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Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1st to sail around (circumnavigate) the globe
a)
Magellan
b)
de Gama
c)
Columbus
d)
Dias
2.
First European to sail around the southern tip of Africa
a)
B. Dias
b)
C. Columbus
c)
V. de Gama
d)
J. Cartier
3.
Conquered the Inca
a)
Hernan Cortes
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Jacques Cartier
d)
Francisco Pizarro
4.
Conquered the Aztecs
a)
Hernan Cortes
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Jacques Cartier
d)
Francisco Pizarro
5.
Did not sail for Spain
a)
Columbus
b)
Pizarro
c)
de Gama
d)
Magellan
6.
Main motivation for European exploration
a)
the need for Slave labor
b)
God, Gold, Glory
c)
to see if the earth was flat
d)
none of these are correct
7.
Missionaries, forced conversion, and relocation is the main way this spread
a)
English language
b)
Christianity
c)
Smallpox
d)
livestock
8.
Goods left markets in Europe and were traded for slaves in Africa. Slaves were traded in the Americas for resources. Resources were brought back to Europe.
a)
Columbian Exchange
b)
Triangle Trade
c)
East/West Exchange
9.
As a result of Triangle Trade, Europeans began selecting slaves based on _____.
a)
Their religion
b)
Their culture
c)
Their race
d)
Their knowledge/skills
10.
Reasons the Spanish easily conquered the Inca and Aztecs include all of the following except...
a)
Diseases
b)
Better weapons
c)
Christianity
d)
Horses
11.
Whose famous journey does this map show?
a)
Magellan
b)
de Gama
c)
Dias
d)
Cartier
12.
Whose route is shown in this map?
a)
Magellan
b)
de Gama
c)
Columbus
d)
Dias
13.
Which statement below is the reason Jamestown was settled?
a)
Political
b)
Economic
c)
Geographical
d)
Religion
14.
What reason was Plymouth settled?
a)
to celebrate Thanksgiving
b)
Gold
c)
to build Indian Relationship
d)
to escape religious persecution
15.
tool used to determine direction (N,S,E,W)
a)
Compass
b)
Astrolabe
c)
caravel
d)
telescope
16.
Time period during which Europeans explored the world starting in 1400's
a)
Renaissance
b)
Reformation
c)
Middle Ages
d)
Age of Exploration
17.
Settled in a new territory or land while the mother country maintains control
a)
Colony
b)
exploration
c)
Mercantilism
d)
economy
18.
Explorer credited with the discovery of the New World
a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Christoper Columbus
c)
Bartolomeu Dias
d)
Sir Francis Drake
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