World History Test 7

The first people in North and South America had to have arrived there after what event?

Why did many Indians die from human-borne diseases from Europe?

• Lack of medicine

• Indian witch doctors

• American food was unhealthy

• Immune systems were unprepared

Marco Polo’s writings helped impact which of the following?

• Age of Exploration

• Reformation

• Feudalism

• Crusades

What religion dominates Central and South America even to this day?

• Buddism

• Islam

• Catholicism

• Baptist

Why did Spain and Portugal take the lead in exploration?

• Strong religious motivations existed in both of these countries

• Both nations were being invaded by Vikings and needed to look for new lands

• They had a key location on the Mediterranean and Atlantic

• The rest of Europe didn’t possess the necessary ships

How were the trade winds beneficial to the explorers?

• The winds helped the explorer’s trade with each other

• The winds helped the explorers to know which direction they were going

• The winds made it easier for them to sail from east to west

• The winds made it easier for the explorers to get around the tip of Africa

Who was the first to reach India by sea route?

• Francis Drake

• Vasco de Gama

• Bartolome Dias

• Bartolome de Las Casas

Who was the brutal conqueror of the Incas?

• Hernando Cortes

• Fransisco Pizarro

• Francis Drake

• Vasco de Gama

What was the significance of the Battle of Lepanto?

• The Aztecs and Incas were finally defeated

• Proved that the Spanish were stronger than the Portugese

• The Japanese were able to kick everyone out of their country

• Gave Christians a morale boost in resisting Muslims

Why was Thailand able to successfully resist European efforts to colonize their country?

• Their colonization was impractical

• They possessed a very powerful army

• Strong leaders were able to use skillful diplomacy

• European nations weren’t interested in Thailand