Chapter 2 Assessment (Impact SS, 5th Grade)

Who was the first European explorer to reach the Americas in 1492? (Choose the correct answer for each question.)

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Amerigo Vespucci

What was the main goal of European explorers in the Age of Exploration? (Choose the correct answer for each question.)

• To create new languages

• To find new trade routes to Asia

• To discover animals for zoos

• To create schools in other countries

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CCSS.RI.5.3

Which two countries signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, dividing the newly discovered lands outside Europe? (Choose the correct answer for each question.)

• England and France

• Spain and Portugal

• Italy and Spain

• France and Portugal

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CCSS.RI.5.3

What was the Columbian Exchange? (Choose the correct answer for each question.)

• A type of ship used by explorers

• The exchange of goods, ideas, and diseases between Europe and the Americas

• A bank started by Christopher Columbus

• The war between Spain and Portugal over trade routes

Which Native American civilization is known for its large, complex cities and pyramids, such as the city of Tenochtitlan? (Choose the correct answer for each question.)

• The Incas

• The Mayas

• The Aztecs

• The Algonquians

Christopher Columbus believed he had reached Asia when he arrived in the Americas.

• True

• False

Explorers like Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro conquered large Native American empires in South America.

• True

• False

The Columbian Exchange was only beneficial to Europeans and Native Americans.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.8

Portugal and Spain led the way in the early years of exploration, setting up colonies and trade routes in the New World.

• True

• False

The Age of Exploration only had positive effects on the native populations in the Americas.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.5.6