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Unit 2: MWH Quiz 2020

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the geocentric theory?

a)

The idea that the sun is the center of the universe

b)

The idea that the earth is the center of the universe

c)

The idea that I am at the center of the universe

d)

The idea that God is at the center of the universe

2.

Copernicus discovered?

a)

The planets orbit around the sun.

b)

The planets orbit around gum.

c)

The planets orbit in a perfect circle.

d)

The planets orbit around the sun in an elliptical shape.

3.

Isaac Newton developed the theory of?

a)

calculus

b)

gravity

c)

algebra

d)

motion

4.

Galileo proved that Copernicus theory was correct because

a)

He discussed this matter with the church

b)

A telescope was used to prove Copernicus was correct

c)

Galileo used Copernicus' theories to prove his ideas

d)

Astronomy was used to measure the theory

5.

Descartes believed that all things should be _-_________ ?

a)

Common sense

b)

Based on truth

c)

Proven by math

d)

Based on logic

6.

Explain the scientific method

4 lines
7.

The scientific method caused which of the following movements

a)

Age of exploration

b)

Age of inventions

c)

Age of enlightenment

d)

Age of colonization

8.

Christopher Columbus is credited with discovering the Americas but where did he first arrive?

a)

West Indies

b)

Dominican Republic

c)

India

d)

Hispaniola

9.

Which two countries dominated the slave trade?

a)

England/France

b)

Spain/Portugal

c)

Sweden/Denmark

d)

Netherlands/Switzerland

10.

Which country was the first to establish colonies in the “New World”

a)

Portugal

b)

Netherlands

c)

England

d)

Spain

11.

The voyage from Africa to the Americas is referred to as

a)

Atlantic Slave Trade

b)

Triangular Trade

c)

Dutch East India Company

d)

Middle Passage

12.

What killed the majority of natives?

a)

Disease

b)

Poverty

c)

Hunger

d)

Slavery

13.

What product was shipped from the Americas to Europe?

a)

Beans

b)

Rice

c)

Animals

d)

Avocados

14.

What is the difference between the Middle passage and the triangular trade?

a)

There is no difference both transported slaves

b)

One was used for natives and the other for Africans

c)

One was used to transport cargo/materials and the other brought slaves from Africa

d)

One transported slaves from Africa to sold in the new world and the other was used to transport goods.

15.

T or F: Slavery did not exist in Africa before the slave trade

a)

True

b)

False

16.

T o F the natives were forced to become christian

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Who was used as a substitute for native labor?

a)

West indians

b)

West Africans

c)

natives

d)

Africans

18.

T o F some captives choose death over bondage?

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What happened to captives once they arrived in the new world?

a)

They were free people

b)

They were sold as slaves and forced to work

c)

If they survived they were not sick

d)

They revolted and returned to Africa

20.

Look at Diego Rivera's mural:

What religion are the natives being forced to accept?

a)

Quakers

b)

Menonites

c)

Jehovah's witnesses

d)

Christianity

21.

Who began the Columbian Exchange by sailing west to gain access to India but instead he discovered North and South America?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Francisco Pizarro

d)

John Smith

22.

What was a negative effect of the Columbian Exchange?

a)

African Slavery

b)

Millions of Native Americans died after contacting the Europeans

c)

Old World diseases spread to the New World like small pox

d)

All of the Above

23.

Spanish soldiers who led military expeditions in the Americas.

a)

conquistador

b)

indentured servant

c)

Quaker

d)

Plantation

24.

System in which goods and slaves were traded among the Americas, Britain, and Africa.

a)

Middle Passage

b)

Northwest Passage

c)

triangular trade

d)

Mayflower Compact

25.

When is Mrs. Duran's birthday?

a)

September 30

b)

September 11

c)

September 1

d)

September 28