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Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 2hrs 29mins
Over 80% of indigenous people in the New World were killed during the Columbian Exchange. What was the leading cause of death for them.
disease
hunger
warfare
slavery
Which of the following is not a reason why Europeans began to explore the world?
to convert people to Christianity
to learn about new lands and people
to obtain spices from Asia
to develop new technologies
Why did Europeans begin to use tools such as the astrolabe and compass?
to find safe water routes to faraway places
to allow their ships to sail against the wind
to increase the speed of their ships
to make updated maps of the seas
Caravels were different from traditional ships because they
used larger oars.
had triangular sails.
used deeper hulls.
had larger crews.
Prince Henry the Navigator did all of the following to encourage exploration except
build an observatory for sailors.
go on voyages to Asia and Africa.
open a navigation school for sailors.
pay people to sail on voyages.
Which of the following best characterizes what it was like to sail the open seas in the 1400s?
calm and safe
strange and perplexing
boring and slow
dangerous and scary
What was the importance of Vasco da Gama’s voyage to the west coast of India in 1498?v
It was the fastest voyage from Europe to Asia thus far.
It showed that sailing west could lead to new discoveries.
It was the first time a sea route to Asia had been found.
It proved that the Portuguese were the top explorers.
Christopher Columbus made four voyages to America in his lifetime but always thought he was in Asia. What conclusion can you draw from this fact?
Columbus did not know what Asia was like.
Columbus was an excellent navigator.
Columbus was not interested in America.
Columbus was afraid to admit his mistakes.
What does it mean to circumnavigate the globe?
to sail from one continent to another
to sail all the way around the world
to sail from one hemisphere to another
to sail to an unexplored part of the world
The Spanish Armada attacked England because
England had found a water route to Asia.
France and England had claimed land in North America.
Spain wanted to seize control of the Aztec and Inca empires.
Francis Drake had raided gold and silver from Spanish ships in
the Americas.
What effect did the defeat of the Spanish Armada have on Europe?
Spain was no longer the dominant sailing nation.
England was forced to stage a later invasion of France.
The French were able to attack England more easily.
Europeans had more silver and gold in their treasuries.
Which of the following best describes the Columbian Exchange?
the exploration of new lands in Africa and the Americas by Europeans
the exchange of plants, animals, and ideas between Europe and
the Americas
the poor treatment of American Indians by European explorers and
colonists
the new trading routes to the Americas established by Columbus
Which religion did European missionaries attempt to spread to the New World?
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
Buddhism
Which navigation tool helped European sailors know which direction they were going?
astrolabe
magnetic compass
maps
none of them
Who started a Portuguese navigation school around 1419?
Leif Ericsson
Vasco de Gama
Prince Henry
Bartolomeu Diaz
Why did the king and queen of Spain agree to fund Columbus's voyage?
They wanted to profit from trade and spread Christianity.
They wanted to move to an island in the Caribbean Sea.
They were hoping to invade other Asian countries.
They wanted to trade with Native Americans
Why did Cortes take Moctezuma prisoner?
Moctezuma had not welcomed Cortes and his men.
He wanted to conquer the Aztecs.
He was afraid of the Aztecs' superior weapons.
He wanted to take Moctezuma back to Spain.
What item from the Columbian Exchange MOST helped the Native Americans?
corn and potatoes
gold and silver
horses
bananas and sugar cane
Which explorer's expedition was the first to circumnavigate the earth?
Columbus
Sir Francis Drake
Cortes
Ponce de Leon
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