European Exploration

European Exploration

8th Grade

21 Qs

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European Exploration

European Exploration

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Columbus thought he was in the Indies because....

He thought the world was flat

His maps did not have N. America on them

He met the Natives

Siri told him it was

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Columbus miscalculated the distance by approximately

4, 000 miles based on the teachings of

Ptolemy

Galileo

Einstein

Trump

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The three reasons that European countries wanted to explore were to expand their empires, spread their religion and be a part of foreign trade to be more powerful is also known as

God

Gold

Glory

All of the above

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Spanish Conquistadors were motivated to explore by a rumor...

There was fountain of youth

There

There was gold and silver

There was magic

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Spanish conquered the Natives for all of the reasons EXCEPT

weapons and animals the Natives have never seen before

They had more access to food

help from other Native groups

They thought they were Gods

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The effect of the English defeating the Spanish Armada opened what continent up for colonization?

Asia

Africa

N. America

Europe

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The French are known for exploiting what natural resources in the N. America?

Whales and Timber

Fish and Furs

Frogs and Furs

None, they came only for religious freedom.

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