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USI.4 Test Review/ Ch. 3

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What European country made voyages of discovery to West Africa?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

2.

Which of the following was NOT an obstacle to European exploration?

a)

Disease and starvation

b)

Fear of the unknown

c)

Poorly built ships

d)

Poor maps and navigational tools

3.

With whom did the Europeans conduct trade in the New World?

a)

Africans

b)

Other Europeans

c)

Canadians

d)

American Indians

4.

What were 3 motivating forces for European exploration of North America?

a)

gold and natural resources

b)

competition for empire

c)

shut down trading posts

d)

spread Christianity

5.

Which European country conquered and enslaved American Indians in North and South America?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

England

d)

France

6.

How did the American Indians help the English with their settlements?

a)

Taught them new farming techniques

b)

Gave them salt for preserving their meats

c)

Showed them how to hunt with spears and bows

d)

Taught them building techniques for log homes

7.

What European explorer established the settlement of Québec?

a)

Francisco Coronado

b)

Robert La Salle

c)

Samuel de Champlain

d)

John Cabot

8.

John Cabot explored eastern Canada for this country

(a)  

9.

Francisco Coronado claimed the Southwest of the present-day U.S. for which country

(a)  

10.

Robert La Salle claimed the Mississippi River valley for this country

(a)  

11.

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai become powerful by

a)

selling Africans to Portuguese slave traders

b)

controlling trade in West Africa

c)

claiming large chunks of land in North America

d)

selling improved navigational tools

12.

Which of the following was NOT an accomplishment of early European exploration?

a)

Exchange of goods and ideas

b)

Improved navigational tools and ships

c)

Claiming of new territories

d)

Introduction of new European diseases

13.

What is the belief in cultural superiority?

a)

Believing your own culture is better than any other culture

b)

Belief in all cultures being equal to one another

c)

Feeling that your own culture is not as important as another

d)

Believing there is one world culture

14.

American Indians believed that land was to be-

a)

owned by individuals

b)

shared or used but not owned

c)

conquered and ruled

d)

only owned by the American Indians

15.

What were two areas of economic cooperation between the American Indians and the Europeans?

a)

Land

b)

Crops

c)

Trade

d)

Disease

16.

What European goods were often traded to the West African empires for gold?

a)

Metals

b)

Crop seeds

c)

Cloth

d)

Manufactured goods

17.

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai dominated West Africa in sequence from –

a)

300 to 1600 A.D. (C.E.)

b)

1600 to 1800 A.D. (C.E.)

c)

1900 to 2000 A.D. (C.E.)

d)

0 to 300 A.D. (C.E.)

18.

Where were Ghana, Mali, and Songhai located?

a)

East of the Sahara Desert, near the Nile River

b)

North of the Kalahari Desert

c)

South of the Sahara Desert, near the Niger River

d)

Southern Africa, near the Galapagos Islands

19.

The (a)   were responsible for conquering and enslaving American Indians, bringing Christianity to the New World, establishing missions, and spreading European diseases to American Indians.

20.

The (a)   established fur trading posts and spread the Christian religion.

21.

The (a)   established settlements on American Indian land and claimed ownership of land, learned farming techniques from American Indians, and traded with American Indians.