WorksheetsEarly Exploration
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 16mins
how much of something consumers want
(a)
royal family consisting of a king or queen
(a)
how much of something is available
(a)
each person can have only a fixed amount of food & water
(a)
rebel against someone
(a)
a group of people belonging to the noble class in a country
(a)
the action of preserving something
(a)
a district under the pastoral care of a bishop in the Catholic Church
(a)
How does demand impact the price of goods & services?
when demand is high, price is high
when demand is high, price is low
demand does not impact price
How does supply impact the price of goods & services?
When supply is high, price is high
when supply is high, price is low
supply does not impact the price
During the 15th century, many nations were looking for goods such as silver & gold, but their main desire was for
diamonds
oil
spices
coal
The supply & demand of spices motivated European explorations to
Australia
Africa
India
Americas
During the 1400s, for goods to get to Europe, they had to pass through the ancient city of _______, now known as Istanbul.
Athens
Constantinople
Dubai
Bejing
The_______ decreased the supply of spices to Europe causing the demand & prices to rise.
Inca Em
Aztec Empire
Mayan Empire
Ottoman Empire
Missionaries taught natives Catholicism along with farming techniques and also built
bridges & roads
markets & farm houses
new ships & harbors
hospitals & schools
Christopher Columbus decided to sail across the _______ instead of around Africa.
Red Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Black Sea
Columbus made a contract with the King & Queen of Spain that he would pay them ____ percent of whatever he had found.
10
20
25
50
By Oct. 12, 1492, Columbus made landfall on
The West Indies
The Bahamas
The Canary Islands
The Spice Islands
During Columbus' second voyage, he sent 500 ____ back to Spain as a gift for not finding the riches he had promised.
bags of spices
pounds of gold
slaves
pearls
Explorers did not have very accurate maps of all the continents on the Earth
True
False
During the 1400s, the demand for spices became so high that the price of some spices cost more than
gold
diamonds
silver
Missionaries joined the explorations to successfully spread_______ across the globe.
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
occurs when there is not enough resources to meet the needs & wants of civilizations
(a)
