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WorksheetsWeek 2 Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What technological advance enabled explorers to use the stars to determine their latitude?
a)
Caravel
b)
Galleon
c)
Astrolabe
d)
Telescope
2.
The development of the ____________ (ship) made exploration possible and easier at the end of the 15th century?
a)
Caravel
b)
Galleon
c)
Long Ship
d)
Carrack
3.
Which reason best completes this list?
a)
to spread democratic ideals
b)
to improve efficiency in manufacturing
c)
to locate potential military allies
d)
to claim new territory
4.
Which motive best completes the diagram?
a)
to promote free enterprise
b)
to extend democracy
c)
to expand empires
d)
to found utopian communities
5.
What were the three reasons for European exploration?
a)
Game, God, Glory
b)
Glory, Fame, and God
c)
God, Glory, and Gold
d)
Gifts, Greatness, Glory
6.
The British economic system that states “a nation can become wealthy and powerful by accumulating gold and silver” is
a)
Joint-Stock Company
b)
Charter
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Triangular Trade
7.
Time period during which Europeans explored the world starting in 1400's
a)
Renaissance
b)
Reformation
c)
Middle Ages
d)
Age of Exploration
8.
Explorer credited with the discovery of the New World
a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Christoper Columbus
c)
Bartolomeu Dias
d)
Sir Francis Drake
9.
What were the main motives for the conquistadors?
a)
god
b)
glory
c)
gold
d)
all of the above
10.
The act of traveling to a new place to search for something.
a)
effect
b)
colonization
c)
exploration
11.
The building of colonies by European countries to set up control in the New World.
a)
colonization
b)
exploration
c)
colony
12.
People allowing other people to think or practice other religions and beliefs
a)
persecution
b)
amending
c)
judicial review
d)
religious tolerance
13.
Where do these features go on a PEGS chart?
candidates running for office
constitution
voting rights
candidates running for office
constitution
voting rights
a)
political
b)
economic
c)
geographical
d)
social
14.
Plantation
a)
A fancy neighborhood in Laredo, Texas.
b)
A rural home in New England.
c)
A place where the slave ships landed and unloaded.
d)
A large property where cash crops are grown.
15.
Why did Europeans want to explore?
a)
Hunting for riches
b)
Spread their religion
c)
Spices and silks from Asia
d)
All of the above
16.
Who conquered and enslaved the American Indians, and also brought Christianity as well as European diseases to the New World ?
a)
Spanish
b)
French
c)
English
d)
Portuguese
17.
Which European nation did NOT have a settlement in North America?
a)
England
b)
Portugal
c)
France
d)
Spain
18.
What was the dangerous land route called that allowed Europeans to trade with Asia?
a)
Silk Road
b)
Silk Path
c)
Land Route
d)
Desert Road
19.
What was Christopher Columbus' master plan to sail to Asia?
a)
To sail East
b)
Sail around Africa
c)
To sail West around the globe until he eventually made it to the East
d)
Sail above Russia
20.
Which country was mainly focused on the fur trade in North America?
a)
Dutch
b)
English
c)
French
d)
Spanish
21.
The 3 G's of Exploration stood for...
a)
God, gold, & glory
b)
God, good times, & girls
c)
Gains, gold, & guppies
d)
God, gold, & goof ups
22.
Who were the three main powerful countries that were involved in the Age of Exploration?
a)
Spain, Germany, and France
b)
England, Spain, & France
c)
Italy, Spain, and Portugal
d)
Portugal, Ireland, & France
23.
Which nation developed good relations with Native Americans and was motivated by profiting from the fur trade?
a)
England
b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
Netherlands
24.
Which country claimed the yellow land pictured in this picture?
a)
England
b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
Netherlands
25.
What country, in an attempt to find an all-water route to Asia, sailed west and discovered the New World?
a)
Portugal
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
France
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