WorksheetsQueen's Exploration Test Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The Sundanic kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai, the emergence of their empires was based on their ability to...
establish overseas colonial empires in Europe
tax the goods
conquer areas through militarism
sell slaves in the European triangular trade
Which major items of trade linked Sub-Saharan Africa to the Mediterranean world?
gold, salt, and slaves
dates, bananas, and rubber trees
diamonds, rubies, and emeralds
horses, teakwood, and palm oil
Christopher Columbus in 1492
led England to claim the vast territory surrounding Hudson Bay.
led the way for Portugal to build a vast trading empire in Asia
showed Spain the way around South America and into the Pacific Ocean
opened the way for Spain to colonize North and South America.
What was the role of improved technology in European exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries?
The astrolabe determined latitude at sea.
Gutenberg’s printing press spread ideas about the New World.
Slave rowers from Africa propelled ships farther.
The steam engine made ships faster.
What happened to cause the downfall of Songhai?
defeat and incorporation within the Mali Empire
the collapse of the irrigation system on which the agricultural economy depended
invasion by the Portuguese
invasion by a Moroccan army equipped with firearms.
The best reason why many African tribes did not fight the Europeans over slavery was that...
African tribes were overpopulated, and slavery was a way to lower their population.
African rulers and merchants exported slaves to obtain foreign goods.
they had no weapons that could oppose the Europeans.
the Europeans took non-Muslims as slaves.
The development of the Swahili language on the eastern coastline of Africa reflects the
colonization of eastern Africa by the Portuguese.
trade relationships between Africans and Arab traders.
adoption of a universal language throughout much of Africa.
refusal of east African people to adopt Bantu culture and language.
Because of its location, which European country was the first to launch larger scale exploration voyages?
Portugal
France
Germany
the Netherlands
What generalization can be made regarding the religious practices of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca cultures?
the worship of ancestors
head shrinking and flesh piercing
cannibalism and infanticide
human sacrifice and polytheism
Mansa Musa, the monarch of 14th century Mali, is MOST remembered for
his expansion of the gold trade into central and Southern Africa.
his conversion to Islam and his pilgrimage to Mecca
lending his massive military forces to the Arabs during the Crusades.
defending his African kingdom from the slave trade.
The most important crops grown by the Mayans were “The Three Sisters” which Included
corn, rice, and potatoes
corn, wheat, and potatoes
corn, beans, and squash.
pumpkins, beans, and coffee.
Inca farmers adapted their environment by growing food in
flooded rice paddies
clear-cut rain forests
expansive plantations
terraced fields
Two Native American empires destroyed by Spanish invaders were the
Aztec and Maya.
Maya and Inca.
Aztec and Inca.
Olmec and Maya.
What was one effect of the Columbian Exchange on European society?
Migration to the Americas declined.
The population increased with the introduction of new foods.
Horses were acquired for the first time.
The Christian Church was divided into Roman Catholic and Orthodox.
Which idea is most closely associated with the economic concept of mercantilism?
Colonies exist to provide raw materials and markets for a colonial power.
Wealth and power are based on land exchanged between nobles.
Goods and services are traded without government interference.
Property is owned collectively and administered by the state.
