WorksheetsWorld History: Voyages of Discovery, Slave Trade, and China
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Another name for the time period known as the Voyages of Discovery is:
a)
Era of Investigation
b)
Drive to Explore
c)
Age of Exploration
d)
Birth of Society
2.
Spain and Portugal were the foremost leader in the beginning of the Voyages of Discovery for which of the following reasons:
a)
Geographic position facing westward
b)
Distance from Russia
c)
Lack of wealth
d)
Rulers who had little interest in the rest of the world
3.
Christopher Columbus intended, and believed, he had landed where in 1492?
a)
North America
b)
Russia
c)
Africa
d)
East Indies Islands/ Asia
4.
Plantations were:
a)
Slaving ships
b)
Spanish rule and control over colonies
c)
Large estates where crops are grown
d)
All of the Above
5.
Before the Ming Dynasty who ruled China?
a)
Japan
b)
Spain
c)
Mongols
d)
France
6.
The term circumnavigate means:
a)
Sail all the way around
b)
Capture slaves in Africa
c)
Sail from Europe to Asia
d)
Getting lost at sea
7.
Which man’s crew was given credit for first circumnavigating the world
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Peter Norbeck
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Juan Pablo
8.
One example of improving defense from invaders, during the Ming Dynasty, was:
a)
Forbidden City
b)
Great Wall of China
c)
Practicing Confucianism
d)
Civil Service Exams
9.
This picture is:
a)
The City of the King
b)
The Hall of The Hall of Heroes
c)
The Grand Ole Opry
d)
The Forbidden City
10.
Often in Chinese history, they have practiced the idea the idea that they do not want trade or be involved with the rest of the world, this idea is known as:
a)
Adventure/ Adventurism
b)
Anti-Social
c)
Isolation/ Isolationism
d)
Lost and Confused
11.
Which of the following regions continually wanted to trade with China because of the quality of China’s goods:
a)
North America
b)
Europe
c)
South America
d)
Africa
12.
After the Ming Dynasty was the _____________ Dynasty.
a)
Queen
b)
Han
c)
Tang
d)
Qing
13.
Which of the follow was NOT a restriction on during the Qing Dynasty:
a)
Manchu were forbidden to bind their feet
b)
Manchu were not allowed to marry Chinese
c)
Chinese men had to wear their hair in Manchu style
d)
Chinese were forced to leave the country
14.
In China,what put people into power, government jobs, on their skills, rather than other factors like wealth or last name:
a)
Civil Service Exam
b)
Being born in Beijing
c)
Singing ability
d)
Peoples’ votes
15.
Known as:
a)
Swinging Door
b)
Six-Month Journey
c)
Triangular Trade
d)
Gold Coast
16.
Most slaves were brought to:
a)
Caribbean Islands
b)
North America
c)
China
d)
Africa
17.
The mass movement of people, goods, food, and animals from the “Old World” to the “New World” was called the:
a)
World Wide Web
b)
Age of Reason
c)
Columbian Exchange
d)
Slingshot Movement
18.
Which of the following was NOT reason why people were driven to explore:
a)
Chance at wealth
b)
A desire for expensive and sought after goods
c)
Fame and glory
d)
To kill Traditional People in new lands
19.
An example for exploration and settlement in North America is which of the following colonies:
a)
Jamestown
b)
Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock
c)
All of the above
d)
None of the above
20.
Which dynasty came first?
a)
Ming
b)
Qing
21.
Encomienda is:
a)
Selling gold from Europe to China
b)
Spanish claiming lands and enslaving Native Americans
c)
Returning lands in North America back to Native Americans
d)
All of the above
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