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WorksheetsSS Chapter 2 Test
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who started a Portuguese navigation school around 1419?
a)
Leif Ericsson
b)
Vasco de Gama
c)
Prince Henry
d)
Bartolomeu Diaz
2.
Which of the following explains why King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella agreed to fund Columbus' voyage?
a)
They wanted to profit from trade and spread Christianity in Asia.
b)
They wanted to move to an island in the Caribbean Sea.
c)
They were hoping to invade other Asian countries.
d)
They wanted to trade with Native Americans.
3.
Which of the following navigation tools helped European sailors know how far they had sailed from the equator?
a)
the astrolabe
b)
the magnetic compass
c)
maps
d)
the telescope
4.
Which of the following navigation tools helped European sailor know which direction they were going?
a)
the astrolabe
b)
magnetic compass
c)
maps
d)
the telescope
5.
Which direction did Columbus sail in his attempt to reach Asia?
a)
south
b)
north
c)
east
d)
west
6.
How long did Columbus sail before he reached land on his first voyage?
a)
five days
b)
two years
c)
five weeks
d)
one month
7.
What did Columbus name the general area where he landed on his first voyage?
a)
America
b)
New Spain
c)
Taino
d)
West Indies
8.
Which of the following was a reason Cortes took Moctezuma prisoner?
a)
Moctezuma had not welcomed Cortes and his men
b)
He wanted to conquer the Aztecs
c)
He was afraid of the Aztec's superior weapons
d)
He wanted to take Moctezuma back to Spain
9.
Which of the following items from the Columbian Exchange MOST helped the Native Americans?
a)
corn and potatoes
b)
gold and silver
c)
horses
d)
bananas and sugar cane
10.
What was the overall effect of the Columbian Exchange on most of the native people of North America?
a)
It was harmful to them
b)
It had no effect on them
c)
It was good for them
d)
It improved their lives
11.
What did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella want Columbus to trade for in Asia?
a)
gold and spices
b)
lumber and fish
c)
cotton and wood
d)
horses and cattle
12.
How did map makers help European sailors improve their navigation?
a)
They made more accurate maps
b)
They taught sailors how to operate the new caravel ships
c)
Their maps showed the dangerous areas of land routes
d)
They could tell them how fast their ship was going
13.
Which of the following statements BEST describes Prince Henry's navigation school?
a)
Prince Henry did not start a navigation school.
b)
Students at the school were taught military arts that they would use to conquer Native American civilizations.
c)
Christopher Columbus attended the school.
d)
Sailors, scholars, map makers, and ship builders worked together there to improve sea travel.
14.
How did the compass help European explorers navigate their ships?
a)
It measured the distance north or south from the equator.
b)
It helped sailors control the wind on their ships.
c)
It told them which direction they were going.
d)
It allowed them to sail at night.
15.
What advantage did Portugal have for exploring the oceans and distant lands?
a)
Its location on the western coast of Europe made it a good location from which to start sea voyages
b)
Portuguese sailors had been to Iceland and North America
c)
It had vast forests as a source of timber for building ships
d)
Representatives from Asia had visited Portugal.
16.
Why did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella need money from trade with Asia?
a)
They had to pay for a recently fought war
b)
They were planning on moving to another country
c)
They needed to pay for previous expeditions
d)
They did not earn much money as king and queen
17.
What did Ferdinand Magellan and Christopher Columbus have in common?
a)
They died on an expedition
b)
Neither of them reached Asia
c)
They traveled west in search of Asia
d)
They were from Italy
18.
Why were European diseases such as smallpox and measles so devastating to Native Americans?
a)
The Europeans used the diseases as weapons of war
b)
Native Americans had no immunity against the diseases
c)
This was the 2nd time Native Americans had caught these diseases
d)
They got sick and lost their jobs to enslaved Africans
19.
Which is the BEST definition of The Columbian Exchange?
a)
the transfer of diseases from Native Americans to Europeans
b)
the trade routes for goods between North America and Europe
c)
the movement of cultures and goods between Europe and the Americas
d)
the name of Columbus's last expedition to North America
20.
Which explorer's expedition was the first to circumnavigate the earth?
a)
Columbus
b)
Magellan
c)
Cortes
d)
Ponce de Leon
21.
someone who gives financial support to a person or cause
a)
merchant
b)
colony
c)
patron
d)
conquistador
22.
a person who buys and sells goods
a)
merchant
b)
slave trade
c)
colony
d)
patron
23.
an outbreak of a quickly spreading disease
a)
circumnavigate
b)
conquistador
c)
slave trade
d)
epidemic
24.
the buying and selling of humans as property
a)
merchant
b)
slave trade
c)
conquistador
d)
Columbian Exchange
25.
a settlement far from the country that rules it
a)
slave trade
b)
colony
c)
merchant
d)
Columbian Exchange
26.
Spanish soldier or conqueror
a)
merchant
b)
patron
c)
colony
d)
conquistador
27.
a process to plan a course and find a distant location
a)
navigation
b)
astrolabe
c)
compass
d)
circumnavigate
28.
an instrument used to measure distance north or south of the equator
a)
navigation
b)
astrolabe
c)
compass
d)
circumnavigate
29.
the movement of cultures and goods between Europe and the Americas
a)
merchant
b)
slave trade
c)
epidemic
d)
Columbian Exchange
30.
to sail completely around the world
a)
merchant
b)
slave trade
c)
navigation
d)
circumnavigate
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