WorksheetsExploration & Imperialism Quiz
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 15mins
What group of people did Columbus encounter when he reached the New World?
Taino
Aztec
Inca
Iroquois
Columbus went into great detail about the physical features of the people he encountered in the Americas. What insight did that give us into Columbus’ view of these people?
He wasn’t impressed with them and felt they would be useless in helping the Spanish.
He was impressed and showed respect for their intellect, thinking they could provide him with gaining resources.
He was impressed with their physical features and found them to be gullible, implying that they would be a group he could easily exploit.
Who described the British as “the first race” and wanted to paint Africa red through British colonization and imperialism.
Columbus
Cortes
Cecil Rhodes
Chamberlin
How did Columbus describe his initial encounter with the indigenous?
Friendly
Aggressive
Scary
Confrontational
At this first contact, Columbus said which of the following happened?
“they came swimming to the boats ... trade was carried on with the utmost good will.”
“they came swimming to the boats … weapons in hand and launched their attack.”
“they rowed their boat to ours and demanded that we sail back from whence we came.”
“they rowed their boat to ours and asked if we had any arms that we might sell them.”
Which item went from the Americas to Europe?
Bananas
Sugar
Tomatoes
Horses
Tobacco, sugar, and rice became major cash crops for the _________.
Old World
New World
Cole World
Juice WRLD #rip
Cecil Rhodes is from ______ & made his fortune investing in ________.
Britain, aluminum
Germany, rubber
Britain, diamonds
France, petroleum
Who said: “I contend that we are the first race in the world, and that the more of the world we inhabit the better it is for the human race. Just fancy those parts that are at present inhabited by the most despicable specimen of human being, what an alteration there would be in them if they were brought under Anglo-Saxon influence…”
Las Casas
Rhodes
King Leopold
Pierre Paul Leroy-Beaulieu
When Rhodes was leading the South African government, he was instrumental in _________.
Setting up laws that pushed Black people off their land.
Establishing the slave trade system.
Creating an alliance between the British and the Dutch.
Britain colonized modern day ______.
Philippines
Haiti
India
Brazil
Indonesia
Spain colonized modern day ______.
Philippines
Haiti
India
Brazil
Indonesia
France colonized modern day ______.
Philippines
Haiti
India
Brazil
Indonesia
Portugal colonized modern day ______.
Philippines
Haiti
India
Brazil
Indonesia
The Netherlands colonized modern day ______.
Philippines
Haiti
India
Brazil
Indonesia
European countries were motivated by political reasons during the Age of Imperialism. As we learned from a speech made by Germany’s Kaiser Wilhelm, much of the desire to colonize came as a result of:
Competition with other countries
Being at war with other countries
Helping to establish trading networks with other countries
An upcoming German election.
Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany made a speech saying that he was seeking….
To “paint” Africa red.
To put a stop to the practice of imperialism.
Expand the size of the German military
A place in the sun for Germany
Social Darwinism was designed as a way to justify the practice of imperialism by pretending to “prove” that Europeans were superior to Black people.
True
False
Which of the following was an economic concern of Europeans in leading to their desire to colonize?
Need for materials during the Industrial Revolution
Desire to find new markets to sell goods
Wealthy business people seeking to invest their money.
All of the above
Which part of Africa produces the most diamonds?
Northern Africa
Central Africa
West Africa
Which of the following is not WIDELY produced in Africa?
Petroleum
Gold
Diamonds
Aluminum
The earliest people to settle in the Americas came via a land bridge between Russia and Alaska.
True
False
One major event that took place in both the Old and New World around 10,000 years ago was the _________, which dramatically changed the way people lived.
Industrial Revolution
Neolithic Revolution
Bronze Age
Dance Dance Revolution
Mesoamericans developed an incredibly invaluable food source that helped advance their diet. That crop was:
Bananas
Maize
Rice
Avocado #AvoToast #Bougie
Who used "zero" first?
Mesoamericans
Europeans
This map shows the colonial territories of ______________
Britain
Spain
France
Netherlands
This map shows the colonial territories of ______________
Britain
Spain
France
Netherlands
This map shows the colonial territories of ______________
Britain
Spain
France
Netherlands
