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New Global Connections REVIEW

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The country that led both exploration from Europe and Europe increasing the use of slaves from Africa was

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

England

d)

France

2.

The social structure in Spanish colonies was based on ethnicity, so MOST people in the Americas were

a)

at the top of the social structure

b)

in the middle of the social structure

c)

at the bottom of the social structure

3.

European colonies in Asia were motivated especially by the desire for spices. In the Americas , however, the conquistadors wanted primarily

a)

horses

b)

cotton

c)

timber

d)

gold and silver

4.

Most Africans in the Americas from the 1500s through the 1800s were

a)

land owners

b)

missionaries

c)

enslaved

d)

sailors

5.

The Columbian exchange benefitted Europe by

a)

introducing new foods

b)

creating a decline in European population

c)

spreading democracy to Europe

d)

creating drought in Europe

6.

Which of the following people did NOT help change the way Europeans viewed the physical world?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Prince Henry the Navigator

d)

King Henry VIII

7.

Conquistadors were Spanish

a)

slaves

b)

conquerors

c)

missionaries

d)

sailors

8.

Portugal and the Netherlands BOTH wanted to control

a)

a land route to China

b)

the spice trade

c)

all of North America

d)

all of India

9.

Because of the impact of Spain in the Americas, most people in Latin America today speak

a)

French

b)

English

c)

Chinese

d)

Spanish

10.

Which is NOT an impact of the slave trade in Africa

a)

increased war and instability in Africa

b)

some African kingdoms gained great wealth

c)

increased contact between Europeans and Africans

d)

A long period of peace and stability in Africa