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Age of Exploration: Quiz #1

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was Christopher Columbus looking for when he explored? Pick the best 2 answers!

a)

Slaves to bring back to Europe

b)

Spices and teas

c)

North America

d)

A fast sailing route to Asia by sailing west

2.

What was 1 negative result for "The New World" because of the Columbian Exchange? (pick 1 answer)

a)

Pollution and garbage began to collect all over the The New World.

b)

Diseases brought by the Europeans killed millions of Carribbean and North American natives.

c)

Native animals became extinct due to over-hunting.

3.

What is the movement of people, plants, animals and germs in either direction across the Atlantic Ocean following the voyages of Christopher Columbus called?

a)

The Great Exchange

b)

The Columbus Effect

c)

The Great Expedition

d)

The Columbian Exchange

4.

European explorers began exploring the world because they wanted to:

a)

Gain riches from Asia like silk and spices and discover

b)

Prove that the world was flat

c)

To the discover the Native-Americans because they knew that they were there

d)

All of the above.

5.
Which of the following was a major impact of Columbus and his voyages?
a)
Knowledge of the world increased
b)
European countries started colonies in the New World
c)
Lasting contact between the Old and New Worlds was established
d)
All of these are true
6.

Which country funded or gave money to Christopher Columbus for his voyage to the "New World."

a)

Portugal

b)

Spain

c)

Italy

d)

England

7.
These were all reasons that Europeans set out to explore EXCEPT:
a)
curiosity
b)
adventure
c)
glory for their country
d)
to help native Americans
8.

Why is the Western Hemisphere referred to as the New World.

a)

It was created after the Eastern Hemisphere

b)

The ideas of the Westerners were were new to the Eastern Hemisphere

c)

The Eastern Hemisphere did not even know this existed before the Age of Exploration

d)

The Western Hemisphere was a new opportunity for many.

9.

What is the belief in cultural superiority?

a)

Believing your own culture is better than any other culture

b)

Belief in all cultures being equal to one another

c)

Feeling that your own culture is not as important as another

d)

Believing there is one world culture

10.

Which country first introduced European diseases to American Indians

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Portagul

11.

When thinking about the Age of Exploration the phrase "New World" refers to which part of the world?

a)

Africa, Asia, Europe

b)

North America and South America

c)

Africa, Antarctica, Australia

d)

None of these

12.

Horses are native to the "Old World" or the "New World?"

a)

Old World

b)

New World