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Quiz for Mapping America

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1. Why does the Universalis Cosmographia (Document 1.7), created in 1507, expand the area documented in Columbus’s map of Europe and Africa (Document 1.6), created around 1490?

By 1507, mapmakers had acquired the technology to create larger maps.

Europeans discovered the Americas between 1490 and 1507.

In 1490, the cartographers at the Lisbon workshop believed that the Earth was flat.

Europeans were only interested in Europe and Africa in 1490.

Correct: The answer is b. Columbus’s journey in 1492, along with subsequent voyages of other European explorers between 1492 and 1507, provided cartographers with details about the American coasts.

Incorrect: The answer is b. Columbus’s journey in 1492, along with subsequent voyages of other European explorers between 1492 and 1507, provided cartographers with details about the American coasts.

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2. Paying attention to the areas with the most detail, what can you conclude using the 1507 Universalis Cosmographia (see Document 1.7)?

Europeans knew more about the coasts of Africa and the Americas than about the interior of the continents.

Europeans were primarily interested in the flora and fauna in Africa and America.

Europeans knew more about North America than South America in 1507.

Europeans were primarily interested in documenting their own continent.

Correct: The answer is a. Because European explorers traveled by sea, the bulk of their knowledge about the Americas and Africa by 1507 concerned coastal lands and communities.

Incorrect: The answer is a. Because European explorers traveled by sea, the bulk of their knowledge about the Americas and Africa by 1507 concerned coastal lands and communities.

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3. In addition to charting new territory, the creation of the Dauphin Map of Canada (Document 1.9) also served to

illustrate the superiority of Europeans over Native Americans.

document the western coast of North America.

show the distance between Europe and North America.

claim Canada as French territory.

Correct: The answer is d. In the Age of Exploration, maps served to publicize European land claims in the New World.

Incorrect: The answer is d. In the Age of Exploration, maps served to publicize European land claims in the New World.

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4. Using the Piri Reis Map (Document 1.8) and the Cuauhtinchan Map (Document 1.10), what conclusions can be made about sixteenth-century European and American cultures?

Europeans were more violent than their Toltec-Chichimeca counterparts.

Maps were used to document the social as well as the physical landscape.

Religious rituals were unimportant to Europeans.

The Toltec-Chichimeca people were dependent upon oral history.

Correct: The answer is b. The numerous pictures and details of religious rituals, leaders, and iconic figures demonstrate the social, political, and cultural functions of maps.

Incorrect: The answer is b. The numerous pictures and details of religious rituals, leaders, and iconic figures demonstrate the social, political, and cultural functions of maps.

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5. Taken together, what do these maps reveal about global changes that took place during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?

Literacy increased during this time period.

The incidence of human sacrifice decreased during this time period.

Europe, Africa, and America became increasingly interconnected during this time period.

Relations between Europe, Africa, and America grew tense during this time period.

Correct: The answer is c. Over the course of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, European exploration led to the creation of economic and cultural exchanges between Europe, America, and Africa.

Incorrect: The answer is c. Over the course of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, European exploration led to the creation of economic and cultural exchanges between Europe, America, and Africa.