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WorksheetsAge of Exploration and Atlantic Slave Trade
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 56mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
I took control of the Inca empire and claimed it for Spain.
a)
Cortes
b)
de Leon
c)
de Soto
d)
Pizarro
2.
I am a conquistador that conquered the Aztec empire and built Mexico City.
a)
Pizarro
b)
de Soto
c)
Cortes
d)
Coronado
3.
What does the term "mesoamerican" mean?
a)
Middle Passage
b)
Middle America, between North and South America
c)
Middle America, including states like Texas and Oklahoma
d)
Messy America
4.
Grand emperor retreat complex built by the Inca
a)
Machu Picchu
b)
Chichen Itza
c)
Pueblo Bonita
d)
Cahokia
5.
Because of the lack of available farmland, the Aztecs built
a)
causeways.
b)
chinampas.
c)
irrigation canals.
d)
terraces.
6.
How were the Spanish conquistadors able to conquer the New World?
a)
They prayed for the Native Americans.
b)
They became friends and traded goods with the Native Americans.
c)
They used advanced weapons to take control of the Native Americans.
d)
They paid them gold to work building colonies for them.
7.
The Middle Passage was_______________?
a)
The exchange of goods, ideas, and diseases from the New World to Europe.
b)
The transport of Africans to the Americas by boat across the Atlantic ocean.
c)
Trading goods among three people.
d)
The transfer of cash crops to the Americas.
8.
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the slave trade on African society?
a)
Increased tribal warfare.
b)
Population decline, leading to a loss of workers.
c)
Families and communities were torn apart.
d)
Brought wealth to ALL African people.
9.
How did the discovery and colonization of the New World lead to international trade?
a)
It strengthened the Feudal system in Europe.
b)
Colonies provided raw materials like cotton, tobacco, etc. and bought manufactured goods from Europe.
c)
Colonies discouraged international trade and refused to trade with one another.
d)
It strengthened relations with Native Americans.
10.
What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Charleston
c)
St. Augustine
d)
Plymouth Rock
11.
Why was there a demand for slaves in the New World?
a)
There weren't enough Europeans to get the work done.
b)
Some colonies needed slave labor to make a profit.
c)
Native Americans resisted enslavement and ran away.
d)
All of these are correct
12.
What was the primary reason that European explorers had for wanting to explore new land?
a)
They were searching for an all-water route to Asia to acquire silks and spices.
b)
They wanted to practice their navigating skills.
c)
They wanted to spread their religion to Asia.
d)
They wanted to spread their ideas about government with the Native Americans.
13.
The Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan was created in the center of a...
a)
Marsh
b)
River
c)
Ocean
d)
Lake
14.
How did the Mayans end?
a)
the Spaniards conquered
b)
It is a mystery
c)
Olmecs took their land
d)
hurricane destroyed their civilization
15.
Why were human sacrifices made?
a)
too many people loved in the city
b)
a punishment for not following the rules
c)
to please the gods
d)
animals were considered sacred so humans were used
16.
Why did Cortes conquer the Aztecs?
a)
to have thousands of people sacrificed for the gods
b)
to control the entire trade route
c)
to rebel against the emperor Moctezuma
d)
to find gold, claim land, and convert natives to Christianity
17.
What was key to the Aztecs rise to power?
a)
trade
b)
land
c)
war
d)
gold
18.
The Aztecs were a _________ society, meaning they worshipped more than one God
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Ditheistic
c)
Polytheistic
d)
Bitheistic
19.
Which explorer was a famous pirate who stole from the Spanish and Portuguese?
a)
Bartholomeu Dias
b)
John Cabot
c)
Pedro Cabral
d)
Francis Drake
20.
Which of the following is not a reason people began to explore?
a)
Asian spices
b)
curiosity
c)
spread their religion
d)
convert more people to Islam
21.
This empire was located in Central America near present day Mexico City
a)
Inca Empire
b)
Aztec Empire
c)
The Empire ran by Darth Vader
d)
Mongolian Empire
22.
Which of these groups treated Native Americans harshly?
a)
Spanish
b)
French
c)
Vikings
23.
This was the first leader of the first expedition to sail around the globe.
a)
Cortes
b)
Pizzaro
c)
Balboa
d)
Magellen
24.
Which navigator is known for sailing down the St. Lawrence River to expand trade with the Native Americans?
a)
Jacques Cartier
b)
Hernando Cortes
c)
Marquette & Joliet
d)
Samuel de Champlain
25.
What is the significance of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
It brought many new ways of life to the Old and New Worlds
b)
The plants brought to the Old World didn't survive there
c)
Many Native Americans would move to Europe for a better way of life
d)
Native Americans became very wealthy off the trade with Europeans
26.
What was the primary killer of Natvie Americans during the Age of Exploration?
a)
Diseasese
b)
Foreign plants in their forests
c)
Warfare
d)
Poverty
27.
Who called the native people "Indians" because he thought he was in the Indies?
a)
Juan Ponce de Leon
b)
Vasco da Gama
c)
Amerigo Vesupucci
d)
Christopher Columbus
28.
Who is given credit for sailing all the way around the world, when really ONLY his crew made it?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Henry Hudson
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Jacques Cartier
29.
Who discovered a route to the India by sailing around Africa?
a)
Amerigo Vespucci
b)
Henry Hudson
c)
Henry the Navigator
d)
Vasco da Gama
30.
Who discovered Florida while looking for the "Fountain of Youth?"
a)
Hernan Cortes
b)
Jacques Cartier
c)
Francisco Pizarro
d)
Juan Ponce de Leon
31.
• Cultivation of corn, tomatoes, and beans • pictorial writing system • Human sacrifices to the sun god • Accurate calendar of 365 days • Use of the number zero * Abandoned cities around year 900 AD
a)
Aztec
b)
Mayan
c)
Inca
d)
Mongols
32.
* Chinampas
*conquered by Spanish
*365 day calendar
*stone temples without cement
*writing
*conquered by Spanish
*365 day calendar
*stone temples without cement
*writing
a)
Mayan
b)
Aztec
c)
Inca
d)
Mongols
33.
*terrace farming
* quipu (knots on strings)
* road system
* Machu Piccu
* quipu (knots on strings)
* road system
* Machu Piccu
a)
Maya
b)
Aztec
c)
Inca
d)
Mongols
34.
What was Christopher Columbus looking for when he left Spain in 1492?
a)
A route to India
b)
New World
35.
European expansion was driven by which of the following?
a)
Gold
b)
God
c)
Glory
d)
All of the above
36.
tool used to determine direction (N,S,E,W)
a)
Compass
b)
Astrolabe
c)
caravel
d)
telescope
37.
Time period during which Europeans explored the world starting in 1400's
a)
Renaissance
b)
Reformation
c)
Middle Ages
d)
Age of Exploration
38.
Circumnavigate
a)
• Instrument used by navigators that used the stars to find their location on the earth’s surface
b)
• Small ship used by the Spanish and Portuguese. It was faster and easier to navigate because it had the rudder in the back and used triangular sails
c)
• To travel all the way around the world
d)
• A route that sent raw materials from the Americas to Europe, the Europe sent finished goods to Africa, and slaves were taken from Africa to the Americas
39.
• A route that sent raw materials from the Americas to Europe, the Europe sent finished goods to Africa, and slaves were taken from Africa to the Americas
a)
Triangular trade
b)
Astrolabe
c)
Caravel
d)
Circumnavigate
40.
What is a settlement far away from the country that rules it called?
a)
expedition
b)
Renaissance
c)
colony
d)
caravel
41.
Which is not part of the Old World?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
42.
Which is not a part of the New World?
a)
North America
b)
Caribbean
c)
South America
d)
Asia
43.
How did diseases impact the New World?
a)
They didn't
b)
They wiped out 75-90% of the Europeans
c)
They wiped out 75-90% of the indigenous people
d)
They helped the natives beat the Spanish
44.
The Columbian Exchange is best defined as
a)
Exchange of plants, animals, disease, and technology between the rest of the world following Columbus's voyage
b)
The relationship between people in different parts of the world
c)
The story of how Columbus came to North America
d)
Everything Columbus brought back to Spain after his first voyage
45.
A period of cultural and biological exchanges between the New and Old World was known as
a)
Civil War
b)
Columbian Exchange
c)
Columbus Voyage
d)
Spanish Inquisition
46.
What group of people suffered the most during the Columbian Exchange?
a)
Animals
b)
Explorers
c)
Native Americans
d)
Europeans
47.
What was the name for the journey of slaves from Africa to America?
a)
the Voyage of Sorrow.
b)
the Bering Crossing.
c)
the African-America run.
d)
the Middle Passage.
48.
Which three continents were part of the triangle trade?
a)
France, Africa, the Americas
b)
The Americas, Europe, Africa
c)
Australia, Antartica, Africa
d)
Africa, Europe, Middle East
49.
In what way did the introduction of the horse effect the way Native Americans lived?
a)
improved diet
b)
it had no effect
c)
made moving and hunting easier
d)
provided them with another food source
50.
What is the most significant way that the Columbian Exchange has affected our lives today?
a)
We now have access to goods from around the world.
b)
Pizza
c)
We have to be careful not to catch smallpox
d)
We celebrate Columbus Day at school
51.
What continents were considered the "old world"?
a)
Africa, Central America, Australia
b)
Europe, Asia, South America
c)
Asia, North America, Africa
d)
Europe, Africa, Asia
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