WorksheetsSocial 8 - Chapter 6 - "O Brave New World"
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 18mins
The process of taking over an area, including its people and resources, is known as
imperialism
mercantilism
Euro-centrism
expansionism
Fill in the blanks.
In 1494, the Treaty of Tordesillas resulted in an imaginary line drawn in the Atlantic and the Pope granted the land west to __________________ and the land east to ____________________.
Spain, England
Spain; Portugal
France, Spain
Portugal, France
Other European countries, such as England and France, peacefully accepted the results of the Treaty of Tordesillas.
True
False
Territories in Central and South American taken over by Spain resulted in
Indigenous people being enslaved by Spanish landowners
millions of deaths among Indigenous peoples
humongous increase in wealth and power for Spain
all other answers
Eurocentrism is the belief that
Europe is the middle of the Earth
Europeans were physically lesser than other cultures
all peoples are equal
Europeans are superior to all others
The conquest of Aztec and Incan empires allowed which European country to be the richest for some time?
Spain
Portugal
Britain
France
What were some terrible costs of imperialism? Check all that apply
By 1600, 90% of the original population of the Americas had died
Many indigenous populations completely died out
Deadly diseases spread quickly throughout Indigenous populations
Written records, cities, and monuments were destroyed
Europeans brought diseases such as measles, smallpox, and cholera to the Americas but the indigenous peoples were not immune to these. What does this mean?
Their bodies were asymptomatic
Their bodies could not resist and fight off the disease
They did not have proper medicine.
They could not get sick from these new disease
In 2-3 sentences, explain why imperialism was used by European countries during the Renaissance. Give at least 3 reasons why.
