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Social Studies Unit 2

Authored by Steve Martinez

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find thier location was?

caravel

astrolabe

navigator

compass

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What caused European's interest in Asia to grow?

the silk road

the Ottoman Empire

Marco Polo's book

Coronado's explorations

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did travel by sea change in the 1400s?

It became cheaper.

It became more dangerous.

It was limited to the Atlantic Ocean.

New technologies improved it.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following made it necessary for European traders to travel to Asia by sea?

The Ottoman Turks blocked trade through Constantinople.

Columbus landed on San Salvador.

Marco Polo returned from Asia.

Europeans invented the magnetic compass.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Christopher Columbus act like an entrepreneur?

He hired sailors to work on the ships.

He sailed West to find Asia.

He convinced Spain's rulers to sponsor his expedition.

He used the latest tools of navigation.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was NOT a goal of European exploration?

Finding new trade routes to Asia.

Controlling new lands.

Ending the Reconquista.

Establishing colonies.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the West coast of the Americas was?

Jacques Cartier

Christopher Columbus

Hernando Cortes

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

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