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history revision

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the age of exploration?

a)

1400-1700

b)

1500-1700

c)

1400-1600

d)

1300-1700

2.

When and where was Columbus born?

a)

Rome Italy in 1451

b)

Venice Italy in 1541

c)

1451

d)

Genoa Italy in 1451

3.

Columbus's voyage dates

a)

1482

b)

1498

c)

1592

d)

1483

e)

1502

4.

What were the reasons to explore the world?

a)

trade, wealth, power, fun

b)

wealth, trade, personal hobby, spread religion

c)

work, trade, empire building, gain knowledge

d)

trade, wealth, spread religion, empire building, gain knowledge

5.

When did Columbus die?

a)

1506

b)

1507

c)

1606

d)

1405

6.

When was Columbus born?

a)

1452

b)

1541

c)

1451

d)

1455

7.

What were the countries that participated in "The Age of Exploration"?

(a)  

8.

When did Cortes arrive in Hispaniola?

a)

1450

b)

1405

c)

1504

d)

1451

9.

When did Cortes arrive in Cuba?

a)

1551

b)

1151

c)

1511

d)

1541

10.

When did Cortes set off to Mexico?

a)

5181

b)

1851

c)

1581

d)

1518

11.

When did Cortes arrive in Mexico?

a)

1519

b)

1559

c)

1591

d)

1595

12.

When did “The Sad Night” occur?

a)

July 7, 1250

b)

July 1, 1520

c)

August 1, 1520

d)

July 1, 1540

13.

Who won "The Sad Night"

a)

Aztecs

b)

Spain

14.

Did Cortes come back to Mexico after the defeat? If so, when?

a)

No

b)

Yes

c)

1531

d)

1521

15.

What did Cortes do after the defeat?

a)

He went back to Spain and gave up the hope of defeating the Aztecs.

b)

He went back to Spain to ask for more power to defeat the Aztecs.

c)

He went back to Spain to prepare for another war, came back to Mexico to gather supports from surrounding civilisations.

d)

He went to surrounding civilisations to gather support.

16.

When did Cortes start another invasion?

a)

1522

b)

1422

c)

1542

d)

1532

17.

When did Pizzaro discover the Incan Empire?

a)

1531

b)

1540

c)

1450

d)

1532

e)

1526

18.

How did Pizzaro find out about the Incan Empire?

(a)