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Age of Exploration

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Native American tribes developed different diet, culture, celebrations and holidays. This was most likely due to:

a)

Geography

b)

Geology

c)

The Renaissance

d)

Chance

2.

Which was not a goal of European explorers?

a)

Find Northwest Passage

b)

Find Gold

c)

Spread Religion

d)

Help Native Americans

3.

Which nation was not involved in exploration of the Americas during 1400-1650?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Britain

d)

Russia

4.

What impact did the Conquistadors have on Aztec, Inca, and other native cultures?

a)

The native cultures were absorbed, becoming part of Spanish culture

b)

The native Cultures were destroyed by the Spanish and replaced by the Spanish

c)

There was no effect on the native cultures from the conquistadors

5.

Which nation sent explorers to present day Canada?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Netherlands

6.

Which phrase summarizes the motivations during expolration era

a)

For Gold, God, Glory

b)

For Liberty and Justice for all

c)

For one giant leap for mankind

d)

For the First Time in Forever

7.

The search for the Northwest Passage in the 1500-1600's was an attempt to find a better alternative to the Silk Road. Both are examples of

a)

Major battles

b)

Trade routes

c)

Toll roads

d)

Rides at the fair

8.

In a mercantilist system, profits from business and trade in the colonies are used for?

a)

paying the workers in the form of wages and goods

b)

to benefit the controlling country in the form of fees and taxes

c)

Aid to help other countries increase trade

d)

Donations to grow the Church

9.

Which nation claimed lands in mostly located in present day Mexico and South America?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Netherlands

10.

What is the major form of transport for goods and people in this time period?

a)

Ships

b)

Planes

c)

Trains

d)

Horses

11.

Which geographic feature would be most beneficial for trading with other places using ships?

a)

Plain

b)

Bay

c)

Mountain

d)

Lake

12.

Which nation established slave trade on West African coast, transporting individuals to the new world via "Middle Passage"?

a)

Portugal

b)

Spain

c)

England

d)

France

13.

What caused the growth of slavery in the new world?

a)

Demand for labor on mercantilist plantations

b)

Demand for new colonists to expand territories

c)

Religious missions of Europeans in Africa

d)

Decrease in war within Africa and other natins