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Columbian exchange

Authored by JESSE HINKLE-JOHNSTON

Geography

9th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a significant factor that fueled Europe's period of exploration and colonization?

The desire to find new trade routes to Asia

A surplus of silk, spices, and pottery

Religious conflicts in Europe

The decline of shipbuilding and navigation technology

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who commissioned Christopher Columbus to sail across the Atlantic?

Queen Elizabeth I

King Henry VIII

Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand

Pope Alexander VI

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which year did Christopher Columbus land on an island in the Caribbean Sea?

1492

1498

1505

1513

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did later explorers, including Amerigo Vespucci, determine about Columbus's voyage?

He had reached East Asia

He had reached India

He had reached a "New World"

He had reached Africa

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which European powers from our reading sent explorers to the New World?

Spain and Portugal

Spain, France, the Netherlands, and England

Spain, France, and England

England and Spain

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a primary motivation for Spain's colonization efforts in the New World?

Spreading Christianity

Finding rare spices

Establishing diplomatic alliances

Advancing scientific knowledge

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which region did Spanish conquistadors achieve the most significant success in terms of wealth?

North America

South America

The Caribbean

Africa

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