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Meso America and Exploration Pre Assessment

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which hemisphere is North America in?

a)

Eastern Hemisphere

b)

Western Hemisphere

2.

What two continents are considered the "New World"?

a)

Asia and Europe

b)

North and South America

c)

North America and Africa

d)

Africa and Australia

3.

What modern day country did the Mayans and the Aztecs inhabit (live in)?

a)

Mexico

b)

The United States

c)

Argentina

d)

Indonesia

4.

What is a colony?

a)

settled land or territory outside of the borders of the country who claims ownership.

b)

a large body of people united by a common descent, history, culture, or language.

c)

a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

d)

an economic practice that believes wealth is generated through trade and exports.

5.

The prefix, trans means what?

a)

Against

b)

Reverse

c)

Away from

d)

Across

6.

What is mercantilism?

a)

Complete control of an industry by a single company

b)

Economic system based on the idea that a nation's wealth and power were best served by increasing exports and trade.

c)

Political and economic philosophy of one-party government and state ownership of property.

d)

Favoring the interests of native-born people over those of immigrants

7.

Which of the following continents was not a major player in the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

a)

The Americas

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

8.

Which explorer was the Columbian Exchange named after?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Hernando De Soto

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

Bartolomeu Dias

9.

Early European explorers originally set sail looking for what?

a)

The edge of the world

b)

Australia

c)

America

d)

A new route to Asia

10.

Which is NOT one of the three motivators for exploration after the "discovery" of the Americas?

a)

God; spreading religion

b)

Gold and wealth

c)

Glory to one's country and self

d)

Gasoline for new inventions of the Renaissance