WorksheetsSocial 8 Chapter 6
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 12mins
Extending a country's power over another territory, including its resources and people, is called:
(a)
What year was the Treaty of Tordesilla signed?
1594
1440
1494
1504
Please select all involved in the Treaty of Tordesilla
England
Spain
The Pope
Portugal
The King
Christopher Columbus claimed Central and South America on behalf of what country?
Portugal
France
England
Spain
What 2 empires did Spain destroy?
Indian
Incan
Roman
Aztec
Metis
What did Spain mine in Central and South America that led them to great riches?
Gold
Nickel
Emeralds
Diamonds
Silver
What was the missionary Bartolome de Las Casas the first to write about?
Poor treatment of the Spanish by the Aztecs
The teachings of the Catholic church
Poor treatment of the Indigenous by the Spanish
The ways of life of the Indigenous
What is the name of the person who wrote about the history of the Incas and their improper treatment by the Spanish?
(a)
What were 3 things Europeans developed an appetite for during the Renaissance?
Exploration
Technology
Slaves
Knowledge
Riches
Who briefly became the most powerful country after conquering the people of the Americas?
Portugal
France
The Netherlands
Spain
England
What did other European countries realize was the key to gaining wealth?
Ethnocentrism
Democracy
Imperialism
Assimilation
Who was a true Renaissance hero and the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world?
(a)
Why was Queen Elizabeth I a true Renaissance monarch? (Choose 3)
She was educated
She was filthy rich
She spoke Greek and Latin
She threw lots of parties for the English
She organized the theft of treasure from Spain
When your sense of identity depends on your country's achievements it is called:
(a)
Which country established the trade of African slaves?
Spain
France
Portugal
England
What 3 products of the Renaissance led us to the global village we have today?
Humanism
Navigational technologies
Printing Press
Television
Trade
