World History 1.5 Quiz

World History 1.5 Quiz

9th - 12th Grade

22 Qs

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World History 1.5 Quiz

World History 1.5 Quiz

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9th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why were the European explorations of the 'New World' significant?  Select all that apply.

It created economical and political change to the non-Western world.

Their conquests would impact the people of Africa, India and the Americas.

Diseases from these new lands were carried back to Europe by the explorers.

It impacted the political leaders of European countries and they were forced to step down.

New trade routes where opened by Europeans and their economies benefited. 

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who discovered Brazil?

Ponce de Leon

Francisco Pizarro

Pedro Cabral

Hernan Cortes

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The Treaty of Tordesillas divided the New World between what two European nations?

France

Portugal

England

Spain

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the first man to travel around the world, but was eventually killed by native uprisings in the Philippines?

Magellan

Sebastian Cabot

Christopher Columbus

Vasco da Gama

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What European country was the first nation to begin exploring for new trade routes to the Orient?

England

France

Portugal

Spain

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the first explorer to sail around the Cape of Good Hope in 1458?

Magellan

Bartholomew Diaz

Christopher Columbus

Francisco Pizarro

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What country backed Christopher Columbus on his exploration for a new route to the West Indies?

France

Spain

Italy

Portugal

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