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8th grade History Chapter 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What country took the lead in finding a trade route to India?

a)

England

b)

Portugal

c)

France

d)

The Netherlands

2.

Mapmakers needed information from who to create more accurate sea and land maps?

a)

The King

b)

Traders

c)

Explorers

d)

Priests

3.

In the 600's C.E. what religion spread in the MIddle East and Africa?

a)

Islam

b)

Budhism

c)

Judiasm

d)

Hinduism

4.

What was the name of the movement where Europeans tried to take back control of the Christian holy sites in the Middle East?

a)

Exploration

b)

Reformation

c)

Renaissance

d)

Crusades

5.

Cabot was an explorer for what country

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Portugal

6.

Which 2 people were explorers for France?

a)

Columbus

b)

Verrazano

c)

Cartier

d)

Hudson

7.

Which 2 explorers were explorers for Spain?

a)

Columbus

b)

Cortes

c)

Cabot

d)

Cartier

8.

What is the economic system where people invest money into businesses to make profits?

a)

communism

b)

socialism

c)

mercantilism

d)

capitalism

9.

How did European missionaries impact religion around the world?

a)

They taught people European values

b)

They taught Christianity around the world

c)

They taught Judaism around the world

d)

They introduced European architecture

10.

What were England, France, and the Netherlands all looking for in their explorations to the Americas?

a)

a northwest passage to Asia

b)

a route to South America

c)

a route to Africa

d)

a passage to India

11.

Who established a successful fur trade in the Americas?

a)

The Spanish

b)

The French

c)

The Dutch

d)

The English

12.

What did the agreement between God and the Israelites say?

a)

God would command them to wander in the desert

b)

God would make Moses protect the Israelites

c)

God would protect them if they followed His laws

d)

God would give them the 10 commandments

13.

Where did the idea of democracy come from?

a)

Rome

b)

Athens

c)

Egypt

d)

Gaul

14.

The separation of powers means

a)

You divide the power between the three branches of government

b)

You take power from the weak

c)

You divide power between different gods

d)

You divide power among the people

15.

Adam Smith said the purpose of the mercantile system is

a)

to enrich a country through the manufacture of goods

b)

to encourage many countries to trade with each other

c)

to enrich a country through importation

d)

to enrich a country through an advantageous balance of trade

16.

Adam Smith thinks mercantilism discourages what?

a)

The exportation of materials for manufacturing

b)

the accumulation of capital

c)

the underselling of imported materials

d)

the exportation of manufactured commodities

17.

When Coronado reported back to Spain about what he discovered, he said he found

a)

some very rich land for farming

b)

the seven cities of Cibola

c)

native people who could become slaves

d)

a lot of gold and silver

18.

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?

a)

4 million

b)

4.8 million

c)

5 million

d)

5.8 million

19.

What document limited royal power and established the rights of English citizens?

a)

The constitution

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Magna Carta

d)

The Bible

20.

What is the name of a person who paid rent and farmed for their lord for a set period each year?

a)

slave

b)

tenant farmer

c)

factory worker

d)

peasant