WorksheetsUSI.4 Test Review/ Ch. 3
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 14mins
What European country made voyages of discovery to West Africa?
France
England
Portugal
Spain
Which of the following was NOT an obstacle to European exploration?
Disease and starvation
Fear of the unknown
Poorly built ships
Poor maps and navigational tools
With whom did the Europeans conduct trade in the New World?
Africans
Other Europeans
Canadians
American Indians
What were 3 motivating forces for European exploration of North America?
gold and natural resources
competition for empire
shut down trading posts
spread Christianity
Which European country conquered and enslaved American Indians in North and South America?
Spain
Portugal
England
France
How did the American Indians help the English with their settlements?
Taught them new farming techniques
Gave them salt for preserving their meats
Showed them how to hunt with spears and bows
Taught them building techniques for log homes
What European explorer established the settlement of Québec?
Francisco Coronado
Robert La Salle
Samuel de Champlain
John Cabot
John Cabot explored eastern Canada for this country
(a)
Francisco Coronado claimed the Southwest of the present-day U.S. for which country
(a)
Robert La Salle claimed the Mississippi River valley for this country
(a)
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai become powerful by
selling Africans to Portuguese slave traders
controlling trade in West Africa
claiming large chunks of land in North America
selling improved navigational tools
Which of the following was NOT an accomplishment of early European exploration?
Exchange of goods and ideas
Improved navigational tools and ships
Claiming of new territories
Introduction of new European diseases
What is the belief in cultural superiority?
Believing your own culture is better than any other culture
Belief in all cultures being equal to one another
Feeling that your own culture is not as important as another
Believing there is one world culture
American Indians believed that land was to be-
owned by individuals
shared or used but not owned
conquered and ruled
only owned by the American Indians
What were two areas of economic cooperation between the American Indians and the Europeans?
Land
Crops
Trade
Disease
What European goods were often traded to the West African empires for gold?
Metals
Crop seeds
Cloth
Manufactured goods
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai dominated West Africa in sequence from –
300 to 1600 A.D. (C.E.)
1600 to 1800 A.D. (C.E.)
1900 to 2000 A.D. (C.E.)
0 to 300 A.D. (C.E.)
Where were Ghana, Mali, and Songhai located?
East of the Sahara Desert, near the Nile River
North of the Kalahari Desert
South of the Sahara Desert, near the Niger River
Southern Africa, near the Galapagos Islands
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.
The (a) established fur trading posts and spread the Christian religion.
The (a) established settlements on American Indian land and claimed ownership of land, learned farming techniques from American Indians, and traded with American Indians.
