The European "Age of Discovery" Began With

question 69

Multiple Choice

The European "Age of Discovery" began with:

• A)Christopher Columbus' discovery of the "New World."
• B)Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe.
• C)Phoenician exploration of the Mediterranean.
• D)Polynesian colonization of Pacific Islands.
• E)Viking voyages to North America.

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Definitions:

Control Group

A group in an experiment or study that does not receive the experimental treatment and is used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do.

Confounding Variables

Factors other than the independent variable that may cause a result in an experiment, potentially leading to incorrect conclusions.

Descriptive Methods

Research techniques used to describe characteristics of a population or phenomenon, involving observations and surveys without influencing the subjects.

Case Studies

An investigative technique that involves a thorough, detailed, and comprehensive analysis of a study subject (the case) and the conditions surrounding it in its context.