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New Empires Review

Authored by Barry Branscum

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8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Who were the first group of accidental explorers that came from Scandanavia to the Americas in what we know as Canada today? Hint: Their leader was Leif Eriksson.

Spanish
Portugeese
Vikings
English

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What was the items European Explorers were originally coming to the Americas to find?

New trade routes, land, and gold
Find new people to interact with
Convert everyone to the Muslim Religion
None of the above

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What were 2 technological advances that made it possible to explore far off lands that was developed by the Portuguese and Henry the Navigator?

Pyramids and Stone Heads
Quipus and Calendars
Astrolabe and Caravel
Pueblos and Presidios

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Who started a navigational school that taught sailors how to use new technologies to travel and explore as well as paying for many expeditions himself?

Christopher Columbus from Spain
Hernan Cortes from Spain
John Calvin from England
Prince Henry the Navigator from Portugal

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

A new type of boat sail that allowed a crew to sail against the wind was called the ____________?

Cruise
Caravel
Carnival
Astrolabe

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Who was the sailor from Italy that thought he could find a water route to Asia by sailing across the Atlantic Ocean? He convinced Spain to pay for the trip.

Vasco De Gamez
Martin Luther
Henry the Navigator
Christopher Columbus

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

An imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole giving Spain all land west of the line and Portugal all land east of the line was called ___________?

The line of demarcation
The line of declaration
Declaration of Independence
The Thin Red Line

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