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Week 11 Quiz: Exploration and Expansion

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The global transfer of foods, plants and animals during the colonization of the Americas is known as the
a)
Scientific Revolution
b)
Columbian Exchange 
c)
New Imperialism 
d)
Middle Passage
2.

How did European exploration of the Americas most affect the Inca and Aztec Empires?

a)

It caused the population to move inland from coastal locations

b)

It encouraged tribal leaders to create alliances with Europeans

c)

It introduced diseases that destroyed populations of the natives

d)

It reduced the native reliance on agricultural production

3.
The Columbian Exchange promoted the exchange of goods between......
a)
the north and the south of Europe
b)
the old world and the new world
c)
Asia and Africa
d)
different countries in South America
4.

The goals of the Age of Exploration were…

a)

To acquire wealth and gold.

b)

To acquire goods.

c)

To spread Christianity.

d)

All of the above.

5.

Chinese explorer that completed 7 voyages throughout the Indian Ocean

a)

Zheng He

b)

Chinngis Khan

c)

Hirohito

d)

Toyo

6.
The "Old World " was considered to be the continents of...
a)
Europe, Africa, and Asia
b)
North and South America
c)
Australia and Canada
d)
Asia and North America
7.
The "New World " was considered to be the continents of...
a)
North and South America
b)
Europe, Africa, and Asia
c)
Australia and Canada
d)
Asia and South America
8.

Who were the first 2 countries to take the lead in sea exploration?

a)

England and France

b)

Portugal and Spain

c)

Spain and France

d)

Portugal and Brazil

9.
Columbus first landed in the Americas in 
a)
1483
b)
1492
c)
1497
d)
1503
10.

A Portugese sailor who was the first European to sail around southern Africa, Cape of Good Hope, to the Indian Ocean.

a)

Vasco de Gama

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Bartholomew Dias

d)

Prince Henry the Navigator

11.

He mistakenly discovered the Americas in 1492 while searching for a faster route to India.

a)

Vasco de Gama

b)

Leif Erikson

c)

Cortes

d)

Christopher Columbus

12.
Created a school for exploration, sailing and map reading
a)
Prince Henry
b)
Christopher Colombus
c)
Leif Eriksson
d)
Vasco de Gama
13.

New boundary line from Pope Alexander VI for Portugal & Spain was called the

a)

Line of Demarcation

b)

Colombian Exchange

c)

Treaty of Torde

d)

Alexander Line of 1333

14.

Europeans were trying to find a water route to __________________, which they thought that this would make their country rich with its silk, spices, and treasures.

a)

Asia

b)

America

c)

Antartica

d)

Australia

15.

Renaissance means

a)

Rebirth

b)

Restart

c)

Reform

d)

Relation

16.

Which country did the Renaissance start in?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

17.

Select all of the Renaissance artists

a)

Leonardo Da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Raphael

d)

Donatello

18.

Select the two most famous artworks by Da Vinci

a)

The Statue of David

b)

The Last Supper

c)

The Sistine Chapel

d)

The Mona Lisa

19.

Select the two most famous art pieces by Michelangelo

a)

The Statue of David

b)

The Last Supper

c)

The Sistine Chapel

d)

The Mona Lisa

20.

Renaissance art differed from art during the Middle Ages because

a)

Renaissance art was flat and dull

b)

Artists used perspective during the Renaissance

c)

Artists during the Renaissance only painted religious figues

d)

Renaissance art started using stained glass

21.

Renaissance ideas were spread through trade (people doing business), travel (people going to new places), and education (people teaching new ideas and skills to each other). Which invention of the Renaissance Period helped most to spread ideas and discoveries?

a)

long lasting oil paints

b)

wooden ships

c)

new architecture

d)

the printing press

22.

During the Renaissance people wanted to return to the ideals of

a)

Ancient Sparta and Athens

b)

Ancient Rome and Milan

c)

Ancient Greece and Rome

d)

Ancient Greece and Turkey

23.

Humanism...

a)

emphasized the Bible

b)

leads to happier lives

c)

encourages people to learn Latin and Greek

d)

focuses on the potential of humans to achieve

24.

Which of these men of the Renaissance was known equally for his art as well as inventions?

a)

Rueben

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Aristotle

25.

Where does coffee come from?

a)

Old World

b)

New World

26.

Where does Pineapple come from?

a)

Old World

b)

New World

27.

Where does Tobbacco come from?

a)

Old World

b)

New World

28.

Where do tomatoes come from?

a)

Old World

b)

New World

29.

Where does wheat come from?

a)

Old World

b)

New World

30.

Where do cattle come from?

a)

Old World

b)

New World

31.

Where do pigs come from?

a)

Old World

b)

New World

32.

Where does Chocolate come from?

a)

Old World

b)

New World

33.

Where does corn come from?

a)

New World

b)

Old World

34.

Where do horses come from?

a)

Old World

b)

New World

35.

Where do bananas come from?

a)

New World

b)

Old World

36.
The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of ____________ between the Old World and the New World.
a)
men and ships for exploring
b)
money for items
c)
products, ideas, plants, animals and diseases
d)
buying goods from Africa
37.
What happened to the many of the Native American Indians?
a)
They got new land.
b)
The caught diseases and died.
c)
They moved to Europe.
d)
They traded spices with Asia.
38.
What were the main positive consequences of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
traveling by ship was really fun
b)
better looking people coming over from one place to the other
c)
disease, death, slavery
d)
healthier diet, new resources, good trading
39.
What were the main negative consequences of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
many Native Americans died, diseases were spread, slavery began
b)
new foods and resources
c)
the Old World brought terrible music to the New World
d)
none - it was all good
40.
Which phrase accurately describes the conditions aboard the slave ship?
a)
Luxurious 
b)
Accommodating
c)
Spacious 
d)
Dark and Claustrophobic 
41.

Why did so many people die on the Middle Passage?

a)

Slave traders usually purchased unhealthy individuals

b)

Disease and malnutrition

c)

Overloaded ships often sank

d)

Successful rebellions on board ships took many lives

42.

What continents did the Atlantic Slave Trade include?

a)

North America, South America, and Brazil

b)

North America, South America, Europe, and Africa

c)

North America, Europe, and Africa

d)

South America, Asia, and Europe

43.
What were the new crops grown in the colonies that demanded slave labor?
a)
sugar cane, cotton, tabacco
b)
sugar, cotton, wheat
c)
cotton, wheat, corn
44.
The Atlantic Slave Trade contributed to the development of ____?
a)
racist ideology
b)
equality
c)
liberty and freedom
d)
economic growth for everyone
45.

Christopher Columbus was the first European to set foot on soil in the Western hemisphere.

a)

True

b)

False