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Worksheets8th grade History Chapter 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What country took the lead in finding a trade route to India?
England
Portugal
France
The Netherlands
Mapmakers needed information from who to create more accurate sea and land maps?
The King
Traders
Explorers
Priests
In the 600's C.E. what religion spread in the MIddle East and Africa?
Islam
Budhism
Judiasm
Hinduism
What was the name of the movement where Europeans tried to take back control of the Christian holy sites in the Middle East?
Exploration
Reformation
Renaissance
Crusades
Cabot was an explorer for what country
England
Spain
France
Portugal
Which 2 people were explorers for France?
Columbus
Verrazano
Cartier
Hudson
Which 2 explorers were explorers for Spain?
Columbus
Cortes
Cabot
Cartier
What is the economic system where people invest money into businesses to make profits?
communism
socialism
mercantilism
capitalism
How did European missionaries impact religion around the world?
They taught people European values
They taught Christianity around the world
They taught Judaism around the world
They introduced European architecture
What were England, France, and the Netherlands all looking for in their explorations to the Americas?
a northwest passage to Asia
a route to South America
a route to Africa
a passage to India
Who established a successful fur trade in the Americas?
The Spanish
The French
The Dutch
The English
What did the agreement between God and the Israelites say?
God would command them to wander in the desert
God would make Moses protect the Israelites
God would protect them if they followed His laws
God would give them the 10 commandments
Where did the idea of democracy come from?
Rome
Athens
Egypt
Gaul
The separation of powers means
You divide the power between the three branches of government
You take power from the weak
You divide power between different gods
You divide power among the people
Adam Smith said the purpose of the mercantile system is
to enrich a country through the manufacture of goods
to encourage many countries to trade with each other
to enrich a country through importation
to enrich a country through an advantageous balance of trade
Adam Smith thinks mercantilism discourages what?
The exportation of materials for manufacturing
the accumulation of capital
the underselling of imported materials
the exportation of manufactured commodities
When Coronado reported back to Spain about what he discovered, he said he found
some very rich land for farming
the seven cities of Cibola
native people who could become slaves
a lot of gold and silver
In 1540 the explorers sent 800,000 pesos worth of gold and silver to Spain. in 1620 they sent 5,800,000 pesos of gold and silver. How much more did they send in 1620?
4 million
4.8 million
5 million
5.8 million
What document limited royal power and established the rights of English citizens?
The constitution
The Declaration of Independence
The Magna Carta
The Bible
What is the name of a person who paid rent and farmed for their lord for a set period each year?
slave
tenant farmer
factory worker
peasant
