Exploration Quiz - Grade 8

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What are three items that were taken from the Old World to the New World?

The purpose of this trading pattern was:

• to maximize profits through strategic buying and selling

• to minimize losses by avoiding trades

• to eliminate all market risks

• to ensure constant price increases

One product from the New World that you might be excited to try for the first time is:

Which description matches the European country’s primary motivation for exploration?

• Spain

• Wanted to set up a fur trade

• France

• Wanted to convert Native Americans to Christianity

• England

• Wanted to establish colonies along the Atlantic Ocean

Short Constructed Response - Think about the question carefully. Then enter your answer to BOTH parts of the question in the box provided.

What was the Columbian Exchange AND how did it impact the New World? Explain your answer.

Spain’s territory included present-day ____________________________, California, and Florida.

• Texas

• New York

• Illinois

• Oregon

8. ____________________________ were built to convert Native Americans to Christianity.

• Missions

• Forts

• Trading Posts

• Schools

Europeans used ____________________________ from Asia to help preserve their food and prevent it from spoiling.

• Spices

• Silk

• Tea

• Porcelain

Columbus thought he landed in India, but he actually discovered the ____________________________.

• New World

• Pacific Ocean

• Africa

• Australia