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Crusades and Exploration Quiz

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Social Studies

8th Grade

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Crusades and Exploration Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were the Crusades?

A. a series of military campaigns Europeans launched against the Muslim world

B. an attempt to expel all non-Christians from Europe

C. a reawakening of intellectual curiosity in Europe

D. a religious movement that rejected some Roman Catholic teachings

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one major result of the Crusades?

A. Islam spread into most of central Europe.

B. Christianity became the dominant religion in the Middle East.

C. Trade between Europe and the Middle East increased.

D. Relations between Muslims and Christians improved.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did political changes during the Renaissance increase Europe’s desire to explore?

A. European leaders wanted to imitate the political systems of Asian nations.

B. Strong monarchs sought ways to increase trade to make their nations wealthier.

C. Refugees from newly conquered nations fled to establish colonies elsewhere.

D. The disintegration of large nations into city-states made trade even more necessary.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main goal of Portuguese explorers such as Bartolomeu Dias and Vasco da Gama?

A. to gain firm control of the African slave trade

B. to find a water route to Asia by sailing west

C. to conquer wealthy Native American kingdoms

D. to find a water route around Africa to Asia

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which explorer’s crew were the first people known to sail around the world?

A. Cortés

B. Balboa

C. Magellan

D. Columbus

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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What can you conclude from this map showing Spanish exploration of North America in the early 1500s?

The Spanish concentrated their exploration in the Southwest and Southeast.

The Spanish were not interested in exploring North America.

The Spanish avoided areas explored and settled by other European powers.

The Spanish were mainly interested in finding new water routes through North America to Asia.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Most mid-Atlantic colonies in the Americas were settled by the?

French.

Spanish.

Dutch and English.

Italians and Portuguese.

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