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Exploration Review

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In 1494, the Treaty of Tordesillas created a line of ________.
a)
love
b)
demarcation
c)
money
d)
people
2.
Who sponsored Portuguese fleets that sailed along the western coast of Africa?
a)
Prince Henry the Navigator
b)
Queen Isabella
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Ferdinand Magellan 
3.
Conquistadors is a Spanish word meaning:
a)
to entrust
b)
to connect
c)
court
d)
conquerors
4.
What explorer sailed all the way around the world?
(He was credited with it, but in fact he died before his ship made it back.)
a)
Balboa
b)
Cabot
c)
Magellan
d)
De Soto
5.
Hernan Cortes
a)
First Portuguese explorer to make it to India
b)
Known for conquering the Aztecs
c)
Gets the credit for first European to circumnavigate around the world
d)
Known for conquering the Incas
6.
Francisco Pizzaro
a)
First Portuguese explorer to make it to India
b)
Known for conquering the Aztecs
c)
Gets the credit for first European to circumnavigate around the world
d)
Known for conquering the Incas
7.
In regards to the Columbian Exchange, what was the major factor that killed majority of the Native Americans?
a)
They died from starvation
b)
They died from disease
c)
They died from battle
d)
They died from poor nutrition 
8.
The exchange of goods and people between Europe, Africa, and the Americas is the ________________?
a)
Triangular Trade
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Capitalism
d)
Columbian Exchange
9.
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.
10.

Spanish conquistador, he conquered Mexico and brought about the fall of the Aztec Empire.

a)

Hernan Cortes

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Juan Ponce de Leon

d)

Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

11.

A Spanish priest who felt that Native Americans should be treated kindly and converted to Christianity through love, gentleness and kindness.

a)

Estevanico (Estaban)

b)

Bartolome de Las Casas

c)

Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

d)

Hernan Cortes

12.
a trading company established by the Netherlands in 1602 to protect and expand its trade in Asia
a)
Moluccas
b)
Line of Demarcation
c)
Treaty of Tordesillas
d)
Dutch East India Company
13.
mapmaker
a)
cartographer
b)
plantation
c)
circumnavigate
d)
outpost
14.
to sail around the world
a)
cartographer
b)
plantation
c)
circumnavigate
d)
outpost
15.
someone sent to do religious work in a territory or foreign country
a)
missionary
b)
monopoly
c)
sepoys
d)
sovereign
16.
exclusive control of a business or industry
a)
missionary
b)
monopoly
c)
sepoys
d)
sovereign
17.
Indian soldiers who served in an army set up by the French or English trading companies
a)
missionary
b)
monopoly
c)
sepoys
d)
sovereign
18.
having full, independent power
a)
missionary
b)
monopoly
c)
sepoys
d)
sovereign
19.
African leader who tried to stop the Atlantic Slave Trade
a)
Boers
b)
Prince Henry
c)
Affonso I
d)
Afonso de Albuquerque
20.
nicknamed "The Navigator", led the way in sponsoring European exploration for Portugal
a)
Boers
b)
Prince Henry
c)
Affonso I
d)
Afonso de Albuquerque
21.
Italian navigator who sailed for Spain, 1492, sails WEST across the Atlantic Ocean and discovers "West Indies"; eventually enslaves the natives of this land that he "discovered"
a)
Vasco da Gama
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Bartolomeu Dias
22.
from Spain, first to circumnavigate, or sail, around the world; he dies on the voyage and only 18 of his men return, he still gets credit for being the first to sail completely around the world
a)
Vasco da Gama
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Bartolomeu Dias
23.
Funded the voyages of Christopher Columbus
a)
Ferdinand and Isabella
b)
Charles V
c)
Philip II
24.
Definition of Sepoy
a)
Most valued food in India 
b)
Tool used In the army 
c)
an Indian soldier serving under British or other European orders.
d)
One of the most important documents in India 
25.
a trading company established by the Netherlands in 1602 to protect and expand its trade in Asia
a)
Moluccas
b)
Line of Demarcation
c)
Treaty of Tordesillas
d)
Dutch East India Company
26.

The British sent __________ to try to convince the Chinese to open trade with westerners.

a)

George III

b)

Francis Bacon

c)

Lord McCartney

d)

Francis Xavier

27.

The Jesuit priest __________ made an especially good impression on the Chinese.

a)

Thomas Aquinas

b)

Francis Xavier

c)

Matteo Ricci

d)

Marco Polo

28.

The Manchus set up what Chinese dynasty?

a)

the Qing

b)

the Tang

c)

the Song

d)

the Han

29.

9. The Ming wanted only what in trade for their products?

a)

gold and silver

b)

slaves

c)

books

d)

firearms

30.

After Japan barred European merchants from the islands, they allowed a few Dutch ships to trade where?

a)

Deshima

b)

Osaka

c)

Tokyo

d)

Nagasaki

31.
Europeans sought new trade routes so that they could
a)
travel along the Silk Road
b)
reach their American colonies faster.
c)
avoid exposure to the Black Death.
d)
gain direct access to Asia. 
32.
The voyage to Calicut by Vasco da Gama soon led to the creation of a vast trading empire for
a)
Spain.
b)
Italy.
c)
Portugal.
d)
the Netherlands.
33.
Which statement is true in the context of European exploration in Asia?
a)
The Dutch East India Company had full sovereign powers unlike Portuguese traders.
b)
The Dutch failed to compete with the Portuguese and could not enforce a monopoly over Spice Islands.
c)
The Europeans saw no promise in Mughal India and never sought trading rights from the Mughal emperors.
d)
The Ming dynasty in China showed great interest in establishing trade relationships with the Portuguese.
34.
Which country invaded Korea and caused them to adopt a policy of isolation?
a)
Italy
b)
Japan
c)
Portugal
d)
Spain
35.
Where was Tenochtitlan?
a)
Lake Texcoco
b)
Modern Day-Mexico City
c)
Texas
d)
The Texcoco Village
36.
Who was the Spanish conquistador that invaded the Aztec empire?
a)
Hernando Cortes
b)
Francisco Pizarrro
c)
Henry VII
d)
Montezuma
37.

Indian woman who helped Cortez in his conquest of Tenochtitlan.

a)

Donna

b)

Malinche

c)

Moctezuma

d)

Cuahutemoc

38.

Francisco Pizarro was able to easily conquer Atahualpa and the Inca because they were weakened by:

a)

Civil War

b)

Plague

c)

Bad food

d)

Love of money

39.
What is a privateer?
a)
a pirate hired to steal treasure from ships.
b)
the Indian name for French priests.
c)
the settlers that hunted for furs.
d)
the trading posts built by La Salle
40.
New France
a)
New Orleans
b)
Pittsburgh
c)
Canada
d)
Mexico
41.

Who was Jacques Cartier?

a)

A French privateer who explored Canada for France

b)

An Italian privateer who served the King of France..

c)

A French explorer who discovered two of the Great Lakes.

d)

The leader of the Iroquois.

42.

What were the reasons for Europeans' interest in exploring Asia?

a)

To find routes to get spices

b)

To spread Christianity

c)

A curiosity about what was out there in the world

d)

To gain wealth and fame

e)

All of the above

43.

Who led the first expedition to sail around (circumnavigate) the globe and reach all three major navigable oceans?

a)

Bartolomeu Dias

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Prince Henry the Navigator

d)

Zheng He

e)

Francis Drake

44.

After which war did the British and Spanish take over most of the American colonies controlled by the French?

a)

French and Indian War

b)

Seven Years War

c)

100 Years War

d)

King Philips War

45.

What country took control of the Indian Ocean trade in the 1600's with their East India Company, after the Portuguese began it in the 1500's?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

China

d)

The Netherlands

46.

What Chinese dynasty was known for their great wealth, culture, building up the Great Wall, and making beautiful porcelain works?

a)

Ming

b)

Qing

c)

Han

d)

Qin

47.

Hernan Cortes was greeted as a god by what Aztec emperor?

a)

Nezahualcoyotl

b)

Montezuma

c)

Atahualpa

d)

Quetzalcoatl

48.

What Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca kingdom in Peru?

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Juan Ponce de Leon

c)

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

d)

Francisco Pizarro

e)

Francisco Coronado

49.

What is the term for the economic theory based off of having a favorable balance of trade and acquiring gold?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Ismism

50.

The _________ divided newly discovered territories between the Spanish and Portuguese (but it gave Spain a lot more territory).

a)

Treaty of Tordesillas

b)

Treaty of Ghent

c)

Treaty of Guadalupe

d)

Treaty of Hidalgo

51.

Why was Prince Henry so important in making Portugal a pioneering country in exploration?

a)

He set up a school to teach new techniques and create the best sailors

b)

He went to war with Spain

c)

He stole technology from China

d)

He hired Christopher Columbus

52.

In what year did Christopher Columbus first voyage to America?

a)

1488

b)

1490

c)

1492

d)

1494

53.

The trade of goods and people between Europe, Africa, and America is commonly called:

a)

Transatlantic Exchange

b)

Triangular Trade

c)

African Trade

d)

Caribbean Trade

54.

What is the term for the trip of slaves from Africa to the Americas?

a)

Middle Passage

b)

Dark Period

c)

Starving Time

d)

Columbian Exchange

55.

Spanish ______ spread Christianity throughout the Americas, including the modern day United States?

a)

Conquistadors

b)

Missionaries

c)

Convents

d)

none of the above

56.

What Asian society was ruled by shoguns who were propped up by Daimyo (nobles) with Samurai loyal to them?

a)

Korea

b)

Manchuria

c)

Mongolia

d)

Japan

57.
A person who was born in the Americas but whose parents were both Spanish settlers.
a)
Encomienda
b)
Creole
c)
Capitalism
d)
Mulatto
58.
The ship that the Pilgrims rode on to Plymouth Rock
a)
Mayflower
b)
Santa Maria
c)
Pinta
d)
Nina
59.
Legal contract calling for fair laws to protect the general good.
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Mayflower Law
c)
U.S. Constitution
d)
Plymouth Laws
60.

What is a Puritan?

a)

A state of being

b)

A type of tan achieved purely from the sun

c)

A religious group from England

d)

A group of people who only eat organic

61.

a ruler of Kongo who tried to halt the slave trade in his lands

a)

Affonso de Albuquerque

b)

Osei Tutu

c)

Affonso I

d)

Qianlong

62.

Who were the Boers?

a)

Africans who followed traditional beliefs rather than Christianity

b)

Indian soldiers who served the British East India Company

c)

White Dutch farmers who settled around Cape Town

d)

Muslim traders who brought goods to Mediterranean ports

63.

After the Japanese, and later the Manchus, invaded Korea, the Koreans responded by...

a)

greatly expanding their military

b)

forming an alliance with Japan

c)

building a wall around Korea

d)

excluding foreigners from their nation and becoming isolated

64.

Osei Tutu traded in gold and slaves to help build the powerful...

a)

Asante kingdom

b)

Songhai kingdom

c)

Oyo empire

d)

Mali empire

65.

The voyage to Calicut, India by Vasco da Gama soon led to the creation of a vast trading empire for...

a)

Spain

b)

Italy

c)

Portugal

d)

the Netherlands

66.

When the Mughal empire weakened, British and French armies fought for power in India with the help of Indian troops known as

a)

Boers

b)

rajahs

c)

sepoys

d)

Gurkhas

67.

Select all of the ships that Christopher Columbus sailed on.

a)

Pinta

b)

Nina

c)

Flinta

d)

Santa Maria

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