7th Grade History Review (Expl. to Rev.)

The network of trade routes connecting Europe & Asia (late 1200s-1500s) was called the _____ _____.

• New World

• Old World

• Silk Road

• Spice Road

The Silk Road was inspired by Italian Explorer, _______ ______ (late 1200s).

• Marco Polo

• Christopher Columbus

• George Washington

• Princess Pocahontas

Italian Explorer, _____ ______ was attempting to find a quicker route to Asia when landed in the Americas (1492)

• George Washington

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Sir Francis Drake

______ ______ discovered that what Columbus had found was not Asia, but a "New World," so they named it after him.

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

• George Washington

The New World was basically divided/colonized by 4 "Super Power" nations of the time:

• England, China, Russia, France

• Spain, China, Portugal, Russia

• Portugal, Russia, England, China

• Spain, Portugal, England, France

Central and South America were colonized by _____ & _____, that's why their languages are present today.

• France & England

• Spain & France

• Spain & Portugal

• England and Portugal

________ & ________ colonized North America, that's why their languages are present today.

• France & Portugal

• Spain & England

• France & Spain

• England and France

England's 1st attempt to colonize N. America was in present day state of ______ _____, but it failed (1587).

• South Carolina

• North Carolina

• New Hampshire

• Rhode Island

This 1st failed attempt to colonize N. America would be known as the "________ ______" (1587)

• Lost Colony

• Jamestown Colony

• Plymouth Rock

• Sir Walter Raleigh

England's 1st Successful colony in N. America was __________ (Va.), & was led by Captain John Smith (1607).

• Plymouth

• Roanoke

• Jamestown

• Salem