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Age of Exploration Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Columbian Exchange changed the landscape of the Americas with the introduction of...

a)

Livestock like horses

b)

Irrigation

c)

Gold Mines

d)

Advanced Calendars

2.

The Catholic Church aided the Spanish in conquering the New World in this way:

a)

Protecting natives

b)

Having priests act as guides

c)

Sending missionaries to convert natives

d)

Giving gold to the conquistadores.

3.

Check all that apply: Motivations for European exploration in the 15th and 16th Centuries include:

a)

Avoiding Ottoman taxes on trade from China

b)

Seeking a direct trade route to India

c)

Suspicion that there had to be more continents out there than we knew about.

d)

To locate islands for the relocation of criminals

4.

Select all that apply: Aztec religious practices were influenced by which older societies?

a)

Catholics

b)

Toltecs

c)

Zapotecs

d)

Mayans

5.

Which of the following made trans-oceanic travel possible?

a)

Chinese maps of the North American Coast

b)

Improved Navigational and shipbuilding techniques

c)

The discovery of the Americas by Vikings

d)

Concerns about the domination of Ottoman trade fleets

6.

Sikhs do NOT believe in which of these things

a)

Reincarnation

b)

Gurus to teach ethical behavior

c)

Polytheism

d)

The wearing of certain articles of faith as clothing

7.

As a result of the Renaissance and Age of Exploration, many European nations were able to

a)

Create empires based on overseas colonies

b)

band together to defeat the Ottoman Empire

c)

Invade India and China

d)

Eliminate the power of the Catholic Church

8.

A new emphasis on what changed how we think of Science during the Renaissance Period?

a)

Previous Beliefs

b)

Observation

c)

The writings of Greeks and Romans

d)

Religious teachings

9.

How Did the Dutch East Indies and British East India Companies effect trade in the Indian Ocean?

a)

Removed Ottoman and Chinese traders

b)

Made it easier for resources to reach the Americas

c)

Acted as middlemen between Europe and the East

d)

Destroyed trade ports

10.

Select all that apply: Mesoamerican civilizations known for enslaving conquered peoples.

a)

Aztecs

b)

Portuguese

c)

Mayans

d)

Inca

11.

This system of knotted rope was used by the Inca to

a)

Freeze dry food

b)

Restrain captives

c)

Keep complex records

d)

Worship their gods

12.

Who is often regarded as the first modern chemist?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Nicolai Copernicus

d)

Robert Boyle

13.

Mark all that apply: Which of these figures utilized the Scientific Method to make advancements in the Renaissance era?

a)

Nicolai Copernicus

b)

Robert Boyle

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Leonardo Da Vinci