History Quiz

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• A period of scientific discovery

• A new world and old world trading system

• A religious movement

• A type of sailing ship

What did the Northwest Passage connect?

• The Indian and Atlantic Oceans

• The Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

• The Mediterranean and Black Seas

• The Red Sea and the Arabian Sea

What was the Renaissance known for?

• Growth of European culture and art

• Development of new sailing ships

• Expansion of the slave trade

• Discovery of the Northwest Passage

What was the purpose of the Atlantic Slave Trade?

• To discover new scientific methods

• To trade goods between Europe and Asia

• Kidnapping and trading of enslaved Africans to the Americas

• To explore the Northwest Passage

What is a Caravel?

• A type of printing press

• A small, fast Spanish/Portuguese sailing ship

• An astronomical instrument

• A religious reform movement

Who were the Conquistadors?

• Religious leaders in the Reformation

• Scientists during the Scientific Revolution

• Spanish conquerors who conquered Mexico and Peru

• Explorers of the Northwest Passage

What was the main goal of Mercantilism?

• To promote religious freedom

• To increase countries' wealth and power through trade

• To develop new scientific theories

• To explore new territories

What is an Astrolabe used for?

• Printing text and images

• Measuring the position of celestial objects

• Navigating the Northwest Passage

• Funding scientific research

What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?

• A religious reform movement

• A signed agreement to divide the world between Spanish and Portuguese

• A scientific discovery

• A type of sailing ship

What does Humanism focus on?

• The potential of humans

• The authority of the Catholic Church

• The development of new trade routes

• The discovery of new scientific methods