WorksheetsAge of Exploration Review
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 8mins
The Columbian Exchange changed the landscape of the Americas with the introduction of...
Livestock like horses
Irrigation
Gold Mines
Advanced Calendars
The Catholic Church aided the Spanish in conquering the New World in this way:
Protecting natives
Having priests act as guides
Sending missionaries to convert natives
Giving gold to the conquistadores.
Check all that apply: Motivations for European exploration in the 15th and 16th Centuries include:
Avoiding Ottoman taxes on trade from China
Seeking a direct trade route to India
Suspicion that there had to be more continents out there than we knew about.
To locate islands for the relocation of criminals
Select all that apply: Aztec religious practices were influenced by which older societies?
Catholics
Toltecs
Zapotecs
Mayans
Which of the following made trans-oceanic travel possible?
Chinese maps of the North American Coast
Improved Navigational and shipbuilding techniques
The discovery of the Americas by Vikings
Concerns about the domination of Ottoman trade fleets
Sikhs do NOT believe in which of these things
Reincarnation
Gurus to teach ethical behavior
Polytheism
The wearing of certain articles of faith as clothing
As a result of the Renaissance and Age of Exploration, many European nations were able to
Create empires based on overseas colonies
band together to defeat the Ottoman Empire
Invade India and China
Eliminate the power of the Catholic Church
A new emphasis on what changed how we think of Science during the Renaissance Period?
Previous Beliefs
Observation
The writings of Greeks and Romans
Religious teachings
How Did the Dutch East Indies and British East India Companies effect trade in the Indian Ocean?
Removed Ottoman and Chinese traders
Made it easier for resources to reach the Americas
Acted as middlemen between Europe and the East
Destroyed trade ports
Select all that apply: Mesoamerican civilizations known for enslaving conquered peoples.
Aztecs
Portuguese
Mayans
Inca
This system of knotted rope was used by the Inca to
Freeze dry food
Restrain captives
Keep complex records
Worship their gods
Who is often regarded as the first modern chemist?
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Nicolai Copernicus
Robert Boyle
Mark all that apply: Which of these figures utilized the Scientific Method to make advancements in the Renaissance era?
Nicolai Copernicus
Robert Boyle
Isaac Newton
Leonardo Da Vinci
