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UNIT 3: EUROPE LOOKS OUTWARD TEST

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 2hrs 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The term feudalism is best defined as a
a)
Division of power between branches of government
b)
Holy war between Christians and Muslims
c)
Process in which goods are traded for other goods
d)
System in which land is exchanged for military service or loyalty
2.

What is a serf?

a)

A noble who cannot leave the farm they were born on

b)

A peasant who cannot own property and must work a nobles land

c)

A knight who serves a lord for life

d)

A peasant who pays the noble to farm the noble's land

3.
What was the name of the series of wars fought between Christians and Muslims?
a)
Holy Wars
b)
Crusades
c)
Civil War
d)
Jerusalem
4.

What was one effect of the Crusades?

a)

The Pope was no longer the head of the church.

b)

New cultures were brought to Europe.

c)

European citizens stopped traveling.

d)

Feudalism became more popular than ever.

5.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Renewed
b)
Rebuilt
c)
Remade
d)
Rebirth
6.

Why did Europeans begin to use tools such as the astrolabe and compass?

a)

to find safe water routes to faraway places

b)

to allow their ships to sail against the wind

c)

to increase the speed of their ships

d)

to make updated maps of the seas

7.

Caravels were different from traditional ships because they

a)

used larger oars.

b)

had triangular sails.

c)

used deeper hulls.

d)

had larger crews.

8.

This explorer, "discovered" America for Europe, and made 4 successful voyages to modern day Cuba. However, Vikings were there 1st.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Bartholomew Dias

d)

Francisco Pizarro

9.
What did Queen Isabella do for Christopher Columbus?
a)
sponsored his exploration
b)
married him
c)
made him royalty
10.
This Chinese invention used the Earth's magnetic poles to help explores find their cardinal directions.
a)
Compass
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Astrolabe
d)
Quadrant
11.
What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World?
a)
To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia
b)
To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy
c)
To launch a surprise attack the enemies of Spain by sea
d)
To find the city of gold in southern Africa
12.
Which country claims the land occupied by letter B?
a)
France
b)
England
c)
Spain
d)
Portugal
13.
Who was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean?
a)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
b)
Hernando De Soto
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Vasco de Gamma
14.
Magellan is credited with ________________ the globe.
a)
Flying
b)
Painting
c)
Mapping
d)
Circumnavigating
15.

to travel around the earth on water or by air

a)

circumnavigate

b)

nautical

c)

navy

d)

cosmonaut

16.
Why is the Columbian Exchange named after Christopher Columbus?
a)
He invented the term
b)
He was an expert on New World species
c)
His ship was nicknamed the Columbian Exchange
d)
His voyages marked the Exchange's beginning
17.
The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of ____________ between the eastern and western hemispheres.
a)
people
b)
people, animals, and foods
c)
people and animals
d)
people and disease
18.

What items are from the New World World?

a)

Potatoes

b)

Horses

c)

Coffee

d)

Pumpkins

e)

Corn

19.

7. Why did smallpox kill so many of the natives in the Americas, but so few conquistadors?

a)

a. The conquistadors had been vaccinated against smallpox

b)

b. The natives had poor hygiene, while the Spanish were very clean

c)

c. The smallpox virus was designed to only infect native populations

d)

d. The natives had never been exposed to European diseases

20.
Three motivations for European explorers: God, Gold, and ______.
a)
Grace
b)
Glory
c)
Greed
d)
Glaciers
21.
Choose the answer that best describes why the Spanish conquistadors wanted to explore and colonize America.
a)
They liked the climate and wanted to create a better life for themselves.
b)
They were looking for gold, spreading their Catholic religion, and wanting to claim territory for Spain. 
c)
They were looking for ways to help the natives become more advanced.
d)
They were looking for ideas to write a best selling book.
22.

Why did the conquistadors bring priests with them to the Americas?

a)

To help the Spaniards hold religious services

b)

To perform weddings between Spanish soldiers and native women

c)

To teach the Spanish soldiers about Christianity

d)

To convert the native peoples to Christianity

23.

What group did Francisco Pizarro conquer?

a)

Aztecs

b)

Incas

c)

Mayans

d)

Olmecs

24.

Encomiendas were most similar to:

a)

Slave plantations in the old American South

b)

Large factory farms in the American Midwest

c)

Collective farms in the old Soviet Union

d)

Rice paddies in Southeast Asia

25.
Which explorer discovered and named Florida?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Juan Ponce de Leon
c)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
d)
John Cabot
26.
Where did Columbus believe he had landed?
a)
Florida
b)
Panama
c)
Puerto Rico
d)
The Indies and China
27.

This conquistador is known for having conquered the Aztecs and their leader, Montezuma II.

a)

Hernando Cortes

b)

Juan Ponce de Leon

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Pedro Menendez

28.
How was such a small army of Spanish conquistadors able to conquer such large Aztec and Inca empire?
a)
Spaniards were armed with guns, armor, horses and diseases that helped wipe out the indigenous population
b)
The Aztec and Inca people joined the Spaniards so they wouldn't get killed or enslaved
c)
Spaniards poisoned the Aztec and Inca
d)
The many gods the Aztec and Inca had, put a curse on them but blessed the Spanish
29.
What was the infectious disease that the Spanish transmitted to the Aztec and Inca civilizations that wiped out large numbers of their populations?
a)
small pox
b)
malaria
c)
influenza (the flu)
d)
Bubonic plague
30.
Francisco Coronado explored which region?
a)
Southwest USA
b)
Eastern Woodlands
c)
Pacific Northwest
d)
Alaska and Northern Canada
31.

Hernando de Soto’s biggest accomplishment was that ________________.

a)

he was the first European to find and cross the Mississippi River

b)

he discovered Newfoundland

c)

he discovered a Northwest Passage to Asia

d)

he brought treasures and wealth to the American Indians that he encountered

32.

Why were explorers hired to find the Northwest passage?

a)

Get rich due to land they claims and riches

b)

Shortest water route to get to Asia easily

c)

Control the waterway from Europe to Asia

d)

All of the answers

33.

Which of these is a place built for the protection of the new Spanish settlements?

a)

Presidios

b)

Pueblos

c)

Missions

d)

Ranchos

34.

Which of these is a place built to teach the Native Indians about Christianity?

a)

Presidios

b)

Pueblos

c)

Missions

d)

Ranchos

35.

What is the name for the wealthy, Spanish- born citizens who settled in New Spain?

a)

Creoles

b)

Mestizos

c)

Peninsulares

d)

Mulattos

36.
People who are mixed with European and Indian descent
a)
Penisulares
b)
Creoles
c)
Mestizos
d)
Mulattos
37.
These people were born in the colonies, who usually became military officers
a)
Peninsulares
b)
Creoles
c)
Mestizos
d)
Mulattos
38.
Who sailed from England to Canada?
a)
Columbus
b)
Cabot
c)
Cartier
d)
Hudson
39.

Which country sponsored Henry Hudson's voyages?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Holland or the Netherlands

d)

both England and the Netherlands

40.

What country did Cartier explore?

a)

Mexico

b)

Canada

c)

France

d)

Honduras

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