8th grade History Chapter 1

What country took the lead in finding a trade route to India?

• England

• Portugal

• France

• The Netherlands

Mapmakers needed information from who to create more accurate sea and land maps?

• The King

• Traders

• Explorers

• Priests

In the 600's C.E. what religion spread in the MIddle East and Africa?

• Islam

• Budhism

• Judiasm

• Hinduism

What was the name of the movement where Europeans tried to take back control of the Christian holy sites in the Middle East?

• Exploration

• Reformation

• Renaissance

• Crusades

Cabot was an explorer for what country

• England

• Spain

• France

• Portugal

Which 2 people were explorers for France?

• Columbus

• Verrazano

• Cartier

• Hudson

Which 2 explorers were explorers for Spain?

• Columbus

• Cortes

• Cabot

• Cartier

What is the economic system where people invest money into businesses to make profits?

• communism

• socialism

• mercantilism

• capitalism

How did European missionaries impact religion around the world?

• They taught people European values

• They taught Christianity around the world

• They taught Judaism around the world

• They introduced European architecture

What were England, France, and the Netherlands all looking for in their explorations to the Americas?

• a northwest passage to Asia

• a route to South America

• a route to Africa

• a passage to India