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WorksheetsTopic 5 Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
Which statement is true about Portugese Exploration?
The exploration ended after the death of Prince Henry in 1460.
The Portugese were attacked ande defeated by Muslim traders on the East African Coast.
The Portugese explored the interiors of Africa and established footholds.
The Portugese found a trade route through the Indian Ocean to Asia
Read the text and answer the question.
"On September 8, 1522, nearly three years after setting out, te survivors-- one ship and 18 sailors-- reached Spain. The survivors had been the first people to circumnavigate, or sail around the world. Antonio Pigafetta, one of the few survivors of the expedition, observed: "I believe of a certainty that no one will ever again make such a voyage.""
Which statement is true about the voyage in this text?
Ferdinand Magellan and the other survivors reached Spain in 1521.
During the expedition, Ferdinand Magellan, and the sailors took nearly three weeks to cross the Pacific and reach the Spice Islands.
Ferdinand Magellan was killed in the Phillippines when the fleet reached there in 1521.
Ferdinand Magellan returned to Spain after reaching South America while the rest of the sailors decided to push across the Pacific to the East Indies.
Which famous Portugese monarch sponsored exploration?
Ferdinand Magellan
Prince Henry
Christopher Columbus
Oasai Tutu
Which event can be inferred from the map?
Jacques Cartier reached the Spice Islands during the expedition.
Ferdinand Magellan discovered the St. Lawrence River
Vasco da Gama made an expedition to the west coast of India.
Christopher Columbus crossed the west coast of Moctezuma's empire during his voyage.
The Cape of Good Hope was the departure port for which Portugese navigator who set out for Asia in 1497?
Christopher Columbus
Prince Henry
Hernan Cortes
Vasco da Gama
Which statement is true in the context of European exploration in Asia?
Spain was the first European power to gain a foothold in Asia.
Portugal seized the island of Goa, making it their major military and commercial base.
For most of the 1500s, Portugal could not control the spice trade between Europe and Asia.
Italy was the first European coutry to challenge Portugese domination of Asian trade in the 1500s.
Choose the best answer:
"Europeans by contrast, wrote enthusiastically about China. In 1590, a visitor described Chinese artisans "cleverly making devices out of gold, wilver and other metals,'' and wrote with approval: "They daily publish multitudes of books.'''
Which era if rule in China is referred to in this text?
The Ming Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty
The Asante Kingdom
The Oyo Empire
"Devastated by the two invasions, Korean rulers adopted a policy of isolation, excluding foreigners except the Chinese and a few Japanese. When European sailors were shipwrecked on Korean shores, they were imprisoned as spies."
Which country carried out one of the invasions in Korea discussed in the text?
Italy
Japan
Portugal
Spain
"The art of the Qing Dynasty, even the paintings of many of its finest eccentrics and the design of its best gardens, is similarly characterized both by lavish decoration and ornate effects as well as by superb technique and conservative taste."
Which non- Chinese group contributed to establishing the dynasty discussed in this text?
The Portugese
The Tainos
The Spaniards
The Manchus
What statement is true about European conquests in the Americas?
When Columbus first arrived in the West Indies, he was faced with the hostilities of the Taino people.
Columbus's men assaulted the Taino people and claimed their land for Spain.
After Columbus's encounter, no Spanish conquerers explored the Americas
The Spanish invaders did not have enough weapons to conquer Native Americans.
What were the effects of European migration to the Americas?
disease, land loss, and a shrinking native population
increase in the food supply, change in land settlement, and new livestock
Change in wildlife, increase in Native population, mining
population growth, new farming techniques, and disease
"Artless and generous ... to such a degree as no one would believe but him who had seen it. Of anything they have, if it be asked for, they never say no, but rather invite the person to accept it, and show as much lovingness as though they would give their hearts..."
Who said this about the Tainos who lived in the West Indies?
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Affonson I
Ferdinand Magellan
One positive aspect of the Columbian exchange was that Native Americans were able to adapt which animals?
Goats
Dogs
Horses
Pigs
When colonists later protested British policies in North America, they viewed themselved as "freeborn Englishmen" who were defending their natural rights. Which of the following describes one of the "traditional rights" being referred to in the text?
the right to own land in the colonies.
the right to convert Native Americans to Christianity.
the right to marry settlers from different countries.
the right to have reprsentative assemblies and parliament.
Which rich empire in India was established by Muslim leaders?
Asante
Qing
Mughal
Denkyira
Why did the colony of New France grow slowly?
The Native Americans strongly resisted France who were exploring mainland Canada.
The French were resisted by the Swedish settlers in Canada, which halted the growth of New France.
The harsh Canadian climates with long winters attracted few French peasants.
Fur trapping and trading did not yield high profits for French settlers.
"The first object which saluted my eyes when I arrived on the coast was the sea, and a slave ship which was then riding at anchor and waiting for its cargo. These filled me with astonishment, which was soon converted to terror when I was carried on board."
The speaker who was seized from a Nigerian village at age 11 by slave traders is
Osei Tutut
Almany of Futa Toro
Affonso I
Olaudah Equiano
What can be inferred about the slave trade in Africa?
The Europeans had more footholds on the coasts of Africa than on inland areas.
Most of the slave trade took place on the inland parts of Africa rather than on the coasts.
Rwanda and Burundi were two of the most important slave trade areas?
The Oyo Empire did not allow slave trade.
The ________ empire, which began as relatively small forest kingdom, arose from succsesful waves of settlement from the Youroba people of present day Nigeria.
Asante
Mughal
Oyo
Ming
_____________ is a policy by which a nation sought to export more than it imported in order to increase its supply of gold and silver
mercantilism
communism
socialism
capitalism
