Ch. 8 Test - Science and Exploration

The period of time where modern science was created is referred to as?

• Industrial Revolution

• Agriculture Revolution

• Scientific Revolution

• Engineering Revolution

This man and his crew became the first people to circumnavigate the world.

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Isaac Newton

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

The economic system in which individuals and private businesses control most industries. In this system the buyer and seller thrive.

• Socialism

• Mercantilism

• Communism

• Capitalism

What do you call explanations that scientists base on facts?

• Conclusions

• Experiments

• Theories

• Observations

This Portuguese sailer receives credit for the success Portugal had on the seas. He built an observatory, a navigational school and became the first person to map a route along the west coast of Africa.

• Henry the Navigator

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama

The three-part slave trade route between Africa, the Americas and Europe was known as?

• Rectangular Trade

• Triangular Trade

• Hexagonal Trade

• Square Trade

The New World refers to...

• North America

• South America

• Both North America and South America

• The United States of America

Who was the first person to study the sky with a telescope during the Scientific Revolution?

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Tycho Brahe

• Johannes Keplar

• Galileo Galilei

Which Italian explorer discovered the Americas in 1492? Specifically, he landed in the Caribbean Islands of North America in his attempt to sail to India.

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

What event took place after an English sailor began raiding the gold and silver from Spanish ships? During this naval battle, the Spanish had an "invincible" army of 130 ships but lost the battle due to storms and superior English ships.

• Columbian Exchange

• Scientific Revolution

• Principia Mathematica

• Spanish Armada