World History II Standards 2-4, 6-7 Review

All of the following explorers sailed for Spain EXCEPT

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdiand Magellean

• Hernando Cortez

What tool did Galileo use to prove the Heliocentric Theory?

• Microscope

• Telescope

• Periscope

• Oscilloscope

Which empires collapsed as a result of European migration and settlement in the Americas?

• Aztec

• Songhai

• Persian

• Inca

• Byzantine

Who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the world?

• Francisco Pizarro

• Francis Drake

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

The deaths of a large number of Native American people resulted in

• The importation of slaves from Africa

• A decline in Spanish immigration to the Americas

• The removal of most Spanish troops from the Americas

• Worsened conditions in the colonies

What were the main motivating factors behind the European explorers?

• God (spread Christianity)

• Glory (seek power for one's country)

• Education (to learn more about the world)

• Gold (for wealth and natural resources)

Which scientific thinker came up with the idea that the planets have an elliptical orbit

• Johannes Kepler

• Galileo

• Isaac Newton

• William Harvey

Which scientist first proposed the heliocentric theory?

• Copernicus

• Galileo

• Harvey

• Kepler

Which country became very wealthy after acquring gold and silver from South America?

• France

• Italy

• Spain

• England

What was transported on the Middle Passage?

• Enslaved Africans

• Rum

• Guns

• Manufactured Goods