History 2.4 Columbus Journeys On Quiz

​ (a)   were the first Europeans to make settlements in North America, even before Christopher Columbus.

• Vikings
• The Portuguese
• The French

Who was the first explorer to try to reach East Asia by sailing west from Europe?

• Marco Polo

• Christopher Columbus

• Prince Henry

• Johannes Gutenberg

Why did Columbus believe he had reached Asia when he had actually traveled less than halfway there?

• He met people who spoke Chinese.

• Columbus believed the Earth was smaller than it actually was.

• The compass had not been invented yet.

What did many Europeans want from Japan, China, and India in the 15th century?

(Choose 3)

• Gold

• Jewels

• Spices

• Slaves

The Columbian Exchange was the movement of ​ (a)   , animals, and people from ​ (b)   to Europe, and from ​ (c)   to America.

• plants
• America
• Europe

The Columbian Exchange brought new things to Europe and the Americas. What things were new to Europe, and which were new to the Americas?

Groups:

(a) New to Europe

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(b) New to the Americas

• Potatoes

• Corn

• Diseases

• Horses

Which two technologies helped encourage longer sea voyages and exploration?

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Which item is a primary source?

• a document written by someone who personally saw an event

• a history textbook written about an event that happened centuries ago

• a document written by someone who heard about an event from someone else

• an essay reviewing a book that was written during an event

Many Native Americans were ​ (a)   brought by the explorers. This meant that they ​ (b)   work in the fields. So, the Spanish brought ​ (c)   to the New World.

• could not
• enslaved Africans
• dying from diseases

What is the Columbian Exchange?

• A group of people that settles in a new land but keeps ties to its native country

• the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the New and Old World.

• sail or travel all the way around (something, especially the world)

• The study of maps and mapmaking