7R Unit 2 Test Review

What is an astrolabe?

• An instrument used to help explorers find their location at sea

• An accurate map

• An instrument used to help explorers identify their direction

• A ship with triangular and rectangular sails

What are Dias and Da Gama most known for?

• Circumnavigating the globe

• Defeating the Aztecs

• Finding a sea route to India by sailing around Africa

• Defeating the Incas

Who were the King and Queen of Spain that hired Columbus?

• King John and Queen Isabella

• King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

• King John and Queen Elizabeth

• King Ferdinand and Queen Elizabeth

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• A trade route connecting Asia to Australia

• A global trade route created after the discoveries of Columbus

• A myth created by explorers

• A name given to Columbus by his crew

What was one positive effect of the Columbian Exchange?

• Trading difficulties in Asia

• Decline in population due to disease

• Spread of Hinduism to Japan

• Introduction of new foods to Europe and the Americas

What was one negative effect of the Columbian Exchange?

• Introduction of diseases to natives led to a decline in population

• Introduction of new foods to Europe and the Americas

• Introduction of new technologies to Europe and the Americas

• Conflicts between Native American tribes ended

Which of the following was NOT a part of the 3 G's?

• God

• Goods

• Gold

• Glory

Who was the Spanish priest who was against the Spanish treatment of Native Americans?

• Bartholomeu de Las Casas

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernan Cortez

• Francisco Pizarro

What was the Middle Passage?

• The route explorers searched for in North America

• The journey taken by Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas

• The journey taken by Native Americans to the Caribbean

• The road followed by all Spanish explorers in the New World

What is Ferdinand Magellan most known for?

• Sailing around the tip of Africa

• Discovering the Americas

• Discovering the Northwest Passage

• Sailing completely around the world