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WorksheetsTerm 2 History Review
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
The process where living things change over time into different living things.
Adaptation
Evolution
Adjusting
Changing
What species of monkeys lived at the same time as humans?
Homo Neanderthalensis
Homo Habilis
Homo Florensis
Homo Ergaster
It is believed that Homo Sapiens arrived in Australia by passing through (a) .
What is geological history?
A chronological measurement based on Earth's rock formations and how they change/
The adaptation of organisms over the years.
How humans have evolved over the years.
When and where was Christopher Columbus born?
1451 - Genoa, France
1463 - Genoa, Italy
1451 - Genoa, Italy
1463 - Genoa, France
At what age did Christopher Columbus go on his first trip to sea?
12
13
14
11
What were the names of Christopher Columbus' ships?
La Pinta
La Santa María
La Niño
La Niña
The (a) was the name given to America when it was first discovered.
What do Homo Sapiens descend from?
Orangutan
Apes
Cats
Nothing
Why did Europeans want to explore?
For fun
To grow their empire
To increase trade between countries
To find new ways to travel between countries
India was part of the spice trade.
False
True
What was the planet's biggest industry during the 15th Century (the Age of Exploration and Discover)?
Exploration
Mechanics
Spice
Cumin is from Iraq
False
True
Columbus believed that by sailing East, they would reach India quicker.
True
False
Who sponsored Columbus' voyage to America?
The princess and prince of Spain
The king and queen of Portugal
The king and queen of Spain
The duchess and duke of Spain.
Christopher Columbus arrived in America in...
(a)
Who arrived in America before Columbus?
The vikings
Native Americans
Indians
Nobody
What was the main reason for Columbus to return to America several times?
The experience
Orders
The gold
To learn more about their culture
Columbus took unwilling Natives as slaves and was part of a genocide.
True
False
Pytheas was a Greek explorer, astronomer and geographer.
True
False
Pytheas was the first Greek to ever explore or write about the British Isles.
False
True
Alexander the Great discovered Latitude
False
True
Alexander the Great was king of Macedonia and fought many battles.
False
True
Using latitude, Eratosthenes was able to draw a map of the world.
True
False
Hipparchus discovered latitude
False
True
Latitude played an important role in both Pytheas' and Alexander the Great's explorations.
True
False
