Thursday Quiz 2/1/24- Columbus and Exploration

Ireland is a nation. Which Source below explains the content from this graph from 1700-1840?

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Christopher Columbus' behaviors in Source 5, 6, and 7 correlate to which line(s) on this map highlighting the New World?

• The red line

• The Green Line

• The Green and Orange Lines

• The Green, Orange, and Blue Lines

Which of the following items was not aboard Columbus' ship on his return from the red line voyage?

• Potatoes

• Tomatoes

• Knowledge of the location of a new continent

• 550+ Taino Slaves (Over 200 of which would die).

Which of the following answers below best explains the inconsistent locations for the landing sites of each colored arrow?

• Columbus was not locating enough gold to choose one location- his widening search reflected that.

• Columbus was bad at his job, he was a bad captain and on each trip his crews tried to mutiny against him.

• Columbus wanted to visit the separate islands of Japan thoroughly for his King and Queen of Spain

• Columbus ran out of slaves to seize on each island so he moved on to new locations to replenish his "stock".

Which of the following answers below best explains the motivations for Columbus' trip highlighted by the red arrow?

• To find a shortcut to the east- particularly China- to trade for riches faster.

• To find a shortcut to the West- particularly China- to discover gold located there.

• To find a shortcut to the east- particularly India- to discover gold located there.

• To discover a shortcut to the Bahamas, and bring back foods that boosted Europe's population from 80-180 million people.

This is a small part of a letter Columbus wrote to the King of Spain. Columbus is demonstrating behaviors here from which source of your evidences you've studied?

• Source 1

• Source 6

• Source 7

• None of these answers is correct

This is a small part of a letter Columbus wrote to the King of Spain. Columbus' speech and actions here most closely reflect a desire from which source from your evidences below?

• Source 1

• Source 4

• Source 3

• Source 2

The following type of document could have been used by Columbus in which historical source that we have been studying?

• Source 1

• Source 2

• Source 5

• Source 7

Which source(s) below helps to explain the graph displayed to the right?

• Source 4

• Source 5

• Source 6

• Both Sources 5 and 6

The word association "Surprise-Betrayal-Aggression-Initial" best aligns to which historical evidence you have studied about Columbus?

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