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Scientific Revolution, Colonialism & Exploration

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Age of Exploration was NOT a direct result of which of the following?

a)

Muslims controlled the Silk Road

b)

Desire for more products from Asia

c)

To use the encomienda system

d)

To avoid higher prices

2.
Which of the following was NOT one of the "3 G's" of exploration?
a)
God
b)
Galleon
c)
Gold
d)
Glory
3.
Which BEST describes the Columbian Exchange?
a)
official letter allowing explorers to make slaves of native peoples
b)
exchange of goods between the Americas & Europe
c)
the spread of Native American diseases such as smallpox, measles, & influenza
d)
attempt to convert the native peoples to Christianity
4.
Which of the following is the BEST reason why European explorers conquered regions of the Americas? 
a)
They were searching for more wealth.
b)
They were at war with South American cultures.
c)
They wanted to use South Americans as slave labor
d)
They wished to stop the spread of Islam
5.
How could a colony increase the wealth of the ruling country?
a)
By preventing new trade routes
b)
By bringing more people into the country
c)
By providing new markets that could trade only with the ruling country
d)
By encouraging more exploration
6.
Under mercantilism, what did a colony supply to the ruling country?
a)
New European citizens
b)
Finished products
c)
Religious converts
d)

Raw materials/goods

7.
Why did European colonists force Native Americans to work for them?
a)
They hoped to learn from the Native Americans
b)
They didn't know how to farm
c)
They needed people to provide labor
d)
They wanted to anger the Native Americans
8.
What is a conquistador?
a)
A new MLB team
b)
A Spanish conqueror in the New World
c)
someone who converts others to a religion, such as Christianity
d)
A righteous dude
9.
What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?
a)
An agreement to produce more American food.
b)
An agreement signed by Uncle Rico and Napoleon Dynamite
c)

An agreement that divided up newly discovered lands in the Americas between Spain & Portugal

d)
A device used to determine your time
10.
What was mercantilism?
a)
A home country uses colonies to obtain raw materials
b)
A device used to determine your time
c)
Mr. Hoard's class exchange system
d)
I got nothin'
11.

Why were the Spanish conquistadors able to defeat the Aztec & Inca?

a)

They were smarter

b)

Advanced weapons

c)

More troops

d)

Automobiles

12.
European voyages of discovery resulted from the advances and inventions from the __________________.
a)
Scientific Revolution
b)
French Revolution
c)
Industrial Revolution
d)
Reign of Terror
13.
Why did many European countries search for ocean routes to Africa?
a)
Land routes were dangerous and costly
b)
Traveling by land was convenient
c)
Traveling by sea was the only way to reach Africa
d)
Land routes were controlled by Asian traders
14.
Which type of ship enabled the voyages of discovery to take place from Europe?
a)
Astrolabe
b)
Galleon
c)
Compass
d)
Steamship
15.

What was different between the way the Spanish & French interacted with native people?

a)

Spain enslaved them, France built friendships

b)

France enslaved them, Spain built friendships

c)

Spain accepted their culture, France didn't

d)

France AND SPAIN accepted their culture

16.

One way the Scientific Revolution did NOT impact the Age of Exploration was:

a)

Created faster and better ships

b)

Improved forms of navigation

c)

Allowed for exploration of farther distances

d)

Slowed the spread of diseases between Europe & the Americas

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