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Columbian Exchange, Enlightenment, & Scientific Revolution

Total questions: 94

Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did Columbus make his first voyage to the New World?

a)

1492 AD

b)

1492 BC

c)

1606 AD

d)

1606 BC

2.

What came from the Old World? (select all that apply)

a)

Diseases like smallpox, measles, malaria, and influenza

b)

Sweet Potatoes, Vanilla, Peanuts, Pineapple, and Tobacco

c)

Livestock like Cattle, Sheep, Horses, and Pigs

d)

Grains like Wheat, Barley, and Oats

e)

Fruits like Peaches, Pears, and Bananas

3.

Which of the following is a negative impact that the Columbian Exchange had on the native peoples of the Americas?

a)

The spread of disease killed millions of people.

b)

Agriculture spread to more regions.

c)

The use of the horse caused native peoples to leave.

d)

Native peoples were no longer allowed to use their languages.

e)

Europeans established global trade networks that brought maize to Europe, chili peppers to India, and wheat to the Americas.

4.

In the Age of Exploration (1400-1700), roughly how long did it take to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a sailing ship?

a)

A Month

b)

A Day

c)

A Week

d)

A Year

e)

A Fortnight (Two Weeks, not Fortnite)

5.
The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of ____________ between the eastern and western hemispheres.
a)
people
b)
people, animals, and foods
c)
people and animals
d)
people and disease
6.
Disease wiped out over a million American Indians.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What two hemispheres of the world were involved in the Columbian Exchange?
a)
Northern and Western
b)
Southern and Northern
c)
Eastern and Northern
d)
Eastern and Western
8.
Europeans turned to African slaves after American Indians died off from diseases like small pox, measles, and malaria.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Sugar cane was a huge product that had only positive effects in the new world. 
a)
True
b)
False
10.
What is an epidemic?
a)
An outbreak of disease that spreads quickly
b)
The top layer of your skin
c)
The problems caused by poor nutrition
d)
Germs that are shared among people
11.
Priests moved from Europe to North America to:
a)
Help build cities and gathering places
b)
Run hospitals for the sick
c)
Spread Christianity in the New World
d)
Form governments
12.

the Columbian Exchange was the exchange of plants, animals and diseases between.... (read all options)

a)

the Americas and Europe

b)

Asia and Europe

c)

the Old World and the New World

d)

Lynwood and Compton

13.

Wheat came from....

a)

The Old World

b)

The New World

14.

Europeans brought _________________ which killed 90% of the population

a)

tobacco

b)

onions

c)

oranges

d)

disease

15.

House cats and rats came from

a)

The Old World

b)

The New World (Americas)

16.

the exchange of tobacco, sugar cane and the death from disease led to

a)

many deaths

b)

a larger population

c)

more money for luxuries

d)

slavery

17.

Which group of people suffered the most due to the Columbian Exchange?

a)

Asians

b)

Explorers

c)

Indigenous Americans

d)

Europeans

18.

The land that Europeans invaded and colonized in the 1500s was called the New World. All of the New World is located in which hemisphere?

a)

Western

b)

Eastern

c)

Southern

d)

Northern

19.

What does indigenous mean?

a)

the native people of a given place

b)

the people who colonize a new place

20.

Which disease wiped out a significant part of the population of indigenous Americans?

a)

measles

b)

smallpox

c)

syphilis

d)

malaria

21.

Due to the Columbian Exchange and the colonization that followed, which TWO languages are widely spoken throughout Latin America today?

a)

Spanish

b)

Portuguese

c)

English

d)

French

22.

The Spanish & Portuguese colonizers forcibly spread which religion to Latin America?

a)

Roman Catholicism

b)

Islam

c)

Judaism

d)

Protestantism

23.

The Columbian Exchange had positive and negative impacts for both the New and Old World.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

How did the arrival of the horses in the New World negatively impact the indigenous Americans?

a)

the Spanish used horses to quickly travel and raid indigenous towns

b)

the indigenous Americans used horses in battle to fight the Spanish

c)

the indigenous Americans used horses to grow more crops at a faster rate

d)

the indigenous Americans used horses to travel and trade more efficiently

25.

Due to the Columbian Exchange, agricultural production increased in both the New and Old World.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Due to the Columbian Exchange, there were now less natural resources available in both the New and Old World.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Due to the Columbian Exchange, enslavement of Africans occurred in both the New and Old World.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Although new crops were introduced to both Europe and South America due to the Columbian Exchange, why did the enslavement of Africans occur mostly in South America and not in Europe?

a)

South America, unlike Europe, could grow cash crops - such as coffee and sugar cane - due to its' tropical climate

b)

Africa is closer to South America so it was easier to travel to South America than Europe

c)

Many Africans were already in South America before the Europeans colonized it

d)

This is false. Enslavement of Africans occurred in equally in both South America and Europe

29.
What is one problem early European explorers faced?
a)
They had too much money. 
b)
The journeys were completely safe.
c)
They lacked technology.
d)
They needed wider ships. 
30.
The Encyclopedie was published to
a)
A) propose a new plan of government for France 
b)
B) inspire peasants to rise up against the ruling class 
c)
C) spread Enlightenment ideas as widely as possible 
d)
D) improve the study of literature by the middle class
31.
 In what way did Enlightenment philosophers reflect the central ideas of both Greek democracy and Roman republicanism?
a)
A) They taught that rule by an elite class of nobles is necessary for running a government. 
b)
B) They thought government should represent the will of its citizens. 
c)
C) They argued that a merit-based system is the best method for selecting government officials. 
d)
D) They felt that rule by a strong central leader is the only way to govern effectively.
32.
John Locke's central political value was
a)
A) the protection of individual rights
b)
B) designing governments around biblical teachings
c)
C) ensuring an equal distribution of wealth
d)
D) the empowerment of the majority of people
33.
A common theme among Enlightenment thinkers was
a)
A) a desire to improve society
b)
B) faith in traditional religious beliefs
c)
C) support for democratic forms of government
d)
D) a belief in the inherent goodness of humanity
34.
a)
A) American and French Revolutions
b)
B) Buddhism and Confucianism
c)
C) Islamic philosophy
d)
D) Scientific Revolution
35.
Philosophers of the Enlightenment wanted to use __________ in all areas of life.
a)
A. government
b)
B. economics
c)
C. politics
d)
D. reason
36.
___________________ believed that without government, people would fight each other all the time.
a)
A. Locke
b)
B. Hobbes
c)
C. Montesquieu
d)
D. Smith
37.
Locke believed that a government's power came from its ___________________.
a)
A. army
b)
B. power
c)
C. people
d)
D. science
38.
American's used _________________'s idea of separation of powers to write the US Constitution. 
a)
A. Montesquieu
b)
B. Hobbes
c)
C. Rousseau
d)
D. Voltaire
39.
Enlightenment thinkers and theories inspired
a)
A. the French Revolution
b)
B. the American Revolution
c)
C. other revolutions of the 1800s
d)
D. all of the above
40.
What is the French word for philosopher?
a)
A. philosophe
b)
B. natural rights
c)
C. separation of power
d)
D. checks and balances
41.
You are born with _________________ that can't be taken away; life, liberty, property
a)
A. philosophe
b)
B. natural rights
c)
C. separation of power
d)
D. checks and balances
42.
The belief that government should be split into three branches to prevent one person or group from becoming corrupt.
a)
A. philosophe
b)
B. natural rights
c)
C. separation of power
d)
D. checks and balances
43.
Related to the idea of separation of powers; each branch of government must have approval from other branches in order to do certain functions.
a)
A. philosophe
b)
B. natural rights
c)
C. separation of power
d)
D. checks and balances
44.

During which years was the Enlightenment occurring in the world?

a)

1701 - 1788

b)

1776 - 1865

c)

1715 - 1789

d)

1987 - 2017

45.
Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?
a)
power and privilege
b)
money and fame
c)
good looks and charm
d)
reason and logic
46.
The Enlightenment is
a)
a time of rebirth
b)
a time when science ruled
c)
a time with people used reason and logic to explain the world
d)
a time when technology ruled
47.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed to limit government, that it should be divided into separate branches that shared power.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
48.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
49.
Enlightenment philosophers believe that if government abuses power the people should change it.
a)
True
b)
False
50.
Natural Rights
a)
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
b)
Life, Liberty, and Property
c)
Freedom
d)
Rights to say what we want, when we want to.
51.
What is another name for the Enlightenment?
a)
The Age of Reason
b)
The Age of Great Philosophers
c)
The Age of Religion
d)
The Age of Revolution
52.

John Locke, Jean Rousseau, and Voltaire all lived during what was called the:

a)

Dark Ages

b)

Middle Ages

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Depression

53.
According to John Locke, why are governments created?
a)
God gives monarchs a divine right to rule over their people
b)
People are naturally selfish and need a strong ruler to create order
c)
People set up governments to protect their lives and property
d)
Civil government must be established to offset the power of the church
54.
Which Enlightenment philosopher argued that people have the right to abolish their government and create a new one?
a)
Montesquire
b)
Locke
c)
Voltaire
d)
Rousseau
55.
An agreement between people and the government to give up some rights for safety and protection
a)
Philosophers
b)
Democracy
c)
Social Contract
d)
Divine Right of Kings
56.
Voltaire was a big believer in which of the following?
a)
Freedom of Speech
b)
People are born wicked
c)
People are born free and equal
d)
The social contract
57.
Wrote the book, Leviathan, during the English Civil War
a)
Hobbes
b)
Rousseau
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Locke
58.
According to Rousseau, what is the role of government?
a)
It is to dictate to the people what the government wants.
b)
It is to implement policies beneficial to the government.
c)
It is to steer away from popular sovereignty.
d)
It is to protect the "general will" of the people
59.
According to the concept of divine right, who gave monarchs the power to rule?
a)
kings
b)
God
c)
military
d)
people
60.
What document did John Locke's ideas influence?
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Great Charter
d)
Magna Carter
61.

What century would it be if the year were 1600?

a)

14th

b)

15th

c)

16th

d)

17th

62.
Which of the following is an example of an unlimited government? 
a)
Republic
b)
Democracy
c)
Constitutional Monarchy
d)
Absolute Monarchy
63.
What European country most reflects the United States government?
a)
France
b)
Russia
c)
Italy
d)
England
64.
- Tabula Rasa
- Natural Rights
- Social Contract
All of the ideas above were created by ... ?
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rosseau
d)
Voltaire
65.
Reason was the “light” that brought the world out of the Dark Ages.  Which of following is an example of an “enlightened” idea?
a)
Excommunication
b)
Absolute Monarchy
c)
Heliocentric
d)
Divine Right
66.
Galileo was tried for heresy because he argued  
a)
That heaven did not exist
b)
That Earth revolved around the sun
c)
Against the law of gravity
d)
That the sun revolved around the Earth
67.
According to Copernicus, the sun  
a)
Revolved around the earth
b)
Was the center of the Universe
c)
Was the biggest star
d)
 Had many moons
68.
During the Scientific Revolution the heliocentric view of the universe was first proposed by __.
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Francis Bacon
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Nicolaus Copernicus
69.
The Scientific Revolution challenged many medieval ideas about science. All of the following were astronomers during the Scientific Revolution except __.
a)
Nicolaus Copernicus
b)
Ptolemy
c)
Galileo Galilei
d)
Johannes Kepler
70.
What is the first step to the scientific method?
a)
Make a hypothesis 
b)
State a question or problem
c)
Do the experiment
d)
Analyze the data 
71.
What did Galileo Improve?
a)
The astrolabe
b)
the stars
c)
The Telescope
d)
cat food.
72.
What did Kepler add to Copernicus’ heliocentric theory?  
a)
That Jupiter had four moons
b)
That the planets revolved around the earth 
c)
That the sun was the biggest star
d)
That the planets move in eliptical (oval shaped) orbits around the sun
73.
Nicolaus Copernicus used _________________ to come up with his theory.
a)
Luck
b)
Mathematical formulas  
c)
Guesses
d)
Friends
74.
During the scientific  revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________
a)
King
b)
Family
c)
Church
d)
Sir Salami 
75.
Which scientist developed laws of motion?  
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Copernicus
c)
Galileo
d)
Newton
76.
The English philosopher who proposed the Scientific Method.
a)
Sir Francis Bacon
b)
Voltaire
c)
Thomas Hobbes
d)
hypothesis
77.
what does Geocentric mean
a)
3 branches of gov.
b)
sun is center of everything/ universe
c)
doubt everything
d)
earth is the center of everything/universe
78.
This is the structure of living things.
a)
humanist
b)
geocentric theory
c)
anatomy
d)
rationalism
79.
Which of the following was developed by Isaac Newton?
a)
the heliocentric theory
b)
the scientific method
c)
the theory of scientifc rationalism
d)
the theory of universal gravitation
80.

a period of rapid scientific discoveries and changes

a)

Theory

b)

Scientific Revolution

c)

Heliocentric

d)

Expansion

81.

following what is commonly accepted or traditional

a)

Scientific Method

b)

Theory

c)

Orthodox

d)

Theology

82.

oval path

a)

Science

b)

Pope

c)

Reason

d)

Ellipse

83.

leader of the Roman Catholic Church

a)

Pope

b)

Heliocentric

c)

Geocentric

d)

Theory

84.

an organized study of the natural world and how it works

a)

Scientific Method

b)

Scientific Revolution

c)

Science

d)

Theory

85.

the study of God and religion

a)

Heresy

b)

Reason

c)

Science

d)

Theology

86.

proposed explanation of the facts

a)

Scientific Method

b)

Theory

c)

Reason

d)

Science

87.
Isaac Newton studied 3 branches of SCIENCE:
a)
Legislative, executive, and judicial
b)
Church, school, factories
c)
Physics, gravity, motion
d)
Calculus, physics, and government
88.
A period during the 1600s and 1700s when people used reason to guide people's thoughts about society. 
a)
Enlightenment
b)
Captialism
c)
Renaissance
d)
Reformation
89.
Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?
a)
Make observation
b)
Form a theory
c)
Collect data
d)
Form a hypothesis
90.
A testable explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
91.
Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):
a)
answer
b)
experiment
c)
problem
d)
safety check
92.
What is a hypothesis?
a)
A hypothesis is the right answer to an experiment.
b)
A hypothesis is the wrong answer to an experiment.
c)
A hypothesis is an educated guess.
d)
I don't know.
93.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
94.
The name of the information that you get from your experiment (you organize it into charts and graphs).
a)
observations
conclusion
b)
data
c)
variables
d)
hypothesis

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