goods would be dispersed to other European Seaports.
What does diffused mean? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Spread.
Besides merchandise, what else was shipped around the world in the 1400s? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Ideas, cultures, politics, religious and technological ideas were diffused.
What did the diffusion of goods and ideas in the 1400's lead to? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Collective Learning.
Define collective learning. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The ability to share information so
efficiently that the ideas of individuals can be stored within the collective memory of
communities and can accumulate through generations.
What did collective learning lead to in the 1400's? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔An increase
of new ideas and innovations around the world, especially in Europe.
,What did explorers from the Iberian Peninsula find in their longer voyages? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔New sea routes and new land. These explorers were searching more for new
land, not money.
What group of explorers came from the Iberian Peninsula? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Spain and Portugal.
LAND EQUALS _____________! - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔POWER
What did European explorations lead to? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The opening of new
oceanic passages.Increased European power economically, politically, and culturally on the
world scene.
What geographic benefits do European explorers have over Asian explorers? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Easier routes to more land and oceanic access.
What are some benefits of the newly discovered oceanic passages? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Increased global exchange of goods.
Increase volume and speed of diffused goods, ideas, and information.
Increased globalization (the process by which the world becomes more connected).
What are the motivations for European Exploration of the new world? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Land=Power
God- Roman Catholics wanted to convert non-believers of Christianity (aka. missionaries).
Gold- Increase demand in the west for luxury goods from Asia to Africa.
Glory- Individual fame and honor in service to God/Church/Ruler.
In 1492, who sailed from Spain with the intention of crossing the entire Atlantic Ocean and to
land in Asia? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Christopher Columbus.
Who was Christopher Columbus? What was he known for? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔An
Italian explorer who sailed under the Spanish flag (aka. sponsored by Spain) to the major
Caribbean Islands and Honduras in Central America (aka. 'Indies') in 1492. He had 4
voyages.
, What was Columbus's goal? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Find an alternative route to Asia
via the Atlantic Ocean.
When did Columbus reach the Coastline of Cuba and the Carbbean Islands? What did he
believe he had reached? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔October 1942.
Reached Asia, just not yet the mainland.
In 1519, who explored with the hope of finding a sea passage through the Americas? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Ferdinand Magellan.
Who was Ferdinand Magellan? What was he known for? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A
Portuguese explorer who was sponsored by Spain. He found the 'Straight of Magellan' in
October 1520. Then he sailed to the Philippines.
Finally, he was credited to be the first person to circumnavigate the globe.
Where is the 'Straight of Magellan' located? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Along the southern
tip of South America.
What was Magellan's goal? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Find a sea passage through the
Americas.
After Ferdinand Magellan passed through the 'Straight of Magellan', where did he find
himself and where did he sail to? What occured when he arrived at his final destination? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔He found himself in the Pacific Ocean and sailed over to the
Philippines.
He was killed and his ships were returned to Spain.
Who was Vasco de Gama and what did he do? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A Portuguese
explorer that was sponsored by Portugal.
He went around Africa and cut across the Indian Ocean to the coast of India.
He landed in the Port of Calicut in May of 1498.
He returned to Portugal with tons of spices that he sold to make himself very rich.
